“The Great Wave”, Blancpain’s 2016 Métier’s d’Art creation, is an artistic timepiece that is inspired by the motion of the sea, and that obviously refers to the waves. In fact, it is inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the famous woodblock print created by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760 to 1849). He created the famous The Great Wave or … More
In Blancpain’s 2016 Métier’s d’Art creation, “The Great Wave”, the artwork on the dial is inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the famous woodblock print created by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760 to 1849), For the movement, Blancpain has modified its 8-day manual-winding Calibre 13R0 into what is now known as the Calibre 13R3A. The 8-day power reserve has … More
Three hearts framed by an embroidery-like border adorn the white mother-of-pearl dial on Blancpain’s ultra-slim Saint Valentin 2014 timepiece: two hearts are engraved while the third heart in red is printed (transferred). This special Valentine’s Day ladies timepiece has the case diameter of 33mm and is 8.65mm thick. Limited to 99 pieces, it features diamonds totalling 0.94 carats with 0.9 … More
One look will not allow you to totally figure out how the understated elegance of Blancpain’s sporty Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe was created. The watch is named after the bathyscaphe which is a deep-sea submersible. The military feel is understandable because of the triple-loop NATO strap. Observe carefully once more and take note of the refined hour markers which are made … More