In addition to classic models, with a clearly-defined style and set of functionalities, watchmakers also love to mix genres. What about a perpetual calendar pilot’s watch? Or a sports skeleton timepiece? There’s another combination that feels, at first, a bit unusual but that, however, became more and more popular over the years, a watch combining […]
When it comes to luxury timepieces for women, Blancpain’s Villeret feminine collection has been a source of inspiration for the company’s annual Valentine’s Day release. For the past 21 years, Blancpain has released a timepiece in celebration of love. In 2019 it released a Villeret Women Quantième Phases de Lune watch, which we covered here, […]
The trend for watches with metal bracelet shows no sign of abating, specifically the watches with an integrated bracelet. But what if one of your flagship collections is essentially available on leather or rubber strap? A bracelet can radically transform the look and feel of a watch. If it is less versatile than a strap […]
The trend for watches with metal bracelets shows no sign of abating, specifically watches with an integrated bracelet. But what if one of your flagship collections is essentially available on only leather or rubber straps? A bracelet can radically transform the look and feel of a watch. Although it is less versatile than a strap […]
Chinese New Year commences on the 12th of February and welcomes the Year of the Metal Ox. Blancpain commemorates the occasion with a new version of its Traditional Chinese Calendar, a masterpiece of horological complexity that combines Chinese calendar indications with elements from the Gregorian calendar. Housed in a large 45mm platinum or red gold […]
The Villeret collection unites Blancpain’s most classic and elegant watches. Named after the village where the brand was born, it is an ode to classicism and tradition with discreet watches equipped or not with complications – this collection ranges from time-only to tourbillons and minute repeaters. Usually available in sleek cases with subtle-coloured dials, today […]
Dive watches… are not even a style or a category of watches anymore, but a proper market with its own codes, its icons, its contenders, its specifications and its aficionados. Needless to say that a well-built and nicely designed dive watch is almost a necessity for accessible or luxury watch brands, with only a minority […]
Blancpain’s Bathyscaphe dive watch, the smaller version of the historic Fifty Fathoms, is an all-terrain companion with a resilient case and 300m water-resistance, which is also is equipped with a high-frequency flyback chronograph, combining the best for onshore and underwater activities. Today, it is revisited in matte black ceramic with green dial and bezel, a military […]
Blancpain proposes a new version of its Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date model, a retro-styled watch that wowed the crowds when it was presented at Baselworld 2018. This new edition, limited to 500 pieces, maintains its 1970s flair intact but opts for a more muted palette of desert-inspired colours. Most of you are familiar with […]
One of the earliest dive watches ever created (back in 1953), the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms has since become an iconic sports watch. Revived by the brand some years ago, the Fifty Fathoms is a modern, robust but also luxurious aquatic model with all the attributes of a professional instrument – water-resistance, rotating bezel, superior contrast […]