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Bracelet for the Blancpain Leman Reveil GMT

 
 By: fairfax : January 20th, 2021-07:16
I currently am looking at getting a Blancpain Leman Reveil GMT (model no. 2041-1130M-53B) and hoping to pair a proper stainless steel X71 bracelet & endlinks. Does anyone have experience in successfully doing so? And which parts numbers should I order...  

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 By: fairfax : January 20th, 2021-07:37

I believe I have already seen that combination

 
 By: VinnieD : January 20th, 2021-08:02
Sorry I can't give you any detailed tips

There’s a fitting X-71 bracelet for this reference, when ordering you need the ref and individual numbers of the watch...

 
 By: shortys home : January 20th, 2021-08:08
... and please check whether the watch has been polished and by whom, a non professional polish job can negatively affect the fit of the bracelet. Hope this helps. Cheers Henrik

Thank you

 
 By: fairfax : January 20th, 2021-08:28
And good call about the polishing, I’ll make sure. Also, since the Lemans are discontinued is Blancpain likely going to carry compatible parts for sale going forward?

Sure they do

 
 By: shortys home : January 20th, 2021-08:42

Why did Blancpain kill off the Leman series?

 
 By: mdg : January 20th, 2021-10:37
...in the age of the stainless steel sports watch, they could have really cleaned up. I think it was one of their best design languages... The only 'mistake' that they continually made was insisting on shoving a date onto seemingly every dial, whether des... 

Many mourn the Leman series...

 
 By: shortys home : January 20th, 2021-11:03
... but let’s not forget it was in the catalogue for more than two decades between 1996 and 2018. There are many potential reasons why it was discontinued, which could be a wonderful discussion filling an entire evening 😉 As to the date feature: as a matt...