this is like 17 years ago, Blancpain was near the top for me with Breguet. They were both unreachable for my budget but I quite fancied them for their classical styles. How time has changed...
... got my first Blancpain in 1999, tried many others along the way but always returned to Blancpain. To me, their sense of aesthetics remains unrivalled. Cheers Henrik