This is a blog essay I was planning for a while and I am thrilled that I now had the chance to realize it. I hope you will enjoy the photo documentation of my 2100 Quantieme Phases de Lune Half Hunter being serviced in the Munich Atelier.
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Before we get started
I bought my Quantieme Phases de Lune Half Hunter reference 3563-3618 in 1999 and it has remained a favorite of mine ever since. The watch has been serviced 11 years ago, so it was about time for it to receive a spa treatment again.
To allow for a full photo documentation, the disassembly, cleaning, reassembly and adjustment took place in one day, which is of course skipping some key elements of a normal full service like multi-day testing. For this documentation I visited the Atelier of the Blancpain Boutique in Munich.
This essay will predominantly rely on photographs, which are reflective of the work and the individual steps in sequence. There are a lot of steps and there are a lot of photos, so I hope you make yourself comfortable and follow me on this journey into caliber 6763. You will see that many beautiful details of the timepiece are reserved for the watchmaker, only being revealed when the watch and movement are taken apart.
I have disabled auto play for the slideshows, so please use the arrows for moving forward and backwards.
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The disassembly
The sequence of photos captures the process of full disassembly, starting with a first inspection and then going step by step.
A first check
A first check
A first check
Removing the case back
case back
Rotor removed
Rotor removed
Movement without rotor
Movement without rotor
Movement without rotor
Removing the bezel
Bezel
Without bezel
Movement with dial
Movement with dial
Case, case back and bezel
Case and case back
Case and Hunter case back
Removing the hands
Removing the hands
Removing the hands
Removing the hands
Dial underside
Dial underside
Movement dial side
Movement dial side
Movement dial side
Movement dial side
Removing day and month discs
Removing day and month discs
Removing day and month discs
Removing day and month discs
Preparing for module disassembly
Preparing for module disassembly
Preparing for module disassembly
Preparing for module disassembly
Calendar module disassembly
Calendar module disassembly
Calendar module disassembly
Disassembled parts
Disassembled parts
Disassembled parts
Disassembled module
Base caliber (1150)
Base caliber (1150)
Base caliber (1150)
Base caliber (1150)
Base caliber (1150)
Disassembly base caliber
Disassembly base caliber
Disassembly base caliber
Disassembly base caliber
Disassembly base caliber
Disassembly base caliber
Disassembled parts
Disassembled parts
Disassembled parts
Disassembled parts
Disassembled parts
Disassembled parts
Disassembled main plate
Main plate with balance
Main plate with balance
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Cleaning and checking
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Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Preparing for cleaning
Preparing for cleaning
Cleaning
cleaning
Finding necessary replacement parts
Checking case
Checking case
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The reassembly
Preparing for reassembly
Preparing for reassembly
Preparing for reassembly
Preparing for reassembly
Reassembly starts
Reassembly starts
Reassembly starts
Lubrication
Lubrication
Lubrication
Lubrication
Reassembly
Reassembly
Reassembly
Reassembly
Reassembly
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Checking under the microscope
Reassembly of module
Reassembly of module
Reassembly of module
Reassembly of module
Reassembly of calendar discs
Reassembly of calendar discs
Reassembly of calendar discs
Reassembly of calendar discs
Reassembly of calendar discs
Setting the hands
Setting the hands
Setting the hands
Setting the hands
Setting the hands
Removing dust particles
Removing dust particles
Removing dust particles
Re-uniting case and movement
Re-uniting case and movement
Re-uniting case and movement
Preparing for case back refitting
Case refitting
Case refitting
Case refitting
Water resistance test
Water resistance test
Service accomplished
Service accomplished
Service accomplished
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I hope you enjoyed this documentation! You find my blog post on the 2100 Quantieme Phases de Lune Half Hunter here in the blog. An introduction to servicing at Blancpain and a very nice service Video can be found here on the Blancpain website.
A heartfelt Thank You goes to the Munich Atelier for supporting the idea and all their patience with me during an exciting day.
