WELCOME TO A BLOG ENTIRELY DEDICATED TO BLANCPAIN TIMEPIECES

The Blancpain Blog is focused on the Manufacture and the timepieces created in Le Brassus and Le Sentier. My aim is to over time build a source that provides a comprehensive overview on the collections since the 1990s , share hands-on experience with the timepieces, showcase the watches with detailed and emotional photography and offer an opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas.


This blog is independent, but it receives support by Blancpain in terms of knowledge, access to the Manufacture and their representatives and the opportunity to capture their timepieces with my photography, of which I am very grateful for.

Please join the blog, enjoy and have fun. Together we can share our passion and build a source that over time accumulates knowledge accessible to collectors and enthusiasts. You can follow the blog (necessary for email alerts on new reports) and in addition register as a member, which gives you the opportunity to actively engage by commenting on blog posts and photos.

Get in contact and let me know which topics you are interested in, and I will do my best to capture those moving forward. Over time the Blancpain Blog shall build a solid database for existing and past references, so we get a comprehensive overview on the outstanding timepieces created in Le Brassus, Le Sentier and Paudex.

Learn more about the blog and find many helpful links here.

Please find all blog posts in sequence here , find the overview and shortcuts further below or explore the blog via the tag cloud.


Novelties 2023/2024:

  Hands-on Fifty Fathoms 5010
Fifty Fathoms 5010 regular collection  Hands-on Scuba Fifty Fifty Fathoms Ocean of Storms  
Overview 2024 novelties( last update Mar 21)  
Recap of the Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary
Hands-on Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 3   Hands-on with the Scuba Fifty Fathoms Pacific Ocean  
Blancpain X Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms collection   Honeymoon with the Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 1
Hands-on Ladybird Colors Rainbow  Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 1 for Only Watch 
Hands-on Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary prototype  Hands-on Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa 
Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary   Overview 2023 novelties( last update Sep 25)

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Blog posts on the manufacture:

Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary event Fifty Fathoms History documentary
Blancpain Virtual Tour A visit to Blancpain
The Vintage Atelier Metiers d’Art workshop

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Some recent blog posts:

  A vintage Bathyscaphe MC4 prior to service
New Blancpain Jacquard Nato straps Comparison Fifty Fathoms 40, 42 and 45mm
Revisiting the Fifty Fathoms 50th Anniversary The Fifty Fathoms 1953-2022
Flashback: Leman GMT Reveil 2041 Hands-on with two rare Bathyscaphe models
A perfect pair: two FF No Rad Revisiting an icon: Leman Aqua Lung Grande Date

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For an overview on all (more than 100) released blog posts since the inception of the blog in 2018, follow these links:

Overview and shortcuts of all released blog posts by year

Overview and shortcuts of all released blog posts by topic

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For all Blancpain aficionados: don’t miss out exploring the fabulous deconstructions of various Blancpain timepieces by The Naked Watchmaker, aka Peter Speake-Marin. As a courtesy granted by Peter, the Blancpain deconstructions are also featured on the Blancpain Blog. Below you find the direct links to the amazing reports by The Naked Watchmaker.

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Blancpain Deconstructions by The Naked Watchmaker:

X-Fathoms Ref 5018
Villeret 8 Jours Quantieme Complet Ref 6639a
Villeret Squelete Ref 6633
Fifty Fathoms Ref 5015
Villeret Equation Marchante Quantieme Perpetuel Ref 6638
Vintage Fifty Fathoms
Vintage Rolls