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The modern-day Watch blancpain endurance series Replica as we know it really began in the early ’80s after it was sold to Jacques Piguet and Jean-Claude Biver. One of the first watches that Biver developed was the complete calendar watch, which showed the day and month via two apertures at 12 o’clock, the date using a pointer, and a moon phase at 6 o’clock. It’s a classic arrangement and it proved to be very successful as it was reminiscent of vintage watches. Blancpain improved on its complete calendar watches by introducing the complete calendar GMT in 2002. This took the complete calendar watch and added a GMT function, making it more functional especially for the jet setter. Now, there’s a new complete calendar GMT watch and it’s called the Blancpain Villeret Quantième Complet GMT.

The Villeret Quantième Complet GMT is available in two versions. There’s a red gold version that comes with an opaline dial and a stainless steel version that comes with a white dial. The differences between the two are quite subtle. The red gold version has applied red gold Roman hour indices and red gold hour and minute hands, while the stainless steel version has applied white gold Roman hour indices and white gold hour and minute hands. Water resistance is 30m.

At 40mm wide and 11.8mm in height, the Blancpain villeret watch price Replica Villeret Quantième Complet GMT has classic and modest proportions. Owners can choose to pair their Villeret Quantième Complet GMT watches with either hand-stitched alligator straps or metal bracelets. One unique feature of the watch is the absence of any correctors on the case flanks. Usually, complete calendar watches rely on such correctors for adjustments of the calendar complications, but the Villeret Quantième Complet GMT instead has very discreet correctors that are located under the lugs. This enables it to have completely smooth case flanks.

The dial is classy and legible. At the center of the dial are the apertures that display the day and month. A red-tipped hand points to the GMT hours while a second blued serpentine-shaped hand points to the date. At 6 o’clock, you have a moon phase indicator. My single gripe with the watch is the hands. Based on the press images sent to us, the leaf-shaped hands seem to be a bit short.

In addition, the 913 has a glucydur balance wheel with golden micrometric regulating screws, which makes it flexible and also more shock-resistant than its predecessor. There is also a better winding system which uses a ball-bearing mounted rotor. The sapphire case back shows the rotor, which is red gold using a snailed bevel, polished chamfers and directly and circular C?tes de Genève patterns. The Caliber 913QL is fitted with a moon stage module, a wheel using 59 cogs covering two full 29.5-day lunar cycles. It has a 40-hour power reserve.At 29.2mm, the Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase is a tiny watch considering there’s a moon period plus a date and a seconds hand, a rare advantage in a small ladies’ automatic. It is proof of Blancpain’s devotion to producing size-appropriate high-grade calibers devoted to ladies’ watches in its own elite collections. The date is elegantly spaced out only inside the hour trail, signaled by a red-tipped pointer. The bezel is set with 48 diamonds and there are eight diamond indicators as well as four employed Roman numerals from the touch Villeret font. The dial is opaline and the strap is taupe-colored alligator. There are two references, one in 18k gold, priced at $19,900, and in steel at $16,600. Even as purveyors of possibly one of the world’s first truly purpose-built dive watches, there’s no denying it has been a very long time because Blancpain has even been remotely close to the tool watch realm it once initiated. That said it is still neat to see the brand revisit those days with a marked level of panache from the recently declared Tribute to Fifty Fathoms Mil-Spec — a watch that might cost $14,000, but it’s still every bit the capable instrument once depended upon by battle divers from the late fifties.

The movement within is the in-house self-winding Caliber 67A5. It consists of 286 components and is just 6mm thick. It has a 72-hour long power reserve and features a silicon balance spring. It also has a solid gold rotor and is visible through a sapphire display caseback, and as you would expect, it is handsomely decorated with the usual Côtes de Genève, polished screw heads, and beveled bridges.

Though the Villeret Quantième Complet GMT is not quite to my tastes, I can see it being an attractive option for well-heeled watch lovers seeking an elegant watch for travel. Pricing for the Blancpain Villeret Quantième Complet GMT hasn’t been shared just yet, but we’ll be sure to update you once we hear more from the brand. blancpain.com

Blancpain has released a brand new high-complication timepiece in its L-Evolution collection that I think finally answers the question of “what is the L-Evolution watch family all about?” For 2015, we have the Blancpain L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel whose in-house made caliber 2322V2 movement contains both a carrousel and tourbillon which are visible on the dial – something which Blancpain did in the past with a more conservative timepiece in 2013. Now, the same concept and a revised version of that movement exist in a modern-style ultra-watch that might finally point to where the exotic Blancpain L-Evolution watch collection is going.

The movement has some extra interesting elements which merit discussion. These include being produced from 367 components, using a silicon equilibrium spring (for accuracy) and employing Blancpain’s brilliant “under lug correctors.” Look carefully under the lugs and you’ll notice small pushers that you can operating with your palms. All these have a few added benefits. First is that the watch doesn’t need to rely on unsightly inset pushers on the face of the case. Second is that you don’t require a particular tool to be able to correct the GMT or calendar configurations. On most watches using in-set pushers, you want a stylus to run them – and if you use something metal, you risk scratching the watch. This is just one of the many small ergonomic marvels you see far too rarely in the sphere of high-end watches.As you can see, the comparative simplicity of this Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Annuel GMT watch hides a few appealing details once you take a closer look. That isn’t true with all Blancpain versions, but Blancpain is a brand which tends to be pretty bad at describing its own best virtues (therefore we strive our best to do it to get them when possible).

It all started years ago when Blancpain watches of switzerland Replica decided the tourbillon was becoming a bit too popular for its desired pedigree of exclusive timepieces. For a short period of time, Blancpain decided that “its own” tourbillon would actually be a similar concept known as a carrousel – which differs in construction but essentially does the same thing as a tourbillon. That is to create a spinning cage within which the oscillating balance wheel spins around. Visually impressive, the concept is based on a several hundred year old invention by Abraham-Louis Breguet meant to average out the negative pull of gravity on balance wheels in pocket watches.

Over the years, Blancpain seemed to vacillate between making tourbillon and carrousel watches, and in 2013, Blancpain released the Villeret Carrousel Tourbillon which simply contained both mechanisms in the same movement (hands-on here). To make a long story short, I don’t think that the carrousel beat the tourbillon as the preferred luxury complication of choice at Blancpain, but the brand continues to produce both – in limited numbers, at least when it comes to the carrousel. Movements such as the caliber 2322 are so interesting and collectible, in my opinion, because they act as a statement from the brand to a select number of dedicated movement lovers. I was actually quite surprised to see a revival of the 2322 movement in 2015 with the new and modern looking 2322V2.

From a functional perspective the Blancpain caliber 2322V2 is more or less the same as the existing 2322. What is different is the orientation on the dial, as well as the design of the bridges and the finishing which is much more modern compared to the classic looks of the 2322. The manually wound movement is comprised of 350 parts and has a power reserve of 168 hours. On the rear of the movement is a small hand which acts as a power reserve indicator, and on the dial, you have the time as well as the exposed tourbillon and carrousel mechanism.

The Blancpain watches ebay Replica caliber 2322V2 movement follows their evolving L-Evolution design codes which blend horological classicism with a very distinct, modern approach which is meant to be extremely masculine and a bit aggressive. To that end, the movement has dark matte gray anthracite coloring with a sort of rough texture mixed with shades of brushed steel. Legibility is really good, considering the totally skeletonized dial, and in my opinion, the entire concept looks cool. Further, I finally feel that Blancpain has hit a nice design groove with the L-Evolution collection which for years has seen a series of false starts and semi-refined designs.

What is the Blancpain watches usa Replica L-Evolution collection, anyways? No one at Blancpain has ever really explained it to me, per se, but for me, it is their Lamborghini car-inspired collection. Blancpain is not exactly the official timepiece maker of Lamborghini, but in a sense, they are by default. Blancpain sponsors the Lamborghini Super Trofeo racing series (hands-on experience here), and Lamborghini has more or less expressed to me that given Blancpain’s excellent and trusted partnership, they would not work with another watch brand. The Blancpain L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel watch is, in my opinion, the best designed Blancpain L-Evolution watch ever, and most closely follows the modern Lamborghini design codes seen in vehicles such as the Aventador.

First of all, many of the previous Blancpain villeret watch snob Replica L-Evolution watches have not been symmetrical, and finally with the ref. 92322-34B39-55B, Blancpain L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel watch for 2015, we have a cool and symmetrical case and dial approach. There is, of course, some asymmetry on the dial in regard to the orientation of the movement, but I think it looks cool. It adds just a bit of tension to the design which is part of its aggressive stance.

The Blancpain pocket watches Replica L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel case isn’t small, with a diameter of 47.4mm. However, the case is on the slimmer side, being just 11.66mm thick. Stick to driving with it, as it only has 30 meters of water resistance. Also note that this ref. 92322-34B39-55B is going to be rather heavy, since the debut of this L-Evolution case comes in entirely in platinum. That makes sense for a high-complication piece such as the Blancpain L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel, but I think that this case design will work well in titanium with more simple movements that don’t require $300,000-plus price tags. If all goes well, we can expect to see this “evolved” L-Evolution design in more watches, perhaps starting as soon at 2016 or even late 2015, should Blancpain decide to come out with mid-year new watch releases.

The Blancpain watches replica Replica L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel watch is not for everyone, and it certainly isn’t meant to be. I like that Blancpain continues to refine the collection but also retains a distinct sense of niche-appeal to the L-Evolution watch collection. The timepiece very much feels like a fancy toy for boys who like their cars, and that is exactly what Blancpain (along with so many other brands) is going for with the concept. The era of mainstream tourbillon watches is over (if there ever was one). The strategy for brands today is to hyper focus on specific niches of potential customers and create timepiece products created especially for them. These watches can appear odd or misguided until you realize that they are being produced for you – and then, you are hooked.

The Blancpain L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel reference 92322-34B39-55B in platinum will be limited to 50 pieces with a price of $373,130. blancpain.com

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