Montblanc Timewalker Dual Carbon Automatic Chronograph (Ref. 105805)

For the year 2010, Swiss luxury stuff maker has updated one of my favorites in their product range, the Timewalker series. This particular Montblanc Timewalker Dual Carbon (Ref. 105805) automatic chronograph watch features a stainless steel case hardened with a special edition of the DLC-treatment process.

While most manufacturers tend to simply coat stainless parts (usually, the main body, bezel and winding crown,) Montblanc has employed a painstaking process of stamping, machining, polishing, thermal treatment by carbon diffusion (similar technique is applied when making heavy duty bearing,) finishing and, finally, applying black DLC coating. According to the company, the resulting product is three times more resistant to bumps and scratches than a normal DLC-coated watch.

The combination of black case, bezel and crown, with rose gold hands and numerals, as well as chronograph pushpieces, and dark-chocolate-brown leather strap makes the watch especially attractive, not to say outright sexy.

The silver small second hand at nine o’clock makes a nice touch balancing the “Montblanc Automatic” logo at three o’clock, which is also printed in the same shade of light grey. At the same time, when not in use, the two rose-gold hands of the chronograph sub-dials and the central chronograph second hand make a strong vertical line unifying the rose gold Arabic numerals and the hour and minute hands.

Like a great number of other chronographs in this range, the Montblanc Timewalker Dual Carbon is powered by an ordinary automatic chronograph movement with 46 hours of power reserve. Montblanc doesn’t specify what kind of movement it is, but, judging by the specs, it is most likely the well-known ETA 7750 caliber, which is both accurate and reliable.

Photos: Montblanc

Montblanc Timewalker Dual Carbon Automatic Chronograph (Ref. 105805) watch specification

Price range: N/A
Movement: automatic, 28,800 vph
Complications: Date, chronograph
Power reserve: 46 hours
Case material: DLC-coated stainless steel
Bezel material: DLC-coated stainless steel
Case shape: Round
Transparent case back: N/A
Case size: 43.0 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black
Numerals: Arabic
Hands: Rose gold
Strap: Dark brown leather
Crystal: Sapphire, AR-coated
Water resistance: 30 meters