Sponsored PostOn May 5, 2016, CH Premier and Blancpain will be hosting an evening cocktail reception and speaking engagement with Blancpain US Brand President, David Gely, where he will speak about the brands longstanding connection to the underwater world and its commitment to preserving and protecting the worl [...]

In a reinterpretation of their famous diving line, we see the?Blancpain?Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in gray plasma ceramic for Baselworld 2016.?Blancpain has created various iterations of this iconic watch in the past, and this vintage-inspired piece is another hit youll likely admire.The ceramic dial is a gorgeous, [...]

For Baselworld 2016, Blancpain?is introducing a stainless steel version of their?Villeret Quantieme Annuel GMT watch,?providing a cleaner and more contemporary look. When Ive looked at this watch in passing as someone rather fond of GMT complications, it took me some time to figure out why the?Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Annuel GMT jus [...]

Having a well-established brand in the world of watchmaking is often enough to shift new products. When that brand is primarily associated with an iconic model referenced by said new products, you can all but bank on a favourable reception. 2015 sees the release of the Blancpain Bathyscaphe in ceramic. This material update brings the Blancpai [...]

I have a soft spot for meticulously hand-engraved watch dials. For me, it is the epitome of being able to wear traditional hand-made art on your wrist. Of course, it is true that watch movements when produced properly are highly artistic, but I am talking about more traditional representative art which is meant to depict the real (a [...]

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 [...]

For 2014, Blancpain released an interesting new tourbillon piece, known as the Villeret Tourbillon Volant Une Minute 12 Jours timepiece, which I now present to you hands-on here. This is also a good time to mention that at the outset of Baselworld 2014, the team more-or-le [...]

The reason why the Blancpain Villeret Pulsometer Flyback Chronograph watch is worth knowing more about is because it is the first attempt by Blancpain to incorporate their new high-beat mechanical chronograph movement into a dress watch. This is an opportunity for movement lovers to enjoy Blancpains answer to Zen [...]

If your heart has a desire for a watch that combines a very fine and new in-house Blancpain chronograph movement with their Villeret-style case, then this new Blancpain Villeret Pulosmeter Flyback Chronograph timepiece might be for you. Among Blancpains many watches, the company states that the Villeret is its most classic collectio [...]

We continue to believe that with enough attention, Blancpain will truly make something out of the L-Evolution timepiece collection. Intended to connect to the world of high-end auto racing, the L-Evolution family of watches continues to receive refinement, and the Blancpain L-Evoluti [...]

For 2014, Blancpain introduced a brand new perpetual calendar watch with the Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Perpetual 8 Jours timepiece, and if youll pardon my language, it is pretty baller. How is a classy, high-end luxury watch with an elegant face something I would refer to as being a glitzy status watch, you ask? Well, [...]

I am sitting inside the cockpit of a Lamborghini Aventador and I am suddenly remembering a Countach poster I had on the wall as a kid. Most of my friends had some type of relationship with the Italian spaceship on wheels that helped define an era of automotive lust in the 1980s. It was silly [...]

Last year we were thrilled by the introduction of Blancpains vintage-inspired Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe dive watch so when I heard that they had released a chronograph version I was both excited and a little worried. As Blancpain nailed the balance and proportions of the Bathyscaphe three-han [...]

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is an iconic watch. Dont believe me? Well, do a little research on Google and you should quickly find three key attributes justifying the icon status: 1) its one of the original dive watches that one could take 100s of meters under water without fear of damage; 2) its the first wa [...]

Lets be honest, dive watches are primarily used these days as de-facto sports tool watches and increasingly for all types of situations where a formal dressing attire is not required. However, when getting a dive watch, what if you could get one that not only looks great in casual and semi-formal settings but also [...]

As a pre-Baselworld 2014 announcement Blancpain will release a lovely new dress watch simply called the Villeret that we feel fits into that rare category of a daily-wear formal timepiece. Watches that work as regular daily wear watches must successfully combine versatile style, convenience, comfort, and of course utility. Most of these timepieces [...]

Years ago when I first got into timepieces I stumbled upon a previous generation Blancpain Fifty Fathoms watch and fell in love it with. It remained an idle love for quite a while and eventually Blancpain decided to release a brand new version of its base Fifty Fathoms Automatique which has remained the cornerstone of its sporty dive watch collect [...]

There is something to be said for being the first to start it all.When you think of luxury diving watches, other brands might compete for attention, but the mere mention of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is enough to end all discussion on which is the most important diving watch in history. Which other watch can claim to have l [...]

Being the brand of the carrousel, Blancpains use of this close cousin to the tourbillon must someday find its way into anything they produce. Then again, they did recently produce the Carrousel Tourbillon watch ( hands-on) that featured both complications in order to help distinguish them. Now, with the new Blancpain Carrousel [...]

The Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel presented at Baselworld 2013 showcases the difference between the well-known (among watch people) tourbillon and its lesser-known cousin, the carrousel. Each uses very similar methods for attempting to compensate for gravity in a balance wheel. Just a smidgen of background. Blancpain used to produce to [...]