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Blancpain L-Evolution Sapphire One-Minute Flying Carrousel
Blancpain is fairly well known for having revived the Carrousel complication, but the modern looking L-Evolution line and, even more, the variants of the 2010 Sapphire ref. 00222 were quickly forgotten.
For the record, here's how Blancpain describes the Carrousel complication and differentiates is from the Tourbillon:
"The carrousel aims to reduce the effects of gravity on the rate of a watch movement. It offers an alternative to the tourbillon, from which it is distinguished by the manner in which it serves this role:
- In the case of the tourbillon, the carriage is linked to the barrel through a single gear train, which means that if this mechanical connection is interrupted, the tourbillon also stops rotating.
- The carrousel is linked to the barrel by two gear trains: the first supplies the energy required to drive the escapement, and the second controls the rotation speed of the carriage.
The difference between the two systems lies in the fact that the carrousel is based on a more sophisticated construction comprising a larger number of parts. Moreover, while the first carrousels took several minutes to perform a complete rotation, that introduced by Blancpain covers the same distance in exactly 60 seconds."
Enjoy!
Best, Emmanuel
A/ Ref. 00222-1500-53B (Limited edition of 50 pieces)
Tantalum case with white gold lugs
43.5 x 13.5 mm (lug width: 23 mm)
Blancpain hand-wound caliber 22T, which consists of 209 parts (25 jewels) and offers an impressive power reserve of 120 hours when fully wound
credit: Bezel (1-4), @equationdutemps (5), Happy Jewelers (6-8) & Giabaoluxury
B/ Ref. 00222A-1500-53B (Limited edition of 15 pieces)
White gold case
Dial made up out of two plates:
- a lower plate with plique-à-jour enamel decor
- and an upper plate with decoration stemming from submicronic and micro-engraving technology
credit: Blancpain & 12-24
C/ Ref. 00222-3600-53B (Limited edition of 50 pieces)
Blancpain L-Evolution Sapphire One-Minute Flying Carrousel
Blancpain is fairly well known for having revived the Carrousel complication, but the modern looking L-Evolution line and, even more, the variants of the 2010 Sapphire ref. 00222 were quickly forgotten. For the record, here's how Blancpain describes the C...
I don't remember having seen this one before.
I think it's charming and alluring 🙂....
I see the family resemblance with the golden bridge.
As there are only 50 in tantalum, I'm not surprised that it's so hard to find. Hope you'll end up getting one someday anyhow. Best, Emmanuel