Blancpain ads Grande Date to the Villeret collection
At the 2015 Baselworld, Blancpain will introduce the latest model of its classic Villeret collection with a grande date complication. As opposed to a regular date complication, where there is only one window to display the disc with the date,
GPHG 2014: winners, losers and absentees
On October 31st, while in many parts of the world, kids were busy dressing up for Halloween, in Geneva the cream of watchmaking was dolling up for the big night at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). After a long
Our selections for the 2014 GPHG awards
At the end of this month, the winners of the 2014 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) will be announced during a red-carpet event at Geneva’s Grand Théâtre. When it comes to this kind of competitions, it is way more
Pre-Basel 2014 — New Blancpain Villeret model with Grand Feu enamel dial
Jehan-Jaques Blancpain started making watches in 1735, in Villeret, a municipality of the Bernese Jura. Hence the name of a collection of timepieces, all anchored in a long tradition. At this year's Baselworld, Blancpain will present a new self-winding, three-hand
If you could marry a watch…
If you could only wear one timepiece, which piece would you choose? We all love this debate. It's no secret that I am a Panerai guy and in an earlier blog, I listed my ultimate fantasy piece as the PAM00422 and/or