Among the most talked-about novelties presented this year, this watch must have been the most controversial. But look at it. There’s nothing outrageous about the dial or case design, and neither is the complication it proffers particularly unusual. Indeed, the Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual Calendar cannot be more classical, both in terms of aesthetics and function. What was audacious about this watch is, as a matter of fact, its retail price point.

Set at €10,000 (approx. S$18,000) for the stainless steel piece and €16,900 (approx. S$30,240) for the rose gold variation, this grande complication could potentially offer haut de gamme horology to a greater audience. And this is exactly what the Meisterstück Heritage collection is all about. After all, it did derive its name from the world’s most famous fountain pen, which is owned, used and loved by millions around the world, from successful business executives to generations of presidents. If that doesn’t tempt you already, then read on to discover quality features inside and out.

Over a silvered-white cambered dial finished with a sunburst pattern, the perpetual calendar’s finely blued hands stand out, contrasting elegantly with the facetted Dauphine hands in rose gold. Nothing gets in the way of reading the calendar indications and the 39mm case is a size many watch aficionados are beginning to embrace again. Inside, the self-winding Montblanc Calibre MB 29.15 keeps the watch powered for 42 hours on a full wind. Completely assembled at the Le Locle manufacture where the timepiece passed a comprehensive 500-hour quality test, willing collectors will find it in Montblanc boutiques and authorised retail boutiques this summer.

This being the 90th anniversary of the Meisterstück fountain pen, there’s no timepiece more fitting to pair it with than the Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual Calendar, for luxury is eternity – isn’t it?