Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms Surfaces in Titanium
Upon its release in 1953, Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms, the first modern diver’s watch, immediately appealed to professional divers and soon thereafter to their civilian counterparts. It has…
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@Blancpain1735 – Blancpain Ocean Commitment Exhibition at Zurich (ZRH) Airport
When recently passing through the airport of Zürich (ZRH) I discovered the Blancpain Ocean Commitment Exhibition. Lucky me – my flight had some delay so I could take…
28 live taken pictures of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph “Blancpain Ocean Commitment II”
The chronograph´s case is made out of blue ceramic, a colour that appears in many facets depending on the light that falls on it. My pictures…
Talking Business and Watches with Marc Hayek
I met the CEO of Blancpain, Breguet and Jaquet Droz and member of the Executive Group Management Board of Swatch Group today. Listen to what we talked about…
Video Blancpain: Assembly of the Blancpain Carrousel Minute Repeater
Jeff Kingston visits Blancpain watches in Le Brassus. Expand your knowledge about watchmaking and Blancpain watches.
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Blancpain Ocean Commitment II
That seems to be the watch with the longest name so far. To make the story short: Blancpain is proud to be able to present an entirely…
Blancpain: Particularities of Blancpain’s tourbillon
Blancpain is the oldest watch brand of the world and seated in Le Brassus, Switzerland. When it constructed its first tourbillon decided to take some risks…
WatchTime New York will open its doors in two days. Don´t miss America´s Largest Luxury Watch Event!
WatchTime New York, now in its second year, is taking place in New York City in Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 14th and 15th. 20 watch brands…
Blancpain: How a tourbillon works
Blancpain is the oldest watch brand of the world and famous for its tourbillon. There is a core idea behind Blancpain’s tourbillon that lay behind the…
Blancpain: How Blancpain’s carrousel was found
Blancpain is unique in the world of watchmaking as it is the only house which has mastered the art of placing a carrousel in a wristwatch.
Blancpain: Do you know the difference between a tourbillon and a carrousel?
Blancpain is unique in the world of watchmaking as it is the only manufacture which has mastered the art of placing a carrousel in a wristwatch.
Baselworld 2016: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe – a personal declaration of love.
I fell in love with this blue Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe. As one picture never could illustrate its real beauty, I took a bunch of pictures in different settings…
Blancpain: Assembly of the tourbillon into a wristwatch
Gain exclusive insights into the Blancpain manufacture with Jeff Kingston: In this video a watch-maker takes the tourbillon components itself and brought to running order. As…
Baselworld 2016: Interview with Marc Hayek, responsible for the top luxury brands of the Swatch Group
Blancpain, Breguet, Harry Winston and Jaquet Droz… The top luxury brands of Swatch Group will continue to grow also in 2016.
Baselworld 2016: Blancpain Villeret Quantième Annuel GMT and Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
The Villeret Quantième Annuel GMT is now offered in a steel case and the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in a satin-brushed grey ceramic case … Click on “read more” to discover…
A new sales promotion concept? Swatch Group and Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne to collaborate.
The Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne ranks among the most beautiful places to be in Switzerland. Prominent guests from business, politics and show business go to the…
Blancpain: What is the difference between a tourbillon and a carrousel?
Blancpain is unique in the world of watchmaking as it is the only house which has mastered the art of placing a carrousel in a wristwatch….
Sun & Fun & Watersport … Eight new timepieces you might want to wear this summer…
Alpina, Blancpain, Breitling, Longines, Omega, Oris, Rolex and Tudor, they are all brand new and they are here to conquer the very limited and therefore precious…
Swatch Group Annual Results Press Conference 2014 – Listen to CEO Nick Hayek and see pictures of his presentations.
Today Swiss Timing, the Swatch Group‘s expert in timekeeping, hosted the Annual Results Press Conference. This is a summary highlighting some of the explanations given by the CEO.
Avant première: Blancpain will launch this new corporate film at the end of the year. Why waiting, if you can see it already today?
Click on “read more” to see a 6:03 minutes journey into the past and the present, tracing nearly 280 years of history of Blancpain through key…
EXCLUSIVE: An inside view of the ETA high-tech Swatch Sistem51 production in Boncourt in the Swiss Jura
Yesterday I had the opportunity to see the newest high-tech ETA plant that produces the Swatch Sistem51. Click on “read more” to get my exclusive story…
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai has developed to become a cultural institution. The flagship project is a one of a kind worldwide…
After Swatch Group bought the building it was transformed into a luxury boutique hotel and into a place where artists are invited to stay and live…
Blancpain & the Blancpain Ocean Commitment. Discover a new limited chronograph, the new book “Fifty Fathoms The Dive and Watch History 1953-2013” and the brands commitment to preserve and protect the world’s oceans.
Blancpain has been a supporter of environmental initiatives to explore, preserve and protect the world’s oceans. The financial donations have come to be called the “Blancpain…
Blancpain Chronographe Pulsomètre
This is a contemporary doctor´s watch, simply a ticking beauty for the wrist and a must-have item for any passionate watch lover.
Ulysse Nardin again conducts pioneering work
With the Ulysse Anchor Escapement the still privately owned manufacturer Ulysse Nardin based in Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Swiss Jura again proves that there…
NATO straps now change from status junk to OEM. Discover some of the 2014 watches officially fitted with NATO straps and the interesting story behind
Have you also pimped up your new and old wristwatches with colourful NATO straps in the last years? I did and I will continue doing it…
Baselworld 2014: The Blancpain novelties
Blancpain showed me a new elegant and sporty Chronograph, a new Perpetual Calendar, a new Tourbillon and a new Carrousel watch.
Baselworld 2014: Interview with Marc Hayek, CEO Blancpain and Breguet
Marc Hayek is busy these days since he is responsible for the top luxury brands of the Swatch Group. He is now also involved at Harry Winston,…
Pre-Baselworld 2014: A new Villeret model by Blancpain.
The Blancpain Villeret 2014 is a self-winding three-hand watch with date display, featuring a remarkably understated Grand Feu enamel dial.
My Chinese contributor Logan sent me a report from the ‘Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair’ and ‘World Brand Piazza’ in HKCEC. Please have a look what was going on there…
This is another watch-insider.com exclusive. Don´t miss this insight-view of the ‘Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair’ and ‘World Brand Piazza’ in HKCEC. It´s more than you…