takman
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What a beast…
May 02, 2022,13:40 PM
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 to “open heart” watches showing the hairspring off.
My only criticisms would be the case thickness and the pushers could also be a bit more elegant to match the svelte minute repeater slide.
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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...
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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 : )