Like most major events around the world the organizers of Geneva’s ritzy Watches & Wonders luxury fair (formerly Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie), had to rethink their strategy, choosing to hold a virtual event ...
In 2006, the Richemont Group acquired the historically important independent Swiss watchmaking marque Minerva, founded in 1868, and folded it into Montblanc, then known primarily for its writing instruments. Based in Villeret, in the Bernese Jura, ...
In 1988 watch designer Gérald Genta—the mastermind of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus—unveiled the Gefica under his own company shingle. Eschewing a case of fancy gold or cheaper stainless steel, Genta chose ...
In January 2015,Montblanc came up with what some might call “The Peacemaker”: a harmonious hybrid of smart technology and the mechanical wristwatch. At that stage in smartwatch history, the threat to traditional timepieces loomed large, ...