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The Beauty of Blancpain Watches

Blancpain watches are not as talked about as other brands; their reputation and note-worthiness seems to lay within the minds and conversations of those that already know and admire the craftmanship that goes into each and every one of these luxury timepieces. Simply put, Blancpain is one of the most esteemed watch manufactures in the world. The company began making watches in 1735 and produces fewer than 10,000 a year. The Blancpain 1735 watch is one of the most complicated mechanical watches ever made, featuring no less than 745 components. Only one of these is produced every year.

In 1988, Blancpain became the first brand in the world to offer all six different masterpieces of watchmaking at the same time: the ultra-slim movement, the moon phase calendar, the perpetual calendar, the split-seconds chronograph, the Tourbillon and the minute repeater. Blancpain prides itself on the fact that it will never make a quartz watch. The complexity and beauty with which mechanical watches operate is the only way that a watch of this high quality and caliber should exist.

The CEO of Blancpain, Marc Hayek sums up what in his mind Blancpain watches are all about: “Blancpain has always been rather revolutionary… a little bit crazy, a bit of an adventurer. We have always tried to be different, to become more innovative, to try things that have not been tried or been achieved in the past. All Blancpain watches are works of excellence and decadence. Mens’ watches are made up of the following collections: Le Brassus, Leman, Villeret, Specialties and L-Evolution, of which two new versions were just added.

The L-Evolution collection has three recognizable design elements: a sporty 43.5mm case with double-stepped sides, oversized numerals, and multi-level skeletonized dials. So when launching a new watch within the L-Evolution collection, called the Moon Phase 8 Jours watch, the changes made were not huge. The 43.5mm case is newly designed and comes in 18K red gold or stainless steel. The watch face can be matched with either a strap or bracelet. The watch features the complete calendar with moon phase complication.

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