Luxury maison Montblanc has now unveiled numerous additions to its 1858 collection including a new capsule collection that pays tribute to the world’s 14 highest peaks and the inspiring alpinists who dared to climb them – the Montblanc 8000 Capsule Collection
1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen The 8000
The Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen The 8000 is inspired by Montblanc’s Mark Maker Reinhold Messer, the first mountaineer to climb all 14 of the planet’s highest peaks, and one of the greatest alpinists and explorers of our time. The timepiece is powered by the MB 29.25 automatic movement with Manufacture worldtime complication, which includes turning Northern and Southern Hemisphere globes, a 24-hour scale, Day & Night indications, dual time display, and date. The timepiece comes in a 42mm titanium case with a fluted bi-directional black ceramic bezel with the cardinal points and is fitted with a Sfumato dark grey glacier pattern dial with orange accents, and an interchangeable titanium bracelet with a taper and fine adjustment system. The caseback features 3D laser engraving of the K2, the world’s second-highest mountain that was chosen by Reinhold Messner himself.
1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygen The 8000 Limited Edition 290
Inspired by Mark Maker Nimsdai Purja, the timepiece is powered by Montblanc’s Manufacture automatic chronograph with worldtime complication, Calibre MB 29.27, with a power reserve of approximately 46 hours. The timepiece includes two 3D turning globes with the Northern Hemisphere at 12 o’clock and the Southern Hemisphere at six o’clock. North Hemisphere features 14 orange dots, marking the 8000m peaks, surrounded by Day & Night indicators. The Greenwich reference meridian is marked in orange on both hemispheres. The central chronograph seconds hand, and the 30-minute and 12-hour chronograph counters feature orange-tipped hands. The chronograph is operated via pushers on either side of the crown. There is also a date at three o’clock and a glacial blue luminescence added to the hours, minutes, numerals, indexes, continents, and cardinal points of the bezel for visibility at night. The 44mm titanium case, assembled without oxygen, comes with a fluted bi-directional black ceramic bezel with cardinal points, and a 3D-coloured laser engraving on the caseback, which lists and profiles the 14 Eight Thousander peaks according to Nimsdai, watch name, two inspirational quotes from Nimsdai, three Himalayan prayer flags, and “Limited Edition”. The watch comes with an interchangeable anthracite textile strap inspired by the rope.
1858 Automatic Chronograph 0 Oxygen The 8000
The Montblanc 1858 Automatic Chronograph 0 Oxygen The 8000 is powered by the MB 25.13 automatic chronograph movement with a power reserve of approximately 48 hours. It comes in a 42mm stainless steel “zero oxygen” case and is adorned with a fluted bi-directional black ceramic bezel with the cardinal points; a dark grey Sfumato glacier patterned dial; and blue luminescence on the hour and minute hands, applied Arabic numerals, and cardinal points. For the functions, there is a black seconds’ counter at nine o’clock, a central chronograph seconds hand with an orange tip, and a 30-minute chronograph counter at three o’clock, also with an orange tip to highlight the chronograph indications. Other orange accents can be found every 15 minutes on the railway track that encircles the dial. The caseback is engraved with the “Spirit of Exploration” pattern and the watch is fitted with an interchangeable tapered stainless steel bracelet with a fine adjustment system.
1858 Automatic Date 0 Oxygen The 8000
The 1858 Montblanc Automatic Date 0 Oxygen The 8000 comes in a 41mm stainless steel case, again without oxygen, and features a fixed black ceramic bezel with the cardinal points. The dial is fitted with the same dark grey Sfumato glacier pattern as the other models in the capsule collection and includes applied Arabic numerals; a central seconds hand; a date at three o’clock; as well as blue luminescence on the hour and minute hands, numerals, and cardinal points. Other details include a minute scale with orange indications every 15 minutes, an interchangeable tapered stainless steel bracelet with a fine adjustment system, and an engraving of the “Spirit of Exploration” on the caseback. The watch is powered by the automatic calibre MB 24.15 with approximately 38 hours of power reserve.
