Two globes and a bronze case
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ·
Maybe the most fun world time display out there. Two small rotating hemispheres, north and south, turning once a day with a day/night shading, plus a second time zone subdial at nine and a rotating compass bezel. It's playful and clever, and in bronze with a black dial it has that expedition feeling Montblanc is going for.
On the wrist it's 42 mm by 13.6, on a leather strap, 100 m. The bronze will patina, which I like but my wife does not. The MB 29.25 has 42 hours and sits behind a closed caseback.
Practically, the globes are more for fun than for reading. When I need to know what time it is in Shanghai I look at the second time zone subdial, not at China on the little globe. At 6,000 to 6,900 dollars, it's a joyful watch. Just don't buy it expecting a tool.