The 1900 Paris World Exhibition was quite the event. The Grand Palais and Petit Palais were built for the occasion, and visitors could marvel at technological marvels, like the first
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DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors We were invited to Le Brassus to see the unveiling of the latest, ultra complicated watch from Blancpain. Presenting our hands-on
Grande sonnerie watches are often regarded as the pinnacle of haute horlogerie and watchmaking complications – only a handful of brands, around ten or so, have ever produced them. By
When you think of Blancpain, you probably see a mental image of the Fifty Fathoms, Bathyscaphe, or perhaps even a Villeret model. At least, those were the watches I had
You don't come across a watch like this everyday: this exceptionally complicated chiming watch gives us a glimpse of the future of Blancpain.The post The Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie is
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Blancpain has just unveiled the Grande Double Sonnerie, its most complex modern watch and one of the most technically ambitious chiming wristwatches ever made. In addition to traditional features like
In the world of grand complications, Blancpain is no stranger. Back in 1991, the brand introduced the Blancpain 1735, which at the time was the world’s most complicated automatic watch.
When Blancpain began developing what would become the Grande Double Sonnerie, the plan was not to build the brand's most complicated wristwatch; that designation came later. What started eight years
What makes a dress watch isn’t well defined, but like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once remarked of pornography, “I know it when I see it.” They are typically
Sometimes, all you need to know is right there in the name. AVI-8, pronounced “Aviate,” leaves little question about the brand’s mission and inspiration. You might know the company for
The uniform of high complications almost invariably includes a leather strap. While there are noteworthy exceptions from the likes of F.P. Journe and Audemars Piguet, a metal bracelet remains an
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN When I first wrote about the Breguet Classique Souscription watch back in April, I said that the reason watches like these were so expensive was that they had
Atelier Wen has spent the last few years building a very different picture of Chinese watchmaking. After the recent launch of its flagship Inflection collection, the brand has shifted attention
One of Tudor’s most affordable models equipped with an in-house movement (the base model costs under CHF3,000), the Ranger is functional watch with a design based on the 1960s model
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