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The "Beast"...
Aug 20, 2017,03:49 AM
... okay, it's actually named Blancpain L'Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel, but given it's impressive technical and visual characteristics, the nickname may not be too far out 😉
During a visit at the Blancpain Boutique in Munich I had a chance to get closer to this very special watch, and I must admit, I did so with a lot of respect and care ⚠️
Lighting is always a challenge indoors, I tried to capture the essence of this piece, as good as I could with an iPhone. Before I'll share my thoughts on it, let's have the photos do the talking:
Now, here's my initial thoughts:
The combination of Tourbillon and Carrousel is a specialty Blancpain has introduced almost 10 years ago. It has been realized in the Villeret and Le Brassus lines, now followed as a L'Evolution with a unique case design, which looks like a 45 degrees turned pillow case.
This design works very well with the very 'technical' looks of the movement and the motorsports inspired arabics, we've seen those with some Super Trofeo models in the past. Actually, they work better with the L'Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel than they did with the Super Trofeo watches, but that's just my very own personal taste.
Contrary to all other lines, the L'Evolution line works with totally different case shapes. I personally like this experimental approach, it gives Blancpain some freedom to test some new designs whilst keeping the traditional excellence and attention to detail.
The heft of the platinum case is considerable, fortunately the massive double deployant clasp brings a nice balance to it.
I'll conclude with a wristshot and a heartfelt THANK YOU to the team of the Blancpain Boutique in Munich. Not everyday you have the chance to handle a timepiece like this one - and even though it is not my favourite Blancpain design, I was very impressed with the watch. I apologize that my photos do not do justice to the L'Evolution Tourbilon Carrousel, but I had to take a chance at it 😎
Hope you enjoyed!
Cheers
Henrik