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EDITOR’S PICK: Our video review of the Montblanc 1858 Small Second with blue dial EDITOR’S PICK: Our video review of the Montblanc 1858 Small Second with blue dial

EDITOR’S PICK: Our video review of the Montblanc 1858 Small Second with blue dial

Andrew McUtchen

Editor’s Note: The 1858 collection has quickly become a mainstay of Montblanc’s watch landscape, with new versions offered in 2017 in bi-material bronze and steel and also with a Dual-Time complication that you can get a glimpse of in this video. Before these welcome developments came a dressy blue dial variant offered in 2016, on an excellent blue strap.

Montblanc 1858 Small Second with blue dial

It started with the 1858, which – in an insanely busy year for Montblanc – dropped out of the big blue sky. We were excited. We were titillated. We were a little flummoxed to be honest. Thoroughly embracing the spirit of the Manufacture Minerva that Montblanc acquired, it was almost a case of innovation overload. Almost. Because when we saw it in the metal, we better understood the play, which seemed to be:

1.Wrap Minerva into the brand story at an entry as well as elite price point.

2. Give the elegant Heritage Chronométrie range a more rugged brother to cover all bases.

3. Tap that evergreen classic military style.

The model was well received and now there’s a whole collection to choose from – at all price points – including this inky blue-dialled beauty, which proves that colour can be just as versatile as black. That’s certainly how Felix felt when he met this dark horse – the Montblanc 1858 Manual Small Second.

Montblanc 1858 Manual Small Second Australian Pricing

The Montblanc 1858 Manual Small Second, with blue dial on leather, $5120