Watch models by Blancpain
The most popular watch models from Blancpain are the Villeret and Fifty Fathoms watches and the Léman, which was named after Lake Geneva. Among the best-known luxury watches is the Fifty Fathoms, which together with the Rolex Submariner ushered in the history of the modern diver's watch with an adjustable bezel. With the collections Le Brassus, Villeret, Léman, L-Evolution and Women, the watch models from Blancpain are still on offer today, and they too are popular as collector's items.
Blancpain luxury watches with complications
The traditional style has been retained, and luxury watches have been produced with refinements such as a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, tourbillon, moon phase and chronograph with split-seconds hand. The various luxury watch models from Blancpain thus became unique pieces. The models in the Le Brassus line are not only masterpieces; an extraordinary mechanism is combined with a striking and distinguished aesthetic. The movement is either self-winding or hand-wound. Models such as the Carrousel Volant une Minute, Carrousel Repetition Minutes or the Tourbillon Carrousel are exceptional watches that adorn the wearer's wrist on special occasions. The contemporary design is also evident in the models Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel, Montre de Poche Demi-Savonnette or Tourbillon Squelette 8 Jours. The excellent examples from the Léman collection are likewise special pieces and radiate dynamism as well. The Fifty Fathoms collection and the L-Evolution deserve mention too; this series stands for passion and for movements with the latest technical developments. The Fifty Fathoms from Blancpain was the world's first modern diver's watch and ranks among the classics of the sports watch. At Baselworld 2015 the Swiss manufacture Blancpain presented a Villeret watch with a large date for the first time.
Swatch Group and Blancpain
Even under Swatch, Blancpain has retained its independence, and the development of its own movements is attributed to this autonomy. The Blancpain watch models from the Villeret collection feature complications such as an annual calendar, moon phases, perpetual calendar and leap-year indication. A striking mechanism and a tourbillon are likewise marks of the highest watchmaking art and are employed here. An exceptional model among the luxury watches here is the 1333 SQ, a jewel that presents itself technically as an object of study. The Squelette 8 Jours watch model was fitted with a tourbillon and also with a carrousel. From understated through functional to opulent, that is how the luxury watches from Blancpain present themselves. The Léman line is a combination of sportiness and elegance. Blancpain watches are intended for connoisseurs who love these technical refinements.
