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JEHAN-JACQUES BLANCPAIN.
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WITH HIS INTUITION AND DETERMINATION, JEHAN-
JACQUES BLANCPAIN RARELY ESCAPED NOTICE IN
18TH-CENTURY SOCIETY. EVER INSISTENT ON
IMPECCABLE WORKMANSHIP, THE FOUNDER OF WHAT
WAS TO BECOME THE OLDEST WATCH HOUSE STILL
ACTIVE TODAY WAS OFTEN HEARD TO CLAIM “WE’RE
WRITING TOMORROW’S HISTORY TODAY”.
IN 2004, BLANCPAIN HAS REMAINED TRUE TO ITSELF IN
STYLE AND SPIRIT, ITS CONVICTIONS AS RELEVANT AND
AS SOLID AS EVER – PRIZING TRADITION, HONORING
GENUINE VALUES, SHUNNING COMPROMISE AND UNRE-
SERVEDLY COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE. BLANCPAIN
WATCHES STILL ESCHEW QUARTZ TECHNOLOGY FOR
THE ELEGANT CHALLENGES OF MECHANICAL
“COMPLICATIONS”.
BLANCPAIN’S CREATIVE AND ENTERPRISING SPIRIT
OWE THEIR SURVIVAL OVER THE CENTURIES TO THE
GENERATIONS OF WATCHMAKERS WHO HAVE FAITHFULLY
PURSUED JEHAN-JACQUES BLANCPAIN’S PRIVATE
DREAM : RAISING TIMEKEEPING TO AN ART.
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* If building a timepiece with parts no thicker than a human hair is no easy matter, think of the challenge its mastery represents.
*
Master watchmaker.
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THE SIX MASTERPIECES.
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EVERY CRAFT MINDFUL OF ITS OWN TRADITIONS
HAS INEVITABLY INSTITUTED TESTS AND TRIALS
TO DIFFERENTIATE EARNEST BEGINNERS FROM
EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS AND THE LATTER FROM
RECOGNIZED MASTERS OF THEIR TRADE. SWISS
WATCHMAKERS ARE NO EXCEPTION.
OVER THE LAST FOUR CENTURIES THEY HAVE ELECTED
TO CALL “MASTERPIECES OF THE WATCHMAKER’S ART”
SIX SPECIFIC HOROLOGICAL CONSTRUCTIONS. ALL
NATURALLY DEMANDING EXCEPTIONAL SKILL, EACH
ADDITIONALLY REQUIRING SPECIALIST EXPERTISE THAT
IS EVER RARER TO COME BY.
SOME TIMEPIECES WERE THE BRAINCHILD OF A
SOLITARY HOROLOGICAL GENIUS, OTHERS RESULTED
FROM THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF COUNTLESS GIFTED
ARTISANS YET ALL REPRESENT THE PRIDE OF TRADI-
TIONAL WATCHMAKING AT ITS FINEST. IT WAS
BLANCPAIN WHO FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER WAS ABLE TO
PRESENT ALL SIX MASTERPIECES SIMULTANEOUSLY,
FITTED IN IDENTICAL WATCH CASES.
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THE ULTRA SLIM.
HOURS, MINUTES – THE DISCREET SLIMNESS ITS 3.25 MM-THICK HANDWINDING
MOVEMENT ALLOWS – THE QUINTESSENTIAL MECHANICAL WATCH.
0021-3427-55
THE MOON PHASE CALENDAR.
ALONG WITH THE TIME OF DAY, ITS SELFWINDING MOVEMENT DISPLAYS
THE DAY, DATE, MONTH AND PHASES OF THE MOON, AS PER WITH THE AGE-OLD
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASTRONOMY AND HOROLOGY.
6553-3427A-55 THE PERPETUAL CALENDAR.
ITS MOVEMENT’S SUBTLY INTRICATE MECHANISM HARBORS THE MEMORY OF
TIME TO COME, FOR THE PERPETUAL CALENDAR EASILY AND AUTOMATICALLY
ADJUSTS TO THE CALENDAR OF AN ENTIRE CENTURY, INCLUDING LEAP YEARS.
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THE SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH.
AN HOROLOGICAL MARVEL. ITS MOVEMENT INCLUDES A MECHANICAL CLUTCH-
AND- MEMORY DEVICE THAT ENABLES THE SPLIT-SECONDS HAND TO STOP WHILE
A GIVEN TIME IS RECORDED BEFORE FLYING BACK TO REJOIN ITS TWIN, THE
CHRONOGRAPH HAND.
1186-3427-55
THE TOURBILLON.
NOT ONLY DOES THIS MOST INGENIOUS OF INVENTIONS CANCEL WATCH-RATE
ERRORS CAUSED BY GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION, IT ACTUALLY HELPS TO PRESEVE
THE PRECISION OF A WATCH MOVEMENT.
0023-3427-55 THE MINUTE REPEATER.
STRIKING ON DEMAND HOURS AND QUARTER-HOURS AS WELL AS MINUTES,
THIS HOROLOGICAL DELIGHT DRAWS ON ANCIENT METAL ALLOYING SECRETS
AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ACOUSTICS TO CONVEY THE TIME OF DAY AND NIGHT
EVEN UNSEEN, EVEN UNTOUCHED.
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THE 1735.
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BLANCPAIN’S EXPERT WATCHMAKERS THEN DEVISED A
DAUNTING NEW CHALLENGE: MERGING THEIR SIX
EARLIER MASTERPIECES INTO A SINGLE CONSTRUCTION.
FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THE SECRET PLEASURE OF
OUTDOING THEMSELVES.
DESPITE COUNTLESS DOUBTS AND DEAD ENDS, TALENT
AND PERSEVERANCE ULTIMATELY GOT THEM THERE.
AFTER SIX YEARS, AGAINST ALL ODDS, FULFILLMENT
WAS AT FINALLY HAND.
IN HOMAGE TO THE YEAR OF FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE
OF BLANCPAIN, THEY CALLED THE NEW WATCH 1735.
ALMOST MAGICAL IN ITS INTRICACY, ITS MOVEMENT’S
ORIGINAL DESIGN COMPRISES AN IMPRESSIVE 740 PARTS
AND COMPONENTS.
A TRULY INSPIRED ACHIEVEMENT, THE BLANCPAIN 1735’S
HOROLOGICAL WIZARDRY PROVIDES A RARE AND
ALTOGETHER CONVINCING DEMONSTRATION THAT, AT
LEAST FOR THE BEST WATCHMAKERS, IMPOSSIBILITY
IS ONLY RELATIVE.
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CALIBRE 1735. 31.50 mm in diameter. 11 mm in thickness. 950 platinum rotor. Movement parts : 740. Beryllium alloy balance wheel. Vibrations per hour : 21,600. Adjusted in 5 positions. Jewels : 44.
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1735
1735, GRANDE COMPLICATION. Selfwinding. Caliber 1735. 80-hour power reserve. 950 platinum case. 42 mm in diameter. White dial. Croco leather strap.
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* This evening, time does not exist for me.
*
Azzedine Alaia. Couturier. Paris.
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Francis Ford Coppola. Movie Director.
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* Time is precious when you don’t have enough of it.
*
Vladimir Kramnik. Chess World champion.
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* In cities, time, the passage of the seasons, can no longer be perceived. I haven’t seen a swallow in Paris for twenty years.
*
Patrick Rambaud. Writer and Prix Goncourt Winner.
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COLLECTION LE BRASSUS.
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SITUATED AT THE HEART OF THE VALLÉE DE JOUX, IN THE
SWISS JURA HIGHLANDS, THE MODEST LOCALITY OF LE
BRASSUS IS IN ITS OWN WAY A CAPITAL. THAT OF
MECHANICAL WATCHMAKING AT ITS MOST ELABORATE,
NOT LEAST OF INTRICATE HOROLOGICAL MECHANISMS
CALLED “COMPLICATIONS”. IT IS HOME TO ANY NUMBER
OF WORKSHOPS, SOME HOUSED IN HISTORIC PREMISES.
ONLY IN A PLACE LIKE LE BRASSUS COULD BLANCPAIN
HAVE FOUND THE MEN AND THE MEANS TO BRING ABOUT
ITS RENEWAL, ROUSE ITS TRADITIONS AND GUARANTEE
ITS FUTURE.
AS IT WAS, BLANCPAIN WAS ABLE TO FIND A FARMHOUSE
NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM ITS ORIGINAL BIRTHPLACE
IN WHICH TO CONCEIVE AND BUILD, LARGELY BY HAND,
ITS MOST SOPHISTICATED DESIGNS, BEGINNING WITH
THE SIX MASTERPIECES AND THE 1735…
WITH THEIR DIAL’S PRONOUNCED “TECHNICAL” LOOK, LE
BRASSUS DESIGNS REFLECT THE COLLECTION’S ESSENTIAL
CHARACTER : INTRICATE, MULTIFUNCTION WATCHMAKING
IN THE GRANDEST HOROLOGICAL TRADITION – AN AREA
WHERE BLANCPAIN IS PERFECTLY AT HOME.
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4289Q-3442-55B 4289Q-3642-55B Limited to 50 pieces.
SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, TOURBILLON. PERPETUAL CALENDAR, TOURBILLON. Selfwinding. Caliber 56F9U. Selfwinding. Caliber 56F9U. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). 950 platinum case. Opaline dial. 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 42 mm in diameter. 42 mm in diameter.
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4289Q-4230M-55B
SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, TOURBILLON. Selfwinding. Caliber 56F9U. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). 950 platinum case, set with a row of diamonds. Black military dial. Croco leather strap. 42 mm in diameter.
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4286P-3642-55B 4286P-3442-55B Limited to 100 pieces.
SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES. PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES. Selfwinding. Caliber 56F9A. Selfwinding. Caliber 56F9A. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. 950 platinum case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 42 mm in diameter. 42 mm in diameter.
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4276-3642-55B
FULL CALENDAR, GMT, MOON PHASES. Selfwinding. Caliber 67A6. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 42 mm in diameter.
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4246F-3442-55B 4246F-3642-55B Limited to 100 pieces.
SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, POWER RESERVE, DATE CALENDAR. POWER RESERVE, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 40F6. Selfwinding. Caliber 40F6. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). 950 Platinum case. Opaline dial. 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 42 mm in diameter. 42 mm in diameter.
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4223F-3442-55B Limited to 50 pieces.
SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, TOURBILLON. Selfwinding. Caliber 23F9A. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). 950 platinum case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 42 mm in diameter.
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COLLECTION VILLERET.
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NESTLED NOT FAR FROM BIENNE IN THE ROLLING JURA
UPLANDS, THE THEN-TINY HAMLET OF VILLERET NEARLY
THREE CENTURIES AGO SAW THE BIRTH OF AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DISTINGUISHED HOROLOGICAL
DYNASTY AND, LATER, WATCH BRAND, CALLED
BLANCPAIN.
IT WAS IN A SOLID VILLERET FARMHOUSE THAT ONE
DAY IN 1735 JEAN-JACQUES BLANCPAIN LAID THE
FOUNDATIONS OF THE BLANCPAIN COMPANY AS
IT EXISTS TODAY. AT THAT TIME, WATCHMAKING
WAS STILL ESSENTIALLY A COTTAGE INDUSTRY,
LARGELY PRACTICED DURING THE LONG WINTER
MONTHS. EARLY WATCHMAKERS STEADILY GRADUATED
FROM SIMPLE REPETITIVE TASKS TO THE PRODUCTION OF
MORE ELABORATE PARTS – SOMETIMES PROFITABLY
ENOUGH TO FINANCE NEW VENTURES.
THE COLLECTION THAT BEARS THE NAME OF
BLANCPAIN’S BIRTHPLACE NATURALLY TYPIFIES ITS
ROOTS, ITS EARLIEST DESIGN CHOICES. CRISP,
CLEAN LINES, TRIM DIAL FACES AND SLEEKLY STYLED
CASE PROFILES COMPOSE STUDIES IN SIMPLICITY AND
ESSENTIAL REFINEMENT.
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6223-3642-55 6223-1542-55
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie 2004 de la Ville de Genève
ULTRA-SLIM, SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. ULTRA-SLIM, SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 1150. Selfwinding. Caliber 1150. 100-hour power reserve. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. 18K white gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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4053-3642-55
ULTRA-SLIM. Selfwinding. Caliber 1153. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 40 mm in diameter.
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4040-1542-55 4063-1542-55
ULTRA-SLIM, POWER RESERVE. ULTRA-SLIM, 30 SECONDS RETROGRADE. Selfwinding. Caliber 4053. Selfwinding. Caliber 7663. 100-hour power reserve. 72-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K white gold case. Opaline dial. 18K white gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 40 mm in diameter. 40 mm in diameter.
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4082-3642-55
CHRONOGRAPH. Selfwinding. Caliber 1188. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 40 mm in diameter.
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4063-1460-55 4063-1560-55
ULTRA-SLIM, 30 SECONDS RETROGRADE. ULTRA-SLIM, 30 SECONDS RETROGRADE. Selfwinding. Caliber 7663. Selfwinding. Caliber 7663. 65-hour power reserve. 65-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K yellow gold case. 18K white gold case. Diamond-set mother-of-pearl dial. Diamond-set mother-of-pearl dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 40 mm in diameter. 40 mm in diameter.
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4063-1961-55
ULTRA-SLIM, 30 SECONDS RETROGRADE. Selfwinding. Caliber 7663. 65-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K white gold case set with a row of diamonds. Mother-of-pearl dial, diamond hour markers. Croco leather strap. 40 mm in diameter.
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6102-3642-55 6102-2987-55
ULTRA-SLIM, SECONDS HAND. ULTRA-SLIM, SECONDS HAND. Selfwinding. Caliber 953. Selfwinding. Caliber 953. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. 18K red gold case, set with a row of diamonds. Croco leather strap. Opaline dial, diamond hour markers. 29 mm in diameter. Croco leather strap. 29 mm in diameter.
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6102-4628-95
ULTRA-SLIM, SECONDS HAND. 5 interchangeable straps. Selfwinding. Caliber 953. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K white gold case, set with a row of diamonds. White dial, diamond hour markers. 29 mm in diameter.
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6185-1127-55 6185-3642-55
MONOPOUSSOIR CHRONOGRAPH (SINGLE PUSH-PIECE), MONOPOUSSOIR CHRONOGRAPH (SINGLE PUSH-PIECE), SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber M185. Selfwinding. Caliber M185. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Steel case. White dial. 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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6185-1546-55
), MONOPOUSSOIR CHRONOGRAPH (SINGLE PUSH-PIECE), SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber M185. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K white gold case. Havana brown dial. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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6263-1127-55 6263-3642-55
FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. 100-hour power reserve. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Steel case. White dial. 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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6263-1546-55
FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K white gold case. Havana brown dial. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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6035-3642-55B 6025-3642-55B
MINUTE REPEATER, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. TOURBILLON, POWER RESERVE, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 35. Selfwinding. Caliber 25. 40-hour power reserve. 1-week power reserve. 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Croco leather strap. 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. 38 mm in diameter. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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6260-1542-55
R. TIME ZONE, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 5L60. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K white gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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6850-1542-55 6885-1540-55 6885-3642-55
ULTRA-SLIM, SECONDS HAND, CHRONOGRAPH, SECONDS HAND, CHRONOGRAPH, SECONDS HAND, TWIN-APERTURE DATE CALENDAR. TWIN-APERTURE DATE CALENDAR. TWIN-APERTURE DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 6850. Selfwinding. Caliber 6885. Selfwinding. Caliber 6885. 100-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). 18K white gold case. Opaline dial. 18K white gold case. Blue dial. 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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6056-3642-55
PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES. Selfwinding. Caliber 5653. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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COLLECTION LÉMAN.
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HAVING LOCATED SOME OF ITS WORKSHOPS IN
PAUDEX, ON THE SHORES OF LAKE LÉMAN, BLANCPAIN
FOUND IT FITTING TO NAME ONE OF ITS COLLECTIONS
AFTER WESTERN EUROPE’S LARGEST FRESHWATER
BODY. CLEARLY CONTEMPORARY IN STYLE AND SPIRIT,
LÉMAN DESIGNS SUGGEST THE CHALLENGES OF TRAVEL
AND THE PLEASURES OF LIFE ON THE MOVE.
DISPLAYING NOT ONE BUT TWO TIMEZONES, FOR
INSTANCE, PERHAPS A FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH,
A DATE CALENDAR OR A TOURBILLON, SOMETIMES
SIMPLY BUT SPLENDIDLY ULTRA-SLIM, TIMEPIECES
LIKE THESE SUGGEST WIDE OPEN SPACES AND
FARAWAY PLACES.
WITH THEIR SCREW-LOCKED CASE BACK AND PUSHPIECES
PROVIDING DEPENDABLE WATER-RESISTANCE UP TO
300 M (985 FEET), THEIR STURDY CONSTRUCTION AND
RELAXED GOOD LOOKS MAKE LÉMAN WATCHES PERFECT
COMPANION PIECES FOR THE CEASELESS DRIVE AND
MOBILITY OF THE WOMEN AND MEN OF TODAY.
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2100-1127-53 2185-1127-53 2585-1127-53
ULTRA-SLIM, SECONDS HAND, CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL FOR THE SEC- CHRONOGRAPH, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, DATE CALENDAR. ONDS, DATE CALENDAR. MOON PHASES. Selfwinding. Caliber 1151. Selfwinding. Caliber 1185. Selfwinding. Caliber 5585. 100-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Steel case. White dial. Steel case. White dial. Steel case. White dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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2763-1542-53
R, FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). 18K white gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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2850-1130-53 2850-1127-53 2850A-3630-64B Limited to 333 Pieces.
GRANDE DATE, SECONDS HAND. GRANDE DATE, SECONDS HAND. GRANDE DATE, SECONDS HAND. Selfwinding. Caliber 6950. Selfwinding. Caliber 6950. Selfwinding. Caliber 6950. 70-hour power reserve. 70-hour power reserve. 70-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Steel case. Black dial. Steel case. White dial. 18K red gold brushed case. Black dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. Natural rubber strap. 40 mm in diameter. 40 mm in diameter. 40 mm in diameter.
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2041-3642M-53B
REVEIL GMT, ALARM POWER RESERVE INDICATOR, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 1241. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant 100 m (330 feet). 18K red gold case. Opaline dial. Croco leather strap. 40 mm in diameter.
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2625-3618-53 2125-3618-53
TOURBILLON, POWER RESERVE, TOURBILLON, POWER RESERVE, PERPETUAL CALENDAR. DATECALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 5625. Selfwinding. Caliber 25. 1-week power reserve. 1-week power reserve. Water-resistant to 50 m (165 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). 18K red gold case. White dial. 18K red gold case. White dial. Croco leather strap. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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2125-1527-53
TOURBILLON, POWER RESERVE, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 25. 1-week power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). 18K white gold case. White dial. Croco leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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2360-3691-55 2360-1191-55 2360-2991-55
FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. 100-hour power reserve. 100-hour power reserve. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K red gold case. Steel case. 18K red gold case set with a row of diamonds. Mother-of-pearl dial, diamond hour markers. Mother-of-pearl dial, diamond hour markers. Mother-of-pearl dial, diamond hour markers. Croco leather strap. 34 mm in diameter. Croco leather strap. 34 mm in diameter. Croco leather strap. 34 mm in diameter.
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2360-4691-71
FULL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS. Selfwinding. Caliber 6763. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). ds. Steel case set with a row of diamonds. rs. Mother-of-pearl dial, diamond hour markers. Steel bracelet. 34 mm in diameter.
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2385F-4682B-71 2385F-462GC-71 2385F-4630-71
FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Steel case set with a row of diamonds. Steel case set with a row of diamonds. Steel case set with a row of diamonds. White dial. Steel bracelet. Light grey dial. Steel bracelet. Black dial. Steel bracelet. 34 mm in diameter. 34 mm in diameter. 34 mm in diameter.
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Grand Prix d’Horlogerie 2002 de la Ville de Genève.
2385F-192GC-52
FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). 18K white gold case set with a row of diamonds. Light grey dial. Satin strap. 34 mm in diameter.
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2100-1130A-64B 2182F-1130A-64B 2185F-1230-64B Limited Series.
ULTRA-SLIM AQUALUNG, FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. AQUALUNG, DATE CALENDAR. FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 1151. Selfwinding. Caliber F182. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. 100-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Brushed steel case. Black military dial. Brushed steel case. Black dial. Titanium case. Black military dial. Natural rubber strap. Natural rubber strap. Natural rubber strap. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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2086F-1130M-53B
SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber F186. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Steel case. Black military dial. Croco leather strap. 40 mm in diameter.
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2160-1130M-712185F-1130-71 2585F-1130-71
TIME ZONE, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, SUBDIAL FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, PERPETUAL DATE CALENDAR. FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. CALENDAR, MOON PHASES. Selfwinding. Caliber 5L60. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. Selfwinding. Caliber F585. 100-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). Water-resistant to 80 m (100 feet). Steel case. Black military dial. Steel case. Black military dial. Steel case. Black military dial. Steel bracelet. Steel bracelet. Steel bracelet. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter. 38 mm in diameter.
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2189F-3430-63
SPLIT-SECONDS FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH, TOURBILLON. Selfwinding. Caliber 23F9A. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 100 m (330 feet). 950 platinum case. Black military dial. Veal leather strap. 38 mm in diameter.
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SPECIALITIES.
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CONCEIVED BY INVENTIVE MINDS AND BUILT BY
EXPERIENCED WATCHMAKERS, SOME BLANCPAIN
DESIGNS DISPLAY EXCEPTIONAL PERSONALITY. MORE
THAN ENOUGH TO FORM A COLLECTION ALL BY
THEMSELVES. AND THE PERFECT MATCH FOR MEN AND
WOMEN OF EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER.
LADYBIRD. AT ITS LAUNCH IN 1956 WITH THE WORLD’S
SMALLEST ROUND MOVEMENT, THE LADYBIRD CAUSED
QUITE A STIR. BLANCPAIN HAS NOW REFITTED IT WITH
AN EVEN THINNER HANDWOUND MOVEMENT OR THE
WORLD’S MOST COMPACT SELFWINDING DESIGN, BOTH
OFFERING OVER FORTY HOURS’ RESERVE POWER.
THE TRILOGY: SEA, LAND, AIR. CHALLENGING THE
ELEMENTS AND INCORPORATING HIGH-PERFORMANCE
MATERIALS – TWO INNOVATIVE TRENDS INCREASINGLY
PRESENT IN ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY WATCH DESIGN.
A CASE IS POINT IS THE BLANCPAIN TRILOGY. DESIGNED
FOR SUPERIOR SERVICE UNDER WATER, IN THE AIR AND
ON LAND, FIFTY FATHOMS, AIR COMMAND AND GMT
COMBINE TO PERFECTION STAINLESS STEEL AND THE
FINEST RUBBER.
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0062-312GC-52 0062-312RO-52 0062-192GC-52
LADYBIRD, ULTRA-SLIM. LADYBIRD, ULTRA-SLIM. LADYBIRD, ULTRA-SLIM. Selfwinding. Caliber 6.15. Selfwinding. Caliber 6.15. Selfwinding. Caliber 6.15. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K pink gold case set with a 18K pink gold case set with a 18K white gold case set with a row of diamonds. row of diamonds. row of diamonds. Light grey dial, diamond hour markers. Pink dial, diamond hour markers. Light grey dial, diamond hour markers. Satin strap. 22 mm in diameter. Satin strap. 22 mm in diameter. Satin strap. 22 mm in diameter.
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0062-1997-35
LADYBIRD, ULTRA-SLIM. Selfwinding. Caliber 6.15. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 30 m (100 feet). 18K white gold case set with a row of diamonds. Pink mother-of-pearl dial, ruby and diamond hour markers. 18K white gold bracelet. 22 mm in diameter.
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* Longing to tame Time, I plunged into the sea, womb of all Times…
*
Robert «Bob» Maloubier. The founder of the “Nageurs de Combat”.
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2250-6530-66 2285F-6530-66 2200-6530-66
GMT, SECONDS HAND, AIR COMMAND, FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, FIFTY FATHOMS, SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 5A50. DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 1151. 100-hour power reserve. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 300 m (985 feet). 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 300 m (985 feet). Steel and natural rubber case. Water-resistant to 200 m (655 feet). Steel and natural rubber case. Black military dial. Steel and natural rubber case. Black military dial. Steel and natural rubber strap. Black military dial. Steel and natural rubber strap. 40 mm in diameter. Steel and natural rubber strap. 40 mm in diameter. 40 mm in diameter.
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2285F-1130-64B 2285F-1130-71 2200-1130-64B
AIR COMMAND, FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, AIR COMMAND, FLY BACK CHRONOGRAPH, FIFTY FATHOMS, SECONDS HAND, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, SUBDIAL FOR THE SECONDS, DATECALENDAR. DATE CALENDAR. DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 1151. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. Selfwinding. Caliber F185. 100-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. 40-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 300 m (985 feet). Water-resistant to 200 m (655 feet). Water-resistant to 200 m (655 feet). Steel case. Black military dial. Steel case. Black military dial. Steel case. Black military dial. Natural rubber strap. Natural rubber strap. 40 mm in diameter. Steel strap. 40 mm in diameter. 40 mm in diameter.
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2200-1130-71
FIFTY FATHOMS, SECONDS HAND, DATE CALENDAR. Selfwinding. Caliber 1151. 100-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 300 m (985 feet). Steel case. Black military dial. Steel bracelet. 40 mm in diameter.
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Most models displayed are available in different variations. We reserve the right to modify models and technical characteristics. Any reproduction, in full or in part, from the catalog or the internet is forbidden. Blancpain S.A., Chemin de l’Etang 6, CH-1094 Paudex, Switzerland. ©2004 Blancpain S.A. Printed in Switzerland.
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