Looks Uber cool Ed! Is 9 month normal for a Blancpain service of was it the tourbillon that makes it longer?

Mar 07, 2022,12:03 PM
 

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Just got this back from service. About 9 months

 
 By: edtonkin : March 7th, 2022-01:38
total time. But worth it. Looks great and so far runs well. Nice to have it back on the wrist. Who would actually go diving with an 8 day tourbillon in rose gold? Maybe the ultimate desk diver?! ...  

I'm convinced....

 
 By: InHavenPro : March 7th, 2022-01:47
some pro diver has done it . Excellent pictures, lovely piece, Filip

Thank you, Filip!

 
 By: edtonkin : March 8th, 2022-21:24

Don’t hold your breath! (Pardon the pun!)

 
 By: edtonkin : March 8th, 2022-21:25
Beach is safer for me. Only “Land Sharks” there. 😂

Thank you. I’m not sure the reason for the

 
 By: edtonkin : March 8th, 2022-21:26
long service time. Perhaps because it’s a tourbillon. I had another BP serviced recently and it was only a few months.

I’ll let you know in a few days. I gave it

 
 By: edtonkin : March 9th, 2022-01:53
a full wind for 8 days so will be interesting to see.

I am a big fan of this

 
 By: MTR : March 7th, 2022-23:21
completely … weird … FF Tourbillon and almost pulled the trigger last year. At the end I was a little bit afraid that - although it has a WR of 30 bar and the robust case of a FF - the movement might be too delicate to use it as a regular summer watch. Bu... 

It’s a bit of a strange combination of

 
 By: edtonkin : March 8th, 2022-21:27
features, I agree. I won’t be diving with it. My ears prevent me from doing that anymore. But I do enjoy wearing it. Thanks, Thomas, for your nice thoughts.

I love this watch off the beatgen path.

 
 By: MTR : March 9th, 2022-10:24
And even if you don't go diving, it's reassuring to know that the watch is 300m water resistant, giving it a certain level of robustness. Often, watches with tourbillons are just splash-proof or have a WR of 3 bar. The tourbillon of your FF is said to be ... 

Amazing piece

 
 By: Cookies : March 8th, 2022-12:19
I recalled reading an papparazi article that Brad Pitt has/had one -given to him by Angelina Jolie.

I was torn

 
 By: ppatti99 : April 29th, 2022-19:22
WG OR RG both off the hook amazing

I agree with you!!!

 
 By: edtonkin : April 29th, 2022-20:13
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You have the WG yes? I saw your post. It looks

 
 By: edtonkin : April 29th, 2022-20:15
amazing. Glad you love it!

YES WG

 
 By: ppatti99 : May 2nd, 2022-18:06