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746 components inside a 52 millimeter wide, perfectly round case in red gold: this is the Montblanc Metamorphosis II in one sentence. As the name and those whopping figures suggest, there is a lot more going on, however �C especially since we are talking about not one, but two watches here �C so let us give this new-for-2014 piece the attention it deserves. The Montblanc Metamorphosis II watch follows its first transforming predecessor, the Montblanc Metamorphosis from 2010 (which we debuted here).In consideration of those who may?not be familiar with the original Montblanc Metamorphosis, and hence, the concept behind this wild model, allow?us to add a brief introduction. The Metamorphosis, as its name suggests, is all about a transforming watch that undergoes massive changes upon the request of its owner. More specifically, Montblanc �C and their high-end watchmaking workshop called Minerva, in Villeret, Switzerland �C created a watch that is capable of changing its?two subdials based on

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