Blancpain

I have been doing far too much posting of fancy watches--tourbillons, carrousels, perpetuals, split seconds.  The heavy iron.

I bought this watch in Paris many years ago as a wear with jeans weekend watch.  Meant to be dress down.  The dial is military, and because the date indications are done with black backgrounds, the complications don't hit you in the face.  It just looks like a usual time only, military dial watch.  But it does have the full classic Blancpain triple date moon movement.

Couple of details.  You can see the watch "speaks" French, as Thursday is Jeudi.  I put a bit of a fancier strap on it.

Jeff

And being in black dial indeed didnt make the complication shout. Subtle and sporty yet with a touch of elegant. With jeans and a brown shoe its perfect

This brand is very understated and had make some fantastic watches but the recent models did turn me off a bit. Just my 2c.

Regards

Hi Jacky

I take your comment about the new L-evolution series on board.  I have a couple of reactions.  When I first saw the pictures of the L-evolution I was worried.  The pictures made the watch look too strong, too bold, too un-Blancpain.  Then I saw the watches in the metal at Basel.  Wow.  180 degree change in opinion.  In hand they were magnificent.  The depth of the dial, the organic form of the case blew me away and put the new moon phase at the top of my list.  So from that I would say withhold your judgment until you have the watch in hand.  I think this is one of those watches where the life of the piece just is't there in photos and you just need to see it in the flesh.  Second, even if at the end of the day it doesn't win you over, remember that the classic lines of Blancpain continue.  The Villeret moon phase is still there in the Collection.  L-evolution is a series in addition to the other series at Blancpain.

Jeff