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This was my first true “Grail” piece.
May 02, 2022,14:34 PM
At the time I used to work for a shipping company that dealt with high value things, and I personally delivered one of this monsters to the Blancpain Boutique on Madison Ave. in New York.
I saw it in person and I was taken by its complexity.
Two things stoped me from getting it, one, the luck of a seconds hand, and secondly that I couldn’t afford it;-)))
Thank you for the reminder that such pieces exist!
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What a beast…
By: takman : May 2nd, 2022-13:40
The thickness would stop me but the dial and movement are top notch especially considering what year this was released, and a platinum case to boot. Sometimes the tourbillon on the front is nice and interesting, other times it just ends up looking similar...
:))))
By: amanico : May 2nd, 2022-13:55
This was my first true “Grail” piece.
By: ZSHSZ : May 2nd, 2022-14:34
At the time I used to work for a shipping company that dealt with high value things, and I personally delivered one of this monsters to the Blancpain Boutique on Madison Ave. in New York. I saw it in person and I was taken by its complexity. Two things st...
Thanks for covering this heavyweight!
By: sham1 : May 2nd, 2022-14:37
Blancpain was my first serious watch brand and in the early 90s and my entire collection comprised three less complicated Blancpains so the 1735 was obviously 'the dream'.
A beast of a watch for sure
By: VinnieD : May 2nd, 2022-20:26
It came in slightly different flavours - black dial, silver hands, newer Leman hands... credit ClassicDriver ...
What a machine!
By: TeutonicCarFan : May 3rd, 2022-00:14
BP really is a top brand, hopefully more recognition for them to come. If I was to get a qp the bp with underlug corrector would be high on my wish list.
I tried on a version of this...
By: mdg : May 3rd, 2022-15:18
...that was a unique piece a number of years ago. A weird feeling to have that much money on my wrist : )