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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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CHINESE NEW YEAR 2018

Rare Breeds: Five Limited-Edition Timepieces Celebrating the Year of the Dog

February 16, 2018, marks the start of the Year of the Dog on the traditional Chinese calendar. As in past years, a handful of luxury watch companies are celebrating — and reaching out to affluent Asian collectors — with limited-edition timepieces prominently featuring this year's animal on their artistically ambitious dials. Here are five we discovered.

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Feb 7, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Adding Versatility in Size, Citizen Debuts 37mm Promaster

Citizen has mastered its creation of water-resistant timepieces in the decades since the debut of the Parawater in 1959, followed by the release of the Promaster collection in 1989. Gaining renown over the years, the Promaster collection is a flagship of Citizen’s dive models, balancing complex functionality with streamlined design. In its latest development of...

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Jun 5, 2023 by WatchTime

Wake-Up Time: 5 Luxury Watches With Mechanical Alarms

They're not as sexy as tourbillons or as complicated as perpetual calendars, but mechanical alarm watches possess one of the more useful complications for a weary traveler or an overworked executive. Here are five alarm watches worth noting, including Blancpain's Villeret Reveil GMT, Breguet's Marine Royale 5847 and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Master Memovox.

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Jan 9, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Live Photos: Highlights from Only Watch 2017

It’s about that time again. At 8:30 A.M. EST tomorrow morning, the Hôtel des Bergues in Geneva will be filled to capacity as Only Watch 2017 gets underway and enthusiasts from around the world bid to claim these one-of-a-kind timepieces. Of particular note this year: the Patek Philippe Ref. 5208T-010, which is the first of...

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Nov 10, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

7 Standout Dive Watches That Made a Splash at WatchTime New York 2017

If you missed last weekend’s WatchTime New York event, you missed an opportunity to get up close and hands-on with hundreds of new watches of various styles and types. Today, we take a look at the ever-popular divers’ watch category. Here are five that stood out at the show — all available at retail now....

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Oct 18, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Experience Haute Horlogerie

WatchTime Announces Second Readers’ Trip to Switzerland in 2018

In April 2017, 12 WatchTime readers from five countries traveled to Switzerland to visit eight watch brands —a trip that turned out to be a “lifetime experience” for some of the participants. The good news for watch lovers: We've already planned our next reader's trip to Switzerland, which will take place in April 2018.

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Sep 11, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Blancpain Villeret Day-Date Ref. 6652

Blancpain will once again be among the exhibiting watch brands at this year's WatchTime New York event, on October 14-14. Among its highlight timepieces for 2017 will be the new Ref. 6652 Villeret watch, the first in that collection with a day-and-date complication.

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Aug 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Here Are All 49 Unique Timepieces Up for Auction at Only Watch 2017

The seventh edition of the biennial Only Watch auction — a charity auction whose proceeds are devoted to the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — will be held November 11, 2017, at Christie’s in Geneva. As in previous years, a number of watch brands — from large luxury maisons to small, independent watchmakers — will donate...

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Jul 18, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

FATHER'S DAY COUNTDOWN

7 Vintage-Inspired and Retro-Look Watches from Baselworld 2017

This week, just in time for last-minute Father's Day gift ideas, we showcase notable watches in five categories that debuted at Baselworld 2017. Today, we look at seven new watches whose designs are inspired by historical and vintage models.

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Jun 12, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PHOTO GALLERY:

The Grand Tour: WatchTime Reader Trip 2017

Last April, 12 WatchTime readers from five countries traveled to Switzerland to visit eight watch brands —a trip that turned out to be a “lifetime experience” for some of the participants.

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Jun 6, 2017 by WatchTime

Military Time: 10 Watches With NATO Straps

WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz showcases 10 watches with NATO straps, from brands like Tudor, Blancpain, Omega, Hamilton, and others.

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May 26, 2017 by Alexander Linz

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

Three Questions for the Swatch Group’s Marc A. Hayek

“The smartwatch subject is an excuse,” claims Marc A. Hayek, head of the Swatch Group’s luxury brands Breguet, Blancpain and Jaquet Droz. In this brief interview with WatchTime’s Rüdiger Bucher, Hayek speaks on the watch industry’s future and his brands’ quests for luxury, desirability, and tradition. RB: Do you envision a change in buying behavior arising because of  younger clients...

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May 20, 2017 by Ruediger Bucher

WATCH TO WATCH

Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC

In the late 1950s, Blancpain introduced a new innovation that enabled its no-iconic Fifty Fathoms timepiece to meet the strict standards for U.S. military use. That feature — a circular water-tightness indicator on the dial — has been resurrected in the new Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC, the latest vintage-inspired take on the Fifty Fathoms.

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Apr 27, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2017:

If It’s Week 12, We Must be in Basel: Blancpain Resurrects the Least-Measured Unit of Time

Blancpain adds a trio of new timepieces to its elegant, historically inspired Villeret collection at this year's Baselworld, including a model that tracks not only the day and date, but the week of the year. Read on for more on the new Villeret watches.

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Mar 26, 2017 by Carol Besler

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: DOXA SUB 300 Professional 50th Anniversary Edition

Many watch brands are quick to describe new creations as “an icon revived,” or “a legend reborn.“ Sometimes these labels are both earned and legitimate, but in other cases, it’s more a marketing stunt to garner attention. The watch we’re covering this week — the Doxa SUB 300 Professional 50th Anniversary Edition— is most definitely in the former rather than the latter category.

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Feb 12, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

Be My Valentine:

Ticking Hearts: 3 Ladies’ Watches for Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day is dedicated to spending time with your loved one — and can also present an opportunity to share your passion for watches. Why not surprise your wife or girlfriend this year with a well-chosen timepiece? Here are three ladies' watches on the market now that allow you to express your affection better than the compulsory bouquet of red roses ever could.

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Feb 10, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

BASELWORLD 2017 PREVIEW:

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Debuts in 38-mm “Abyss Blue” Model

Blancpain introduced the modern-day version of its Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe watch in 2013, the original model's 60th anniversary year. At Baselworld 2017 in March, the collection adds a feminine, 38-mm version outfitted in "Abyss Blue," a color Blancpain says was inspired by the ocean's depths.

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Jan 31, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s January-February Issue is On Sale Now!

The January-February 2016 issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now, featuring tests of the Breitling Avenger Hurricane, Rolex Daytona, and Omega Ploprof; a retrospective of Blancpain's historical milestones, an in-depth look at Bulgari's inventive new world-time watch, and more.

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Jan 10, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

24 Ladies’ Watches From the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs

The holiday gift-giving season is over, and we stand on the cusp of a New Year. However, as we wrap up our series on notable timepieces from this year's Swiss watch fairs with an array of ladies' watches, in all price ranges, we remind one and all that Valentine's Day is not that far off. Scroll down to check out the selections.

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Dec 31, 2016 by Dara Hinshaw

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Dive Watches From the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs

As we approach the end of 2016 and prepare for a new year of watch introductions in 2017, we take a look back at some of the most notable timepieces launched at this year’s SIHH and Baselworld watch fairs, in several categories. As in past years, this year’s fair brought an abundance of interesting new dive watches from a...

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Dec 26, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Calendar Watches From the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs

As we approach the end of 2016 and prepare for a new year (and new watch introductions) in 2017, we take a look back at some of the most notable timepieces launched at this year's SIHH and Baselworld watch fairs, in several categories. First up, we showcase 10 watches with annual calendar and perpetual calendar functions.

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Dec 25, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
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