The Montblanc Metamorphosis II Transforms Before Your Eyes (With Video)
At Hong Kong's Watches and Wonders Fair this year, Montblanc introduced the Metamorphosis II, a watch that takes its name quite literally. With the slide of a lever, it transforms: subdials retract to reveal a wholly different display and set of functions. Read on to see how it works. The Metamorphosis II further develops a concept from the Montblanc TimeWriter I: Metamorphosis, which Montblanc introduced in 2010. Now in a fully rounded rose-gold case with a 52-mm diameter, the Metamorphosis II provides a more classically elegant version of the transforming watch.?At first blush, the Metamorphosis II employs design cues drawn from other Montblanc dress watches. The dial has a regulator-like design: a seconds hand is mounted at the center, along with a retrograde minutes hand that arcs just slightly more than 180 degrees. At the top is a recessed hours subdial with Roman numerals. The subdial at 6 o'clock shows the date, with the hand beneath a sapphire bridge. The main part of the dial

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 84
We discuss what happens when there is no quality control before a brand announces a new product, as well as what happens when a brand (Hublot) announces a cool new product (the Antikythera watch) that will never be available for sale. I recap my review of the lovely Ulysse Nardin Freak Diavolo, and my article on Dubois-Depraz that eventually got me in trouble.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 84 here.Download the MP3.

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Is anyone planning on visiting SIHH in Geneva on the 18 January? I've been kindly invited out by AP for that day and wondering if there will be any fellow AP enthusiasts there?

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