Category Archives: Blancpain

Blancpain Villeret Half-Hour Time Zone Watch

Posted on January 6, 2011 by admin | 2 Comments

For traveling within countries that have half-hour, versus full-hour time zones, Blancpain has released their first half hour time zone watch. It also functions nicely when you are traveling within standard hour increment time zone countries. The watch is 40mm … Continue reading →

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Blancpain Tribute To Fifty Fathoms Watch

Posted on November 20, 2010 by admin | 3 Comments

2010 sees an interesting release from Blancpain. Given the plethora of “vintage” or “re-release” models, I wasn’t at all surprised to see that Blancpain too had dug something out from their past to share with everyone. This is a model … Continue reading →

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Blancpain Carrousel Répétition Minutes Le Brassus Watch

Posted on May 8, 2010 by admin | Leave a comment

Classy-ish looks, gold case, Carrousel rather than tourbillon (don’t worry if you don’t understand what the difference is – just watch the video above about 13 times and you might figure it out), minute repeater, highly skeletonized and exposed movement, … Continue reading →

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Blancpain Spécialités Tourbillon Diamants Watch

Posted on January 5, 2010 by admin | 3 Comments

Diamonds for diamonds sake? Maybe not. Don’t overlook the importance of ludicrously gilded timepieces in the haute joaillerie watch category. While such timepieces might wreak of excess, they are often times as complex, or more complex than the mechanical creations … Continue reading →

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Blancpain 500 Fathoms Titanium Watch

Posted on May 21, 2009 by admin | 8 Comments

Wow, I did not expect to see something so bold from Blancpain this year. This is a totally new route for their diving watches. At first I was torn about the look (didn’t see to be much more than what … Continue reading →

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