Blancpain unveils three new Villeret high quality fake watches, marking a new evolution of the collection.
Blancpain's history begins in the village of Villeret, where the watchmaker, teacher-turned-watchmaker Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, founded the watchmaking workshop in 1735. The Villeret collection, with its classic design, embodies a long and successful tradition of fine watchmaking and showcases the brand's enduring spirit. Now, Blancpain presents three new models, encompassing a total of sixteen references, showcasing a fresh new look for the Villeret collection. This event not only invites visitors to admire the new Blancpain Villeret models up close, but also takes them on a journey back to the collection's origins.
The Origins of the Blancpain Villeret Collection
The Villeret collection, steeped in classicist aesthetics, stands out with Roman numerals, understated dials, and a round, double-stepped case, embodying timeless elegance. However, the design values ​​embodied in this collection are not entirely new, dating back to the 1980s, when Blancpain launched the Villeret Quantième Complet (Ref. 6263-3642-55), then the smallest complete calendar watch with a moon phase. This watch holds multiple significances for Blancpain. First, it is often credited as the catalyst that helped spur the resurgence of mechanical watchmaking during the Quartz Crisis. Second, its playful, smiling moon phase dial spurred a resurgence in the industry-wide popularity of moon phase displays, which had all but vanished as major brands scrambled to reduce costs in the face of quartz watchmaking. Finally, its overall design—from dial to case to moon phase—established the stylistic principles that still define the Villeret collection today.MB&F Legacy Machines replica
In 2003, Blancpain renamed the Classique collection "Villeret," a nod to the Jura mountain village where the brand was born. In 2010, to commemorate the brand's 275th anniversary, Blancpain overhauled the Villeret collection, preserving its core design elements while reinterpreting them with a more contemporary flair. As with the Classique collection of the 1980s, the first model to showcase these updates was once again a complete calendar with moon phases. These improvements included redesigned Roman numeral fonts, a reshaped crown, and a new blued steel serpentine date hand, enhancing the visual distinction between the time and calendar indications.
Classic design, grand complications, and practicality—the hallmarks of the Blancpain Villeret collection
The Blancpain Villeret collection remains true to its refined, understated aesthetic, with classic dials, yet its mechanics are anything but simple. Even when the collection was still known as the Classique, the Villeret became a paragon of the brand's watchmaking expertise, culminating in six "masterpieces." These six watches, launched by Blancpain in the early 1980s, each embodied a grand discipline in traditional watchmaking: the ultra-thin watch, the moon phase, the split-seconds chronograph, the perpetual calendar, the tourbillon, and the minute repeater. These six masterpieces laid the foundation for Blancpain's most ambitious project to date—unifying all of these traditional disciplines in a single watch: the 1735. When it was launched in 1991, it was considered the most complicated wristwatch ever produced in series. This remarkable achievement stems from the 1735 caliber, which comprises a staggering 740 hand-crafted components, all housed within a movement measuring just 12.15 mm thick. Despite its complexity, it boasts an astonishing power reserve of 80 hours. Urwerk UR-10 SpaceMeter replica
With these timepieces, Blancpain unequivocally embodies the essence of the Villeret collection: a fusion of classic aesthetics and modern movement engineering. At the same time, the Villeret collection consistently offers practical solutions and improvements, such as an extended power reserve for enhanced comfort and usability. This vision inspired Blancpain to create watches that required less frequent winding. One such example was the Villeret Tourbillon Squelette 8 Jours (Ref. 6025AS 3430 55A), launched in 1998. It housed Caliber 25, the first automatic tourbillon movement with an eight-day power reserve and the first flying tourbillon movement in a wristwatch.
Blancpain subsequently surpassed this achievement with the 2014 Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon 12 Days (Ref. 66240 3431 55. With its enlarged tourbillon carriage at 12 o'clock, Grand Feu enamel dial, and elegant skeletonized hands, this watch perfectly embodies the spirit of the Villeret brand. Powered by the Blancpain 242 automatic movement, the power reserve was further increased to an astonishing 288 hours, or 12 days—a remarkable feat achieved with a single mainspring barrel. At the time, it boasted the world's longest power reserve for a tourbillon movement.
In 2005, Blancpain achieved another practical innovation, patenting a protected calendar mechanism with a corrector located beneath the lugs—more on this later.
New Blancpain Villeret Collection
Blancpain now unveils a new evolution of the Villeret collection with three new models—the Villeret Quantième Complete Phases de Lune, the Villeret Ultraplate, and the Villeret Quantième Phases de Lune—for a total of sixteen different references. To begin this new chapter, Blancpain has reimagined key design elements. Before exploring the differences between these models, it's worth examining their commonalities. All new models offer two dial options: one with a fine-grained opaline finish and the other with a warm golden-brown finish. Each watch features exquisite 18K gold Roman numerals, combining satin-brushed and polished bevels. The slender hands are inlaid with luminescent stripes. The traditional Roman numeral at 12 o'clock has been replaced by the Blancpain logo.top quality replica watches
The case has also been reinterpreted. A thinner bezel, larger crown, 3 bar (30 meters) water resistance, and reshaped lugs are designed to enhance wearing comfort. All three watches are available in 18K red gold or stainless steel.
Notable Features of the Case and Movement
Reviewing the similarities and differences between the two watches, they differ in case size and movement specifications. The Villeret Quantième Complet Phases de Lune and Ultraplate both have a case diameter of 40 mm and a thickness of 10.60 mm and 8.70 mm, respectively. The third model, the Quantième Phases de Lune, is available in eight models, with a case diameter of 33.20 mm and a thickness of 10.40 mm. Four other models feature diamond-set bezels.
The movements used in the different models vary. The Villeret Quantième Complet Phases de Lune watch is equipped with the automatic caliber 6654.4, which has a power reserve of 72 hours (three days) and beats at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour). In addition to displaying the time, it also shows the day, date, and moon phases. The Villeret Ultraplate watch is equipped with the automatic caliber 1151, which has a power reserve of 100 hours (approximately four days) and beats at a frequency of 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour). It also displays the hours, minutes, seconds, and date. The third model, the Villeret Quantième Phases de Lune watch, is equipped with the automatic caliber 913QL.P, which beats at a frequency of 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour), has a power reserve of 40 hours, and displays the time, date, and moon phases. All models feature a newly designed skeletonized rotor, crafted from either red or yellow gold, depending on the reference.
A Thoughtful Concept to Protect the Movement
In principle, all calendar mechanisms must be capable of manual adjustment while the swiss watches replica is stopped. However, each such mechanism requires careful operation, following precise, step-by-step instructions (usually detailed in the accompanying instruction manual). This presents a challenge faced by the entire watchmaking industry. The daily or periodic indications of a perpetual calendar watch are ensured by a gear system consisting of intermediate and running wheels. However, if the wearer attempts to adjust the calendar indications while the movement is executing a preset date change, manual intervention could damage this delicate mechanism. Consequently, many wearers are reluctant to undertake this time-consuming and potentially risky adjustment.
In 2004, Blancpain introduced the Villeret Perpetual Calendar (Ref. 6057-3642-53, ingeniously resolving this long-standing problem for watches: placing the corrector pusher beneath the lug. Rather than placing it along the edge of the case, as is traditional, Blancpain opted to conceal it beneath the lug. The main advantage of this design is that it maintains the smooth edges of the case. Furthermore, the perpetual calendar's four date displays can be easily adjusted with the touch of a fingertip, eliminating the need for separate adjusting tools.
The new Villeret collection follows this same principle, allowing the calendar displays to be adjusted at any time without damaging the movement. The 33.20 mm model features a traditional adjusting mechanism on the side of the case, while the 40 mm model features an adjustment system under the lugs, also easily accessible with the touch of a fingertip.
The new Villeret watches are available with straps in four refreshing shades—brown, blue-gray, honey, and beige nubuck leather—each featuring a quick-change system for added convenience. The leather straps feature a "Barolo" finish that develops a natural patina over time, lending each watch its own unique character. Tudor replica watches
. With its enlarged tourbillon carriage at 12 o'clock, Grand Feu enamel dial, and elegant skeletonized hands, this watch perfectly embodies the spirit of the Villeret brand. Powered by the Blancpain 242 automatic movement, the power reserve was further increased to an astonishing 288 hours, or 12 days—a remarkable feat achieved with a single mainspring barrel. At the time, it boasted the world's longest power reserve for a tourbillon movement.
