Montblanc Star Legacy Chronograph Day-Date 43 mm

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

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 19^th and early 20^th 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 16^th 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.