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    • Blancpain

    Blancpain was founded in 1735 and belongs to the Swatch Group (Breguet, Omega, Longines, Swatch). For many years during the 20th century Blancpain was out of business and did not sell any watches. In the 1980s Blancpain was revived and today enjoys considerable success among collectors.

    A somewhat famous marketing slogan is that Blancpain has never produced quartz watches and it never will. Every Blancpain timepiece (usually thirty to forty per day are being manufacture) is entirely made by one person, the so called watchmaker. The Blancpain 1735 watch is one of the most complicated watches ever made, its features include a tourbillon, minute repeater, perpetual calendar, split chrono – and together are the base for a grand complication. Blancpain watches are also popular with sports fans and divers.

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    When in Rome: Five Watches with Roman Numeral Dials

    Roman numerals are mostly reserved these days for movie sequels and Super Bowls, but they can still add a hint of elegant classicism to a watch dial, as in the five timepieces we showcase here. BLANCPAIN VILLERET ULTRAPLATE Blancpain’s Villeret series, named for the Swiss village where the manufacture was founded in 1735, is distinguished...

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    Jan 26, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

    Inspired by Ancestry: Exploring the Blancpain Villeret Collection

    Blancpain’s Villeret collection channels the haute horlogerie roots of the world’s oldest watchmaking brand and continues to innovate with an array of grand and practical complications. We explore the collection’s origins, as well as its historical and modern highlights, in this feature from the WatchTime archives. The author Thomas Wolfe is often credited with coining...

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    Jan 13, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

    Highlights from WatchTime’s January-February 2022 Issue, On Sale Now

    The January-February 2022 issue of WatchTime is available at retailers now. Among the highlights of the issue are our cover story, a hands-on review of the new Blancpain Air Command Flyback Chronograph in titanium; a comprehensive history of the dive watch and how it has evolved with the times; and in-depth tests of new models,...

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    Jan 11, 2022 by WatchTime

    2021, The Watch Year in Review: Seven Dynamic Dive Watches

    By almost any standard, the luxury watch world enjoyed a successful year in 2021 despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its worldwide economic consequences — with high-profile retailers reopening and expanding, new auction records set, some large-scale industry events (like our own WatchTime New York) returning, and of course, a host of...

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    Dec 27, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Ready for a Week and More: Blancpain Launches the Updated Fifty Fathoms Tourbillon 8 Jours

    Blancpain’s famed Fifty Fathoms collection is known today as one of the brand’s most utilitarian design families. However, in addition to the collection’s practical, dive-focused wearability, it’s also become a series known for its sense of refined luxury. At this past fall’s WatchTime New York event, for example, the brand showcased one of its more...

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    Dec 22, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    Small Seconds’ Big Moment: Five Watches with Independent Seconds Displays

    A watch’s seconds hand is most often staged in the center, playing third wheel to the hours and minutes. Here are a handful of watches in which the seconds display is decentralized and allowed to shine on its own. IWC PORTUGIESER AUTOMATIC Dating back to 1939 and a special timepiece produced specially for Portuguese clients,...

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    Dec 6, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Strength in Numbers: Five Watches with Big Date Displays

    Some watch connoisseurs find date displays of any kind on a watch dial distracting, unnecessary, and disruptive to a harmonious design. Others not only appreciate them, but also want them to be as legible and prominent as possible. For the latter group, we’ve assembled this list.

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    Nov 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Whirlwind Romance: The 220-Year History of the Tourbillon

    From its utilitarian roots in the 19th century, the tourbillon has evolved in the modern era to become the ultimate expression of watchmakers’ technical prowess and avant-garde creativity. We trace its fascinating two-century-plus evolution in this feature from the WatchTime archives. Throughout the centuries-long history of timekeeping, mechanisms originally developed for entirely practical purposes have...

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    Nov 28, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Black Friday Special: 26 Ladies’ Watches for the Holidays

    Women today have more options than ever when it comes to choosing their favorite watch. These new models designed for women have a sparkle and appeal all their own and are a perfect holiday gift. BELL & ROSSThe new Bell & Ross BR 05 Diamonds brings a shimmering look to the modern architectural lines of...

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    Nov 26, 2021 by Dara Hinshaw

    FEATURE

    Dive Watches in Depth: A Dive Watch FAQ

    "How water-resistant does it need to be?" "How does a depth gauge work?" We answer your FAQs about dive watches: learn about water resistance, diving bezels, depth gauges, and more in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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    Nov 11, 2021 by WatchTime

    Blancpain Air Command Titanium Brings the Vintage-Styled Pilot’s Watch to the Regular Collection

    Blancpain introduced the Air Command Flyback Chronograph, a well-received and somewhat unexpected revival of a rare, collectible pilots’ chronograph developed for the United States Air Force, in 2019 as a limited edition in steel. This year, following in the footsteps of its more well-known military-produced timepiece, the Fifty Fathoms divers’ watch, Blancpain brings the Air...

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    Nov 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    One of a Kind: Six Watches Made From Proprietary Gold Alloys

    What’s even more exclusive than yellow, white or rose gold? A gold alloy that’s only available from a single brand. Here are watches made of uniquegold alloys. Lime Gold (Montblanc)Montblanc relies on its own gold color, which has a green shimmer and is therefore named “Lime Gold.” It debuted this year in the 1858 Split...

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    Nov 6, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

    Mission Timers: Five Modern Watches with MIL-SPEC Origins

    Like Jeeps, GPS, and the Internet, some of today’s popular wristwatch models started out as military projects. Here are five modern timepieces whose ancestors were made-to-order for soldiers, sailors, and airmen.

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    Nov 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    WatchTime New York 2021 Revisited: Here Are 7 New Watches That Made Their U.S. Debut at the Event

    Since its debut, WatchTime New York has served as a major launch pad for watch brands looking to reach the collector community in the United States. As the country’s largest and most significant watch event, WTNY has long hosted a wide range of luxury watchmakers, several of them taking the opportunity over the years to...

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    Nov 3, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms in Rose Gold with Blue Ceramic Dial

    America’s premier watch collectors’ event, WatchTime New York, is now less than a week away from making its triumphant return to Gotham Hall after a year’s hiatus. Once again, we are delighted to welcome Blancpain, among the exhibiting watch brands, which will have among its highlight timepieces the rose-gold cased model of its Fifty Fathoms...

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    Oct 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    An Ocean of Blue: Seven Bucherer Blue Watches at the Bucherer 1888 Time Machine in NYC

    After many months of anticipation, the new Bucherer 1888 57th Street flagship store, formerly the Tourneau Time Machine, had its grand re-opening this fall after an extensive renovation and re-branding under the ownership of the Bucherer Group, which acquired Tourneau in 2018. Among the many exciting items the revamped store offers are the first-ever Bucherer...

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    Oct 8, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

    10 Highlights in the History of the Dive Watch

    In the beginning, dive watches were pure tools that helped keep divers on time and alive. Today they’re something else: fashion statements, conversation pieces, rugged companions for a trip to the beach or pool. Our Timeline: "Dive Watches Through the Decades," traces the history of the dive watch from its start in the 1920s, with the invention of the first truly water-resistant cases, to 2014.

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    Sep 2, 2021 by WatchTime

    Blancpain Revisits the No-Nukes ’60s with Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No-Rad Limited Edition

    Blancpain can boast a long history of providing divers’ watches for military units since its introduction of the original Fifty Fathoms in 1953. By the mid-1960s, Blancpain was producing a version of that seminal timepiece to the elite combat swimmers (“Kampfschwimmers”) of the German Navy, one notable for the use of a red-and-yellow “No Radiations”...

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    Mar 16, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Blancpain Releases Documentary Film on the History of the Fifty Fathoms

    Blancpain just announced the release of its full-length documentary film Fifty Fathoms – The history as told by the pioneers who created it. Narrated by American Emmy Award winning actor and author Peter Coyote, the film recounts the most important events in the creation and seven-decade evolution of the watch. First-hand interviews are conducted with...

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    Mar 15, 2021 by WatchTime

    FEATURE

    How Green is My Watch? How Watch Brands Are Embracing Sustainability

    Sustainability is the topic of the hour. But how committed is the watch industry to ethical and ecological responsibility? We explore several interesting solutions in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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    Jan 11, 2021 by Maria-Bettina Eich
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