A Haute Shopping Guide to Buying an Extraordinary Timepiece in Manhattan
Outside Switzerland, there’s probably no better place to buy a luxury watch than in Manhattan. Here’s our guide to shopping for an extraordinary timepiece.
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Fighting Gravity… Twice – Hands-On with the Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel
The accuracy of a watch is always subject to the influences of gravity. Changes in position can have significant effects on how effectively a watch keeps time, particularly disturbances in the balance wheel isochronism. Traditionally speaking, watchmakers have tried to counter the negative effects of gravity by using rotating devices to average out positional errors: the tourbillon – patented by Breguet in 1801 – and the carrousel – patented by the Danish horologist Bonniksen in 1892. Today, Monochrome goes hands-on with the stunning Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel, which for the first time combines both systems, coupled by a differential gearing mechanism.
The New Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph BOC II
BOC II Blancpain introduces the new Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Blancpain Ocean Commitment II (BOC II). This might be one of the longest names for a watch we’ve come across so far. The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe was presented a couple of years ago, as the new re-interpretation of the late 1950s divers watch by […]
Introducing the Blancpain Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph BOC II Entirely in Blue Ceramic
The Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Blancpain Ocean Commitment II (BOC II) is entirely in blue ceramic, with the case, bezel, back, crown and pushers made of the scratch-resistant material. Part of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe range introduced as Blancpain’s entry-level dive watch, the BOC II chronograph is 43.6mm in diameter. A first for Blancpain, the ceramic case is a […]
Eternity In A Box: The Blancpain Rolls Starring Léon Hatot Made Watchmaking History
Léon Hatot and Blancpain met in 1929 and Hatot revealed his prototype of a revolutionary movement with automatic winding: the inside of the Rolls case included a rail on which the whole movement moved up and down on ball bearings, powered by the motion of its owner and providing the name for this unique timepiece right out of the history books.
Blancpain Video: How a Tourbillon Works
Blancpain Blancpain is the oldest watch brand of the world and famous for its tourbillon. There is a core idea behind Blancpain’s tourbillon that lay behind the invention that was patented by Ambraham-Louis Breguet in 1801. This video is going to explain how a tourbillon works. How a tourbillon works Want to know more about the […]
The Collector’s View: Moonphase watches for the Mooncake Festival
Mid-autumn festival – also known as mooncake festival – is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. Historically, the festival is associated with moon-worshipping and the completion of harvest. Today, it is mainly a time for family reunions, thanksgiving,…
Review: Blancpain Ladybird
The Blancpain Ladybird was born more than half a century ago and in 1956, it was considered to be the world’s smallest round watch. This feat was made possible with the unveiling of the smallest round movement made back then, the R550 caliber was impressive and at a mere 11.85 mm in diameter, it boasted a power reserve of up to 40 hours that…
A Follow Up: Paul Newman’s Waltham/Blancpain Bathyscaphe Diver
You may remember we previously published an article on a possible Rolex dive watch on the wrist of Paul Newman. We did some further research and obtained a bigger image taken from the set of the movie Harper, in which Paul Newman starred as the main character. The watch in question wasn’t a Rolex or a Tudor…
Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Luxurious Tool Watch for Any Occasion, from Our Archives
“Remember the days when the sex was fun and the diving dangerous?”…