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Montblanc step up the ladder

As a cudgel with which to beat watch companies about the head, ‘manufacture status’ has only been the weapon of choice for around a decade. How so? Because it never mattered until a certain element of snobbery entered the field. Anyone possessing the slightest understanding of horological history will appreciate that nearly every single great marque has, at one time or another, used ebauches sourced from outside.



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