Blancpain luxury watches - old masters of the watchmaking

Blancpain is a luxury watch brand, which still produces mechanical watches with traditional methods. Although in the growing Swatch Group let thousand pieces this ten Swiss clock factory of workshop of one each year.

Blancpain has always been a good reputation for crafting fine mechanical watches and complicated watches Flyback Council trap streets, the Villeret and fifty fathoms.

Jehan Jacques Blancpain produce Taschenuhren in 1735 from his own house in Villeret began, Switzerland is one of the pioneers in the world of the Swiss luxury watch industry.

The Blancpain were family production responsible for the seven generations remain until 1932. During this time the vision of the original founder, dedication to perfection and the continuous development of complication increases movement.

After the death of the last member of family Blancpain to the company brand Blancpain was taken from friends of the family Fiechter Betty and Andre Leal. She raised the production under the new title "Rayville Ltd successor models for Blancpain".

Fifty Fathoms automatic diving watch was a little signature under the name Rayville Blancpain. This watch popularity won them "The world of silence" in the years 1955 and this with approval the underwater Explorer Jacques Cousteau in the film contributed to promote the business.

Although Rayville Blancpain was Omega in 1969 by the company that acquired also the quartz movement coincided with a general downturn in the industry by introducing. Blancpain promised, never create a quartz movement, and in the following years the company almost completely disappeared.

Saviour of brand Blancpain were Jean-Claude Biver and Jacques Piguet, which acquired and published in 1983 a company Omega new clock at presented which day, date, month, and moon phase complications.

Released in the year of its founding Blancpain A Grande complication in memory. This complex and innovative timer presented six masterpiece complications. Only 30 were released what it very collectibles.

In 1992 the company was again the owner switched this time by Nicolas Hayek, owner of Swatch Group are applied. Today Blancpain luxury watches, one of the old masters of the watchmaking world in future respect by demanding collector command. With a wide variation of complications in classic and contemporary designs, Blancpain Watches represent the choice of discerning clock collectors.