Found this relatively rare example a couple of years ago and was able to bring it home. Believe about 1999, Automatic Triple Date, Moon Phase, Half Hunter (Ref 3563) Models were added to the Léman Triple Date Collection. This is a Limited Edition of 250 p

respectively Mike (?), if I remember one of the threads well? Yes, you describe it very well, it is indeed a truly mind-blowing experience… I appreciate your Ex-Half Hunter. A beautiful watch, too. I hope it wasn’t your only BP? Cheers Thomas

Your design is slightly later, I think. Here's a photo of J-C explaining how they got to the Villeret "open space" dial design ... this was in 2005 Lemans Half Hunter with 100 hour automatic movement Cazalea

... but I remember this piece being launched I believe between 1998 and 2000 as one of the so-called Half Hunter models This one was done in the Villeret (at the time possibly called 2000) line, most other Half Hunters had been placed in the Leman ( at th

Many of you who had travelled to Singapore will know this little country, with limited resource but limitless energy (and immigrants now) strives to be a developed country, benchmarking Switzerland. In the early 80s, itd already flooded with luxury items

[Links to dealers and price information edfited out as per forum rules! Pricing info per PM only! Magnus] The Blancpain Half-Moon Hunter Watch Model #4563-3642-55B (4563.3642.55B) is a limited edition of 200 pieces. This men's watch in 39-mm 18K rose gold

Totally agreed. I believe an used Blancpain 30th Anniversary Date Date Moonphase, the new Blancpain FF with Day Date Moonphase or new Villeret Day Date Moonphase in half hunter case are all wonderful choices to complete the collection but they are either

1) Blancpain Carrousel Répétition Minute-Le Brassus. A huge year for Blancpain at Basel—4 new movements debut (and this is on top of the 7 new movements that were introduced in the two and a half previous years). At the top of the pyramid for 2010 is no l

I have a particular fondness for Blancpain's, now classic, complete calendar moon phase watches. This is almost certainly because my first "serious" watch was a 34mm calendar moon phase watch that I bought some 18 years ago. Mine was in yellow gold with a

Congrats on the classic Half Hunter version. I used to own that one--just like yours in rose gold. Some evil force inside me allowed me to sell mine some years ago to finance another watch purchase. I still really miss that watch. There was something abou