The Montblanc Star 4810 Automatic replica watch is not equipped with a Minerva caliber, though; the movement will hold its ground and only gained 35 seconds in 14 days on a winder. Averaging about +2.5 seconds per day well qualifies the Star 4810 as a Chronometer piece.
You can’t see much of the movement because the huge rotor practically hides the entire movement, but the movement finishing of this sample piece is acceptable. No hand polish finishing of the movement is evident, and it looks like the movement is just your average run of the mill machine finished ETA.
The Star 4810 Automatic fake watch may not be targeted at movement aficionados, but the compromises inherent in any product offering were made at the expense of the mechanics rather than the presentation.
The Star 4810 Automatic is a three-handed Montblanc cheap watch with analog date display of contemporary design. The employment of an arc to display the preceding and following dates serves more of an aesthetic than a utilitarian function and is very much a matter of personal preference.
The date switches rapidly with an audible click just before midnight and employs Arabics on odd-numbered days only. The second hand hacks enabling accurate time-setting, and the crown has two settings – the first for setting the date (counterclockwise) and the second for the hands. Since the 4810 Automatic fake watch isn’t a perpetual or annual calendar, the date must be set manually in months that follow a month with less than 31 days.
Water resistant to 30 meters, the 41.5mm case is of polished 18K rose gold with a slightly domed anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Montblanc Star 4810 Automatic replica watch appears to be of three-piece construction, with a screwed-in sapphire caseback attached by six screws.
The shape of the case is conventionally round with a flat bottom. The slightly elongated lugs that reach to the periphery of my wrist evoke a sizable presence, which is moderated by the hue of rose gold blending well with my skin tone.
The applied hour-indices appear to be gold plated, with matching gold hands, and the Montblanc symbol at the counterweight end of the sweep seconds hand is a deft touch.
The beveled rehaut is replete with printed minute markers at every ten minutes and tiny dots of lume at the interstitial five minute markers which cuts an aesthetic juxtaposition compared to the engraved dial. As for the wave pattern in the dial , the Montblanc symbol on the counterweight directly above the same symbol on the dial as well as the red elements – date marker, 1st of the month, and 60 second marker on the rehaut.
I sense a blend of casual and formal design elements rather than a homogenous presentation. This lends a more fluid appearance but is also the source of a sense of ambiguity that is difficult to reconcile. I think it’s meant to be a dress replica watch, but there are divergent design elements that allow it to work well in a casual setting. It certainly isn’t meant to be a purely formal dress watch like a Calatrava, as it’s very fashion .
The strap is also of good quality single-stitched brown alligator with square scales, however it is on the thin side compared to the bulk of the watch with minimal padding, and there is a noticeable gap with the case. The color and pattern matching were perfect.
