- The Blancpain Blog

WELCOME TO A BLOG ENTIRELY DEDICATED TO BLANCPAIN TIMEPIECES

The Blancpain Blog is focused on the Manufacture and the timepieces created in Le Brassus and Le Sentier. My aim is to over time build a source that provides a comprehensive overview on the collections since the 1990s , share hands-on experience with the timepieces, showcase the watches with detailed and emotional photography and offer an opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas.

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This blog is independent, but it receives support by Blancpain in terms of knowledge, access to the Manufacture and their representatives and the opportunity to capture their timepieces with my photography, of which I am very grateful for.

Please join the blog, enjoy and have fun. Together we can share our passion and build a source that over time accumulates knowledge accessible to collectors and enthusiasts. You can follow the blog (necessary for email alerts on new reports) and in addition register as a member, which gives you the opportunity to actively engage by commenting on blog posts and photos.

Get in contact and let me know which topics you are interested in, and I will do my best to capture those moving forward. Over time the Blancpain Blog shall build a solid database for existing and past references, so we get a comprehensive overview on the outstanding timepieces created in Le Brassus, Le Sentier and Paudex.

Learn more about the blog and find many helpful links here.

Please find all blog posts in sequence here , find the overview and shortcuts further below or explore the blog via the tag cloud.

Novelties 2025:

Opus magnum: the Grande Double Sonnerie	Hands-on with the new Villeret timepieces
Hands-on with the Bathyscaphe Blue Abyss	The new Villeret generation
Hands-on with the FF Tech	Hands-on two MoP dial FF 5007
Hands-on Blancpain x Swatch Scuba FF Green Abyss	Hands-on with two 38mm FF 5007
The new 38mm Fifty Fathoms 5007 collection	Hands-on with the stainless steel FF 5010
Hands-on with the FF Tech Ocean Commitment IV	Overview 2025 novelties (last update Nov 24)

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Blog posts on the manufacture:

	Opus magnum: the Grande Double Sonnerie
Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary event	Fifty Fathoms History documentary
Blancpain Virtual Tour	A visit to Blancpain
The Vintage Atelier	Metiers d’Art workshop

Some recent blog posts:

Love on 2nd sight: the FF 70th Anniversary Act 3	Hands-on with the full titanium Air Command AC03
Strap Options (part 2)	Same but different: two FF 5010
Bathyscaphe MC4 after service/restoration	A vintage Bathyscaphe MC4 prior to service
Second encounter with the FF Tech Gombessa	Comparison Fifty Fathoms 40, 42 and 45mm
Revisiting the Fifty Fathoms 50th Anniversary	The Fifty Fathoms 1953-2022
Flashback: Leman GMT Reveil 2041	Hands-on with two rare Bathyscaphe models

For an overview on all (more than 100) released blog posts since the inception of the blog in 2018, follow these links:

Overview and shortcuts of all released blog posts by year

Overview and shortcuts of all released blog posts by topic

For all Blancpain aficionados: don’t miss out exploring the fabulous deconstructions of various Blancpain timepieces by The Naked Watchmaker, aka Peter Speake-Marin. As a courtesy granted by Peter, the Blancpain deconstructions are also featured on the Blancpain Blog. Below you find the direct links to the amazing reports by The Naked Watchmaker.