Blancpain

We can’t deny that this manufacture always was dear to us. Both of us follow the developments in Le Brassus closely and with much of our hearts & souls involved. In the early days of Blancpain (“second life”) there was a simple but unique case, only. They...  

The X Fathoms was already introduced in autumn 2011, in Dubai ( click here ) and we already had some discussions here about it. Nonetheless we would like to talk about it once more, because most of the time it is nearly impossible to get the full picture ...  

Love / Hate / perplexity / surprise. It is a strong watch, certainly not a consensual one. It is a technical watch, which was not the case with the first models, I mean the original, which housed rugged movements, reliable tractors, and where finishing wa... 

The design of the Fifty Fathoms collection is well-known as it is available since 2007. We have seen several versions in different metals, in several colours, with additional logo´s and with different complications. (The variants which are available are n...  

But wait a minute... Next year will be 2013.... 60th Birthday of this great watch... Hmmmmm.... Blancpain may wwell have something in the tube, for the Hard Core Fans we are... Best, Nicolas.

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even when it is not WG in this case.

they are not discontinued, it is just a wider collection with additional models.

This recent addition to the brands portfolio is the prime reason why many think Blancpain has deviated from its identity while others applaud the fresh wind blowing. The former sentiment has been helped by a slightly awkward introduction (remember, the...  

The Villeret Collection is something like the cradle for ‘BlancpainNEO’ and such the DNA of the brand distilled to the max. Blancpain without the collection would be unthinkable. No surprises therefore to see a lot of novelties here! Villeret Calendrier C...  

The Minute repeater... I was not convinced at all by the former ones, I will have to listen to the new one. It is always great to listen to a Minute Repeater. How will it sound? Is it noisy? Rich? Loud enough? One to look at... The 8 Days Skeleton, one I ... 

the one we listened to was disappointing, to be honest. Hopefully it was a prototype. Thanks, Nicholas! Oliver

have been nice, but not too loud. This one was "strange", somehow.

Thanks for your thorough report guys! Can you tell me more about the new Villeret Ultra-flat, the one with the thick bridges where the mvement is 'turned upside down' that comes in black or white. Does the watch come in WG or in SS (I assume SS, looking a... 

Ref. 6616- 15 27 (white ceramics) and 6616- 15 30 (black ceramics). As you can see from the "15", both are available (only) in WG. Oliver

For the last few years we were concerned about the direction of Blancpain, it seemed to lack focus and appeared as a result of a lot of trial & error in search for answers to a changing market. With this year’s novelties we have the impression that Blancp...  

Love the X Fathoms, but even with a 40th birthday this year - this won't be the special purchase for myself. Perhaps I could delay a little, as Nicolas says, incase they bring out something 'true' to the vintage FF a lot of us love. Also, I like very much... 

for your kind reply. Oliver

Been eagerly waiting for this report. Comprehensive and quite informative as always. Thanks guys.

for your kind reply. Oliver