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For these that don't like the leaked photos here are the official ones from Blancpain and Swatch. Price is 375 CHF. I really like them !!
Blancpain X Swatch official photos
For these that don't like the leaked photos here are the official ones from Blancpain and Swatch. Price is 375 CHF. I really like them !!
Good idea to revive the brand, especially among young clients !
Christian
I give it a 7.5/10 (except the green which looks awful) based on the photos…
For someone new to this hobby and were considering divers from so many micro brands….They will do better with this BP Swatch at similar price point…
Looks set to be a home run for Swatch. Now let the snaking queue begin……
I'd rather a micro brand than this.
It's a plastic, unserviceable watch. No thank you.
By their telling of the story: "never needs service".
Which of course means: unserviceable!
a micro brand ain't Blancpain or Swatch 🤭
I think Swatch hs a very important place in horology and the industry in general. I will take anyday a swatch than an unknown micro band powered by a run of the mill movement. At least the swatch automatic movement is origina and an accomplishment in its own right.
Oh...I don't mean to disparage the astonishing achievement of a movement with only 51 parts and one screw fastening the whole thing together...
...but it's still a movement that can't be serviced so it'll have to be replaced or the watch will be discarded. I consider that kinda a bummer since I have watches that are 80years old and still serviceable.
But that's the same with 99% (made up statistic) of quartz watches and probably ALL "smart watches" so in the end I guess what's the big deal?
Personal opinion.
Not bad
At least 2 models are available with no date 😀
Out of curiosity, is the humidity indicator functional?
Out of curiosity, is the humidity indicator functional?
Not sure how I feel. It's a good edition, but I'd also have loved to see a BP dress watch style supported by the Swatch marketing muscle.
I'm certain many people will be mortally wounded by this type of crossover, but I think it's fun. And I loved the Moonswatch.
My ambivalence is due more to the resignation that Blancpain will be a quasi-prisoner of its most famous model - even to fashion-level enthusiasts. At this point, assume each of Swatch's major brands will get a plastic version of its most famous watch, and perhaps there's already a Breguet "PlasTourbillon" in the works based on the old Diaphane One. But it would have been REAL bold and daring of Swatch to pick something like a sporty 2100 series Blancpain or 80s style calendar/moon as the basis for the Swatch edition.
I guess there's always the possibility that some Swatch/FF buyers will revisit the brand in the future and consider a fine dress watch. At least it's on their radar in theory. The Atlantic and Indian ocean editions look great. School bus yellow wasn't a bad call for the Pacific, but that dial feels like a mismatch with the case. Mechanical was the right way to go - keep the "no quartz" Blancpain pseudo-boast alive even in Swatch form.
Best,
Tim
I don't think Blancpain will be prisoner or anything...the Moonswatch collaboration worked well in boosting both Swatch and Omega
and I suspect the Blancpain will do the same. Also, being mechanical, it respects the spirit of Blancpain but makes it immediately more recognisable among diffent audiences.
So you believe that Blancpain's dress watch lines are universally desired and respected by collectors?
Inside the industry, there's no doubt that 95% of all Blancpain interest I see is for the dive watches. When people ask about used Blancpain dress watches, it comes with demands for prices 40% or more below retail. Omega chose to make a Moonswatch, but it has other model lines beyond the Moonwatch that are strong and respected in Asia (Constellation) and globally (Seamaster). Blancpain doesn't have anything like this. It would have been great to see some dress watches promoted to buyers who might be discovering the brand for the first time.
Best,
Tim
Best,
Tim
umh I didn't think of the dress watch line but the idea is if a 20's something gets familiar with the brand he might, in the future, want to buy a Blancpain
probably a dive model which is fine because it makes Blancpain more visible outside the watch lovers world. I think dress watches is a very delicate category even for big names like Breguet. I think much of the watch industry is focused on the past and it needs much more than the "wait list" one trick pony to reignite the market and the real future buyers. I think is a win win: for Swatch is for sure a win (they will sell a lot) and for Blancpain, as it was for Omega, is mostly a brand awareness exercise. I really love the fact that someone with a limited budget can now get an iconic mechanical watch. Much nicer than an apple watch.
What a disgrace. Blancpain generates good revenue for what they are. Totally pointless.
Not really, they are the brand and they decided to launch a collaboration with Swatch
there is no imitation and the movement is very original in a way.
Agree with you. However…
From what I hear and see in Geneva, Blancpain is more a dead dog with fleas. I have never encountered one in the wild ! You see lots of AP, Rolex and PP, but no Blancpain. It is a shame since I love the brand.
