Montblanc - 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date - Men - 2022

Here we present a piece of extraordinary prestige and charm: a Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date in the highly sought-after emerald green colorway. A timepiece that combines high sports watchmaking with a hypnotic naturalistic design.

This watch is Montblanc's first professional diver certified (ISO 6425), but it is famous mainly for its revolutionary dial. The manufacture has managed to recreate the three-dimensional texture, the grain and the depth of glacial ice (inspired by the Mer de Glace of Mont Blanc) through a complex and ancient artisanal technique called gratté-boisé. The deep emerald green color captures the light, evoking the reflections of Alpine lakes surrounded by glaciers.

The technical setup is impeccable. The 41 mm stainless steel case is topped by a unidirectional green ceramic bezel, two-tone, glossy and scratch-resistant. The watch is water-resistant up to an impressive 30 ATM (300 meters) and the solid case back boasts a magnificent laser-engraved 3D scene depicting a diver and an iceberg. The indices and hands are generously filled with Super-LumiNova for perfect legibility in the dark, as documented in the photographs. The heart is the automatic movement Calibre MB 24.17.

The condition is to be considered excellent overall. The watch has been preserved with extreme care. The sapphire crystal and the ceramic bezel insert are immaculate, without any mark. The steel case is gleaming and robust. On the bracelet and, in particular, on the deployant buckle, there are exclusively very rare, minor and almost imperceptible hairline scratches resulting from normal and meticulous handling of the object, which do not detract from its beauty. Even the engraved case back is perfectly sharp.