Blancpain Watches

Blancpain Watches – The Blancpain 1735 At $839,000

Blancpain Watches has an impressive history that began all the way back in 1639, and is the world’s oldest and most prestigious Swiss watchmaker. Officially founded in 1735 their specialty is mechanical watches for the luxury watch market. Now from Blancpain watches comes the memorable ‘1735’ wristwatch that is extremely special as a collectible for several reasons. Only eighteen out of thirty these unique limited edition wristwatches have been assembled till date.

The ‘1735’ Blancpain watch gets its name for the year when the first factory of this luxury watch company was opened. This Blancpain watch is loaded with complications – and called the grand complication with more than actually necessary. This ultra slim designer wristwatch has a 42 mm platinum case. The case features a perpetual calendar, split-second chronograph, minute repeater, Tourbillon and moon phase minder.

There are 745 components in the collectable 1735 Blancpain watch and it takes a sharp Swiss eye to get it just right. The 1735 comes with a crocodile strap and 80-hour power reserve and is designed to suit any dress code in any fashion.

The 1735 Blancpain watch looks like a million dollars – in fact it was worth an expensive million dollars in 2001 and according to reviews on forums, was voted the second most expensive in a 2005 survey. This watch is a tribute to the foundation year of Blancpain watches and marks a major milestone in its history. It was a great challenge to bring together the ultra slim movement, the moon phase calendar and the perpetual calendar, the spilt second chronograph, the Tourbillon and minute repeater – all in one single design, but they achieved it in six years. You can see this on the cool watch face of the 1735.

Blancpain watches come from a long tradition of watch making and they have many watch collectors vying to own them. Blending into a perfect fusion of past and future, these watches are made and assembled by hand. Watch collecting fanatics will know that each Blancpain watch can be traced back to the individual artisan who assembled it in the original family farmhouse where it all began.

Now owned by the Swatch Group the Blancpain watch brand uses computer modeling to design and test watches. Around 10000 fine watches are produced each year and offered for sale. Each artisan builds a complete watch instead of just a part of it, according to the Blancpain custom. Since the year 1735, they have not built a quartz Blancpain watch and don’t intend to. The 1735 Grande complication watch is their best Blancpain watch, a feat they are proud of.