Blancpain

Happy Friday all. ...  

Your wife has great taste in watches. 😁 I’m trying to convert my wife as she’s fond of Rollies and has never really heard of Blancpain (please do some better marketing @Blancpain 😁) but I’ve finally brought her to a Boutique recently so maybe she’ll begin...  

It's infectious. I've found myself looking up steel Lemans for sale. You've almost got me ready to get back into one! Here's a fancy one I owned for a while, but fear that I gave up too easily: ...  

I think you are the one who got me to really want the Leman in the first place! I think I remember your handle on Timezone’s Blancpain forum many moons ago showing your Flyback in various posts and I just fell in love with the design of that watch. To be ... 

That Leman Flyback came early in my watch journey--not quite the beginning but early on. I don't think it would be another military dial Flyback for me, though. I've switched allegiance and now favor the Breguet Type XX within this subgenre. Luckily for m... 

As he’s only in his very young teens. But much better than I can do. LOL. I will give him that tip! And yes, I also thought of the Type XX at the time and still do. It’s a great watch.

Tan interior 997 is classy, love it! Any pics of the rest of the car. At least I think 997 that shift know looks a little different than I'm used to but could be an upgrade?

of the car. It is a 997S Cab in blue and tan and yes, it is an upgraded shift knob called the X97. My wife likes the car too. 😉 ...  

Life is good 👍

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Here is mine..🥂 ...  

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In a light colored dial. 😆

You're making me wish I hadn't got rid of my black-dialed version! Can't have 'em all...

Problem solved! 😂

And I prefer the skeleton hands which were replaced during servicing.....

It's an older summer pic. Not sure why, but I wear it more in the warmer months.

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Been considering one like that myself