Quick specs Montblanc Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date 43 mm
Price: all around € 5.290 | CHF 5’000 | $ 5,500 | £ 4,500
Size: 43 mm
Reference:
130972 (steel bracelet)
130973 (leather strap) – limited to 800 pieces in total
Two new models enter the Star Legacy collection (est. 1997), and this Montblanc Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date 43 mm is the more sporty one. It is executed with a chronograph and a day-date complication, packed in a classic case. As the Star Legacy collection is inspired by the design of Minerva pocket watches from the late 19th and early 20th century. Which means classic rounded, polished and pebble-shaped cases and onion shaped crowns. Paired with high-end calibers with different specifications. Like this Montblanc Star Legacy Automatic Date 43 mm. Let’s dive into it.
The name Star Legacy comes from Montblanc’s logo which is a birds eye view of the mountain the company is named after. The Montblanc (meaning “White Mountain” in French) mountain sits in the middle of six glacier valleys which is why the logo looks like a star. The dials of all Star Legacy models feature a kind of exploding star motif, with this chronograph executed in bright blue.
The Montblanc Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date 43 mm has a power reserve of 48 hours
This new Star Legacy has a stainless steel case measuring 43 millimeters. The exploding star motif on the dial has a guilloché pattern. Which is an ancient finishing technique where patterns are engraved in metal with a special machine, and it dates back to the 16th century already. The dial has three sub dials, for the small seconds and a 30-minutes and 12-hours counter. The day-date windows are located at 3 o’clock.
The automatic Montblanc caliber MB 25.07 drives watch and provides a a power reserve of 48 hours. The Montblanc Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date 43 mm comes on a blue interchangeable Sfumato calf leather strap with alligator print and stainless steel triple-folding clasp. You can also get it with an interchangeable stainless steel bracelet. The new Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date version is limited to 800 pieces.
| Technical data and specifications of the Montblanc Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date 43 mm |
| Reference: 130972 (steel bracelet) 130973 (leather strap) – limited to 800 pieces in total |
| Movement: Montblanc caliber MB 25.07 (base Sellita caliber SW500 a) | Automatic | Diameter: 30 mm (13¼ lignes) | Thickness: 7.9 mm | Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) | 25 jewels | Stop-second device, quick day and date setting | Hours, minutes, small seconds, day, date, chronograph | Power reserve: 46 hours |
| Case and dial: 43 mm | Stainless steel | Thickness: 14.76 mm | Scratch-resistant, domed sapphire crystal with antireflective coating | Blue dial with guilloché pattern | Sunray blue counters and blue flange | Rose gold coated sword-shape hour and minute hands with white luminova | Rose gold-coated chronograph hands | White small seconds hand | Rose gold coated Roman numerals with white luminova | Stainless steel onion crown with Montblanc logo | Sapphire case back | Water resistance: 5 ATM / 5 bar / 50 meters / 165 feet |
| Strap: Blue interchangeable Sfumato calf leather strap with alligator print and stainless steel triple-folding clasp | Or interchangeable stainless steel bracelet |
| Price Montblanc Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date 43 mm: all around € 5.290 | CHF 5’000 | $ 5,500 | £ 4,500 |
| Website: www.montblanc.com |