Refined aesthetics and technical sophistication are combined in perfect balance in the new Blancpain Villeret GMT Date featuring a second timezone with date complication. The new Blancpain Villeret GMT Datel in stainless steel has a price of Euro 11,370 with alligator leather strap (ref. 6662-1127-55) or Euro 13,600 in steel with steel bracelet (ref. 6662-1127-MMB). Prices of the rose gold model are Euro 18,970 with strap (ref. 6662-3642-55B) and Euro 38,760 with gold bracelet (ref. 6662-1127-MMB).
Taking its name from the village where Jehan-Jacques Blancpain was born in 1693, the Villeret collection is a symbol of traditional watchmaking and timeless elegance perfectly adapted to our times.
Refined aesthetics and technical sophistication are always combined in perfect balance. This is also the case of the new Blancpain Villeret GMT Date featuring a second timezone with date complication.
Framed by a 40 mm double-stepped case available in 18K red gold or steel, the dial of this model is an example of clarity and grace. The GMT complication enables the simultaneous indication of two timezones offering an extremely easy-to-read layout.
Local time – to which the date is linked – appears in the foreground thanks to a raised chapter ring composed of the traditional applied Roman numerals so characteristic of the Villeret models.
The reference time is indicated using a 24-hour scale. Separate hands indicate the two timezones. They are shaped like cut-out sage leaves for local hours and minutes, while the hand pointing to the second timezone is tipped with a red triangle.
The large seconds hand is embellished by a counterweight adorned with the initials JB in homage to the founder of the Maison, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain.
GMT correction, date adjustment and time-setting are handled via the crown.
Comprised of 238 components and beating at a frequency of 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour), the 5A50 self-winding movement is entirely designed and produced in the Manufacture’s workshops. This mechanism is endowed with the brand’s latest technical developments, including a silicon hairspring, and offers more than four days of power reserve (100 hours).
Revealed by the transparent sapphire crystal caseback, the movement is beautifully finished with Côtes de Genève motif on the bridges and a honeycomb pattern decorating the gold oscillating weight.
A model of rare beauty, the new Blancpain Villeret GMT Datel in stainless steel has a price of Euro 11,370 / US$ 12,000 with alligator leather strap (ref. 6662-1127-55) or Euro 13,600 / US$ 14,300 in steel with steel bracelet (ref. 6662-1127-MMB). Prices of the rose gold model are Euro 18,970 / US$ 20,000 with strap (ref. 6662-3642-55B) and Euro 38,760 / US$ 40,800 with gold bracelet (ref. 6662-1127-MMB). blancpain.com
Suggested reading:
- Blancpain, the history of the oldest watch brand
Refined aesthetics and technical sophistication are always combined in perfect balance. This is also the case of the new Blancpain Villeret GMT Date featuring a second timezone with date complication.
Framed by a 40 mm double-stepped case available in 18K red gold or steel, the dial of this model is an example of clarity and grace. The GMT complication enables the simultaneous indication of two timezones offering an extremely easy-to-read layout.
Local time – to which the date is linked – appears in the foreground thanks to a raised chapter ring composed of the traditional applied Roman numerals so characteristic of the Villeret models.
The reference time is indicated using a 24-hour scale. Separate hands indicate the two timezones. They are shaped like cut-out sage leaves for local hours and minutes, while the hand pointing to the second timezone is tipped with a red triangle.
The large seconds hand is embellished by a counterweight adorned with the initials JB in homage to the founder of the Maison, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain.
GMT correction, date adjustment and time-setting are handled via the crown.
Comprised of 238 components and beating at a frequency of 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour), the 5A50 self-winding movement is entirely designed and produced in the Manufacture’s workshops. This mechanism is endowed with the brand’s latest technical developments, including a silicon hairspring, and offers more than four days of power reserve (100 hours).
Suggested reading:
- Blancpain, the history of the oldest watch brand
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