Watchmaking is Rooted in Contemporary Values and Honored Traditions
The fact that Blancpain has been manufacturing luxury timepieces for overtwo hundred and fifty years is obvious when one of their luxury watchesbecomes a functioning part of each day. The company’‘s passion for finewatches and refining the art of creating them has put their philosophy inthe forefront all over the world.
Blancpain watches have been described as revolutionary, a little bit crazy,and incredibly adventuresome. The Leman Big Date is firmly dressed in thosequalities; all it takes is one day of wearing to realize that this watch isa crazy revolutionary with refinement and preciseness. The Leman Big Date isan example of traditional luxury watchmaking craftsmanship. It displays allthe qualities of the company’‘s dedication to its own creative heritage aswell as modern excellence.
The watchcase on the Big Date model goes through thirty-one specialoperations before it passes quality control. The black or white dial BigDate is an automatic wonder that stimulates pride and adventure when thestainless steel or leather bracelet is clamped around the wrist. The hourmakers are affixed by hand and inspected for blemishes and the tiniest flaw.The steel parts are a mechanical symphony that express movement as anancient art with modern engraving. The water resistant leather straps arelined with a special rubber that maintains the integrity of the leather whenit is wet, and the stainless steel bracelet is built to withstand extremeconditions so the watch is comfortable regardless of the elements thatchallenge it.
The Big Date Feature and the Swiss Automatic Self-Winding Movement are JustThe Beginning
The Sapphire Scratch Resistant Crystal, forty hour power reserve, manualwind movement, Roman numeral hour markers, White or black dial, andultra-slim 33.8mm stainless steel case, embraced by a leather or stainlesssteel bracelet make the big date model an adventuresome luxury watch in asomewhat complacent sea of watchmaking antiquity.