{"id":24761,"date":"2016-08-10T21:26:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T01:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/review-montblanc-timewalker-pythagore-ultra-light\/"},"modified":"2016-08-10T21:26:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T01:26:29","slug":"review-montblanc-timewalker-pythagore-ultra-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/review-montblanc-timewalker-pythagore-ultra-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Montblanc TimeWalker Pythagore Ultra-Light"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Montblanc Ambassador and Chinese professional badminton player Lin Dan is an overpowering force, being the first and only player to have won all major titles in the sport, namely the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships. A watch that Lin can wear at work and at play would have to survive the violent bursts of speed that badminton is known for; it would have to be very light to complement Lin\u2019s swift play, and be tough enough for the tremendous forces and shocks generated by every move.<\/p>\n
Part of the TimeWalker collection that combines high performance with a contemporary and sporty aesthetic, the Pythagore Ultra-Light Concept was built with Lin in mind. This begins with a case built with ITR\u00b2 Kevlar\/Carbon elements in the case middle, case back, bezel, and crown, and black DLC titanium for the horns, resulting in a timepiece that weighs a mere 14.88g.<\/p>\n
A composite material charged with carbon nanotubes, ITR\u00b2 (Innovative, Technical, Revolutionary Resin) is eight times lighter than steel and four times lighter than titanium. According to Montblanc, only a handful of specialists have the know-how to make watch cases out of ITR\u00b2, and Montblanc is even combining it, for the first time, with Kevlar\/carbon, a highly resistant synthetic fibre.<\/p>\n