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Blancpain

Blancpain SA
Le Rocher 12
CH 1348 Le Brassus
Tel : +41 (0)21 796 36 36
Fax : +41 (0)21 796 36 37
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www.blancpain.com

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Blancpain was established in 1735 by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain in Villeret, in what is now the Bernese Jura. One of the most successful Blancpain watches has been the Fifty Fathoms, which was launched in 1953 and remains a cornerstone of the Blancpain watch collection today. More recently, Blancpain introduced an extreme divers’ version of this piece, called the X Fathoms.

The Blancpain brand was purchased on 9 January 1983 by Jacques Piguet, the son of Frédéric Piguet, and Jean-Claude Biver. Production was moved to Le Brassus, in the Vallée de Joux. The company was later purchased by the Swatch Group and Marc A. Hayek has been the CEO since 2002. In 2010 the company became vertically integrated with the take-over of Frédéric Piguet SA, which had been supplying Blancpain with movements and components.

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The Watch Files #4 - Blancpain

The Watch Files #4 - Blancpain

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Blancpain previews Valentine's Day 2021

Blancpain previews Valentine’s Day 2021

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The watch show that should inspire the future Geneva show

The watch show that should inspire the future Geneva show

RETROSPECTIVE

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Blancpain Valentine's Day 2020

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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda

ONLY WATCH 2019

This unique timepiece reinterprets the aesthetic codes of the original from the late 1960s, while making the most of the technical innovations stemming (...)

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All Only Watch 2019 timepieces

CHARITY AUCTION

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Blancpain: The unsinkable Fifty Fathoms

Blancpain: The unsinkable Fifty Fathoms

RETRO-PERSPECTIVE

Like many brands in 2019, Blancpain is capitalising on its 20th century icons, and particularly on the adventure of the Fifty (...)

Blancpain Villeret Quantième Perpétuel limited-edition

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