Blancpain elevated the Mechanical Watch into art and now you can visit the birthplace of wonder
Take an inside look at one of the rarely-shown Le Sentier and Le Brassus workshops of Blancpain, a watchmaker which revived the Swiss watch industry
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With global travel at a standstill amidst pandemic travel restrictions, the fine watchmaker Blancpain, the pioneer who led a revival of the mechanical Swiss watch industry and the wonder of the moon phase, is allowing quarantined watch lovers and the adventurous the opportunity to visit the brand’s famed “farmhouse” atelier and manufacture in the Vallée de Joux.
Nestled amidst a picturesque countryside in the Jura Mountain region, a special website grants a virtual tour with panoramic views like the ones experienced by Blancpain watchmakers themselves and visitors can take a look inside the birthplace of mechanical watchmaking between Blancpain’s Le Sentier or Le Brassus facilities.
“The success in trials of the tourbillon during the late nineteenth century attracted the attention of Bonniksen, who devised an extremely ingenious method of constructing a rotating escapement which eliminated the extra precision of construction that made the tourbillon so expensive. He called this mechanism a karrusel … watches employing this device kept a very close rate and were extremely successful in trials.” – Dr. George Daniels and Cecil Clutton describing the Karu...
The post Blancpain elevated the Mechanical Watch into art and now you can visit the birthplace of wonder appeared first on LUXUO.
With global travel at a standstill amidst pandemic travel restrictions, the fine watchmaker Blancpain, the pioneer who led a revival of the mechanical Swiss watch industry and the wonder of the moon phase, is allowing quarantined watch lovers and the adventurous the opportunity to visit the brand’s famed “farmhouse” atelier and manufacture in the Vallée de Joux.
Nestled amidst a picturesque countryside in the Jura Mountain region, a special website grants a virtual tour with panoramic views like the ones experienced by Blancpain watchmakers themselves and visitors can take a look inside the birthplace of mechanical watchmaking between Blancpain’s Le Sentier or Le Brassus facilities.
“The success in trials of the tourbillon during the late nineteenth century attracted the attention of Bonniksen, who devised an extremely ingenious method of constructing a rotating escapement which eliminated the extra precision of construction that made the tourbillon so expensive. He called this mechanism a karrusel … watches employing this device kept a very close rate and were extremely successful in trials.” – Dr. George Daniels and Cecil Clutton describing the Karu...
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