The Beauty of a Second


Filed Under: Contests • Documentary • Mont Blanc • One Second of Beauty • Video

The Beauty of a Second is a contest held by Montblanc to honor of the invention of the chronograph by Nicolas Rieussec 190 years ago. The chronograph is a watch capable of recording time to an accuracy of one fifth of a second. Contestants are asked to record with video a beautiful second, regardless of subject matter. After three round of judging, the participant with the most beautiful second will be awarded a trip to Germany for the 2012 Berlinale with a Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec chronograph.

Seconds Of Beauty – 1st round compilation from The Beauty Of A Second on Vimeo.

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beauty of a second (8)The Beauty Of A Second on Vimeo.

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