Apart from receiving text message or email notifications, its most unique feature is the Montblanc Pay, a mobile wallet developed in partnership with Visa and Mastercard.

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In addition, the daily activity tracking doesn’t just keep count of the number of steps you have taken. It also sychronises with the calendar in your iPhone and copies any picture or video taken from the phone into the respective calendar event, allowing you to access visual memories whenever and wherever you like.

As for the strap, it is made of a high quality rubber composite with structural blocks for easy adjustment. And because Montblanc doesn’t deal in boring black rubber, the upper part of the strap is layered with a choice of four stylish designs: black calf leather, vintage brown calf leather, black nylon and black and grey striped nylon.

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