Opus magnum: the Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie

On October 30, 2025 I was among the first small group of watch journalists visiting the Valleé de Joux, more specifically the Blancpain farmhouse in Le Brassus, for the presentation of a new creation. Greeted by Marc A. Hayek and other senior representatives of Blancpain we were eager to find out more, but little did we know that we were about to see a milestone in watch making, artisan craft and innovation. This was not the presentation of a new watch, it was an exceptional horological experience. So let me now take you on the journey of exploring the Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie reference 15GSQ for yourself.

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Flashback: the Leman series (part 3)

This third part of my overview on the Blancpain Leman series will concentrate on the Limited Editions and the Haute Horlogerie pieces. Creating this overview took a bit longer than I (and maybe you) expected, hopefully you will find the information provided useful nonetheless.

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A visit to Blancpain in the Vallée de Joux

“Blancpain perpetuates its historical links with Switzerland’s oldest watchmaking tradition by making its timepieces at Le Brassus and Le Sentier, respectively a village and a hamlet in the Joux Valley. This region of the Waldensian Jura is imbued with the soul of the watchmaker’s art. Clockmaking began here in about 1740, and its workshops are still the source of 90% of the complications of Swiss mechanical watchmaking” (Blancpain website).

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