Montblanc carries on the Minerva heritage with a chronograph

that is tailor-made for the high-speed world of the racing circuit. Elapsed

time is measured with 1/1000^th-of-a-second precision by a movement

at the peak of horological mechanics, as demonstrated by its two patents and 22

auxiliary patents. The Secret of this performance lies in the two balances. A

large balance with 18 screws keeps hours, minutes and seconds running to time. The

chronograph has its own, smaller balance, visible at 10 o'clock, which oscillates

at an incredible 360,000 vibrations/hour. Of course, such extraordinary

precision would be of little use without clearly legible indications. Minutes

are displayed on the inner scale of the counter at 6 o'clock, with seconds

shown on the outer scale. Increments of 1/100^th of a second are read

from the scale on the flange. The elusive 1/1000^th of a second are

clearly visible in a red aperture at 12 o'clock.