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W&W 2025: Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Mount Vinson Limited Edition

01 April 2025

Montblanc captures the highest mountains in a watchEven though Montblanc is named after the supposedly highest mountain in Europe – Elbrus, over in the border region to Asia, is 836 metres higher, but its European geography is disputed – the Hamburg-based brand, founded in 1906, also dedicates its expertise to other peaks on our planet.?The most recent example is the 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Mount Vinson Limited Edition, which will be presented for the first time at Watches & Wonders 2025.It is undisputed that MontBlanc towers above all other peaks in the Alps. This is presumably why this name was chosen in 1910 for the fountain pens, which until then had been sold under names such as Rouge-et-Noir or Simplo Gold. At the time, the choice of name went hand in hand with the endeavours to reach the top in terms of writing utensils.?The first recognisable feature of this claim was the white cap of the fountain pen. However, as this could not be protected in Germany, a star was used as a trademark, a stylised peak of the Mont Blanc mountain with its six valleys. It first adorned a fountain pen in 1914 and, since 1997, the dials of high-quality watches. From the very beginning, Montblanc has also aimed for top-class watches.On the one hand with its own production facility in Le Locle, and on the other with the former Minerva watch factory in Villeret, founded in 1858, whose exceptional watchmaking history and expertise was integrated into the existing company in 2007.Despite the geographical brand name, this combined expertise is not limited to the European Alpine region – neither in terms of source of inspiration nor availability. Montblanc watches are available worldwide.And so the new 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Mount Vinson Limited Edition is a tribute to the ascent of the highest mountain in Antarctica by the world-famous extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner...................