Bangkok--18 Oct--
“What time is it?” Montblanc’s TimerWalker Collection provides a visionary answer to this frequently asked question. The watches in this collection give time much more than precision: they imbue every second with the expression of a modern sense of time. Wherever people talk about ideas, innovations and trends, the TimeWalker Collection stylishly and self-confidently presents its convincing attributes of design, dynamism and progress. With a clear design referencing the architecture of the world’s metropolises, the new Montblanc Chrono Voyager UTC with mechanical chronograph function and second time zone on a 24-hour scale is a sporty overall package in the dynamic look of the unmistakable TimeWalker design.
Mobility and efficiency rank among the important elements on a modern scale of values. Both factors also impact on the world of watches: e.g. via chronographs to measure efficiency (what has been accomplished in how much time) and via time-zone watches to simultaneously indicate the times in different zones. A chronograph with two time zones perfectly harmonizes with the spirit of our era and numbers among the timekeepers that a modern man particularly enjoys strapping to his wrist. And when the chronographic function is supported by horological mechanisms fabricated in the finest Swiss style, the resulting wristwatch is especially valued by discriminating individuals. The new Montblanc TimeWalker ChronoVoyager UTC has everything it needs to keep synchronized with the local and home time, even when its owner undertakes a lengthy journey.
Typically Montblanc TimeWalker
With each watch in the Montblanc TimeWalker Collection, this naturally occurs in a look bearing all the characteristics of this series of models. The basic tenor is sportily dynamic and unmistakably masculine. The case’s bold diameter of 43 mm combines with a narrow bezel to provide ample room for an uncommonly big dial. This spaciousness naturally maximizes the comprehensibility and legibility of the eight different displays. Skeletonized in typical TimeWalker style, the horns contribute toward making this timepiece look much more elegant than one would expect from a wristwatch with such a large diameter.
The dial boasts typical Arabic numerals and intuitive, unambiguously arranged displays for the hours, minutes and seconds in the wearer’s home zone, the date, and the elapsed time measured in hours, minutes and seconds to the nearest quarter of a second. This winning combination of aesthetics, functionality and user-friendliness expresses skilful design and transforms each Montblanc TimeWalker watch into a style icon for the wrist.
The Time in Zones
Unlike most wristwatches, the Montblanc TimeWalker Chrono Voyager UTC shows the time in two different time zones at a glance. This function has become increasingly important along with the growth of mobility across the boundaries of time zones. The dial instantly shows both the time in the user’s current time zone and the time at his residence or workplace. UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) replaced GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) in 1972. GMT had been in effect since the Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. in 1884 and had served as the starting point for the 24 time zones into which the conferees had divided the globe. The 24-hour UTC on the TimeWalker Chrono Voyager UTC is not permanently set to Greenwich Time, but can be reset to show the time in any desired zone, thus making this timepiece a genuine time-zone watch. It helps its owner stay in contact with his family and assures that he won’t rudely awaken them with a long-distance call in the wee hours of the morning. The hour in the local time zone is indicated by a distinctively short hour-hand along the inner 12-hour scale, while the hour in the wearer’s home zone is shown by a long skeletonized hour-hand with a colored tip that points to a 24-hour scale along the flange that bears a day/night indication as well, splitting the flange in light grey for the day hours and in dark grey for the nighttime. The minute-hand and the continually running seconds on a subdial at the “9” are valid for both time zones because the majority of time zones differ from their neighbors by full-hour increments. The date display at “4 o’clock” is synchronized with the local time.
The Agony of Choice
All this comes packed in the unmistakable TimeWalker design, which is available in various versions with different wristbands and dials. A particularly sporty choice is the bimetallic variant, in which the middle part of the case is made of polished stainless steel and the bezel is crafted from satin-finished titanium. The rounded buttons to control the chronograph are made of titanium and glide in steel bushings. The readily grasped crown bears a finely made waffle pattern and is inlaid with Montblanc’s logo. A domed and nearly invisible sapphire crystal which has been given antireflective treatment on both its surfaces protects the anthracite-grey dial, which has black Arabic numerals, distinctively wedge-shaped hands with luminous inlays, a subdial for the continually running seconds at the “9,” a counter for 30 elapsed minutes at the “12” and a second counter for twelve elapsed hours at the “6.” The 24-hour hand for the second time zone is thoroughly skeletonized so its slow progress cannot eclipse any of the other displays. The Montblanc TimeWalker Chrono Voyager UTC is affixed to a black alligator-leather strap with contrasting pale grey stitching. A stainless steel pronged buckle secures the wristband.
The other models are available in stainless steel with black, pale grey or anthracite-grey dials and pale or rose gold accents and hands. They’re attached to alligator-leather straps with pronged buckles or to linked steel bracelets with triply folding clasps.