This watch is a limited edition version of the Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph, basically the same watch, but with a sapphire caseback decorated with a drawing of the São Gabriel, the ship that Vasco da Gama used for his pioneering voyage to India in 1497. In addition, the upper part of the dial is in aventurine dyed dark blue, which creates an attractive night-sky effect. The Montblanc star emblem appears at 12 o’clock. The 44 mm case is in white gold, with a black alligator leather strap. It is a 60-piece limited edition, with the price of €45,000.
Interactive summary
White gold case 44 mm in diameter and 14.79 mm thick
Date subdial with guilloché
Hour and minutes hands are positioned eccentrically, so the minutes chapter ring's spacing varies around the dial.
Chronograph seconds, with a single hand pivoted eccentrically, so that one semi-hand is on one scale, then the other semi-hand is on the other scale.
Chronograph minutes, with a single hand pivoted eccentrically, so that one semi-hand is on one scale, then the other semi-hand is on the other scale, for a maximum of 30 minutes.
60-second tourbillon, with red arrow on cage providing a seconds indicator. The balance is larger than in most tourbillons (hence the name ExoTourbillon, the balance is outside the tourbillon cage). It includes the stop-function for precision time-setting - a spring stops the tourbillon balance so that it can be restarted in synchronization with a time signal.
The pusher cycles through the chronograph functions, start, stop, reset.
The price is €45,000. It is a limited edition of 60 pieces
