Blancpain

Thanks to Nicolas and his great Fifty Fathoms posts, we have been in a classic mood here on the Forum. So I thought I would keep that going with a shot of another classic, the triple date moon phase from the Villeret Collection. This rose gold watch was p...  

Jeff, the Villeret Anniversary Moonphase Calendar is a real beauty - it comes close but not quite reaches the looks of the Leman Half Hunter from 1999, IMHO. This red gold 38mm watch was limited to 250 pieces - and at that time Blancpain still managed to ...  

you will wear it for this Friday's wrist shot Cheers

Congrats on the classic Half Hunter version. I used to own that one--just like yours in rose gold. Some evil force inside me allowed me to sell mine some years ago to finance another watch purchase. I still really miss that watch. There was something abou... 

I especially like the "JB" logo at 12' and the skeletal min/hr hands. Quite simply superb !

and what a great number!! Cheers

And I can even tell you that it was the first time I fell in love with a colored gold watch! To me, it is Blancapin at its Best! The timeless dial, the very elegant case and the perfect volumes of the whole watch are contributing to make a winner of this ... 

What a wondeful watch! Congratulations!!! The 3/300 is not bad either Marcelo

A Villeret is dintinctly missing from my collection. Great looking rotor and the dial exudes pure elegence And many thanks for sharing. A shot of my La Brassus with the classic date/day/mth + moonphase layout....  

The Le Brassus Moon Phase GMT is a terrific watch and for that matter one that is produced in only very small quantities. I can't remember the last time I saw one for sale at an AD. Jeff

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You also can't help but appreciate the logical calendar display and the crescent moon motif carried through.