BLANCPAIN – VILLERET Shakudō Gold

BLANCPAIN – VILLERET Metiers d'Art Shakudō Ganesh Red Gold 45 Unique piece NEW

Artistic crafts by Blancpain

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Blancpain’s Métiers d’Art studio located in the Vallée de Joux has created a new one-of-a-kind timepiece bearing the image of Ganesh.

Blancpain’s award winning in-house Métiers d’Art studio is renowned for its mastery of a wide range of artistic crafts, including fine engraving, enameling in multiple forms such as painting, champlevé and cloisonné, along with damascening, shakudō, and more. Its latest creation brings together fine engraving, damascening and shakudō in a one-of-a-kind creation bearing the image of Ganesh. It reprises – albeit with an entirely new interpretation – the Ganesh theme featured in the watch that won the Artistic Crafts prize in the 2015 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.

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The black patina of the dial is created using the shakudō technique. Blancpain’s artisans delicately treat the surface multiple times to achieve the final subtle black shades that mark this art form which was originally developed for the decoration of swords and jewelry. Blancpain is the only watch house that has mastered this time-honored motif. The dial base presents another art form, damascening, whose application to watchmaking is also exclusive to Blancpain. The fine designs are hand-carved into the surface of the dial, following which gold is hammered into the resulting troughs. The images themselves are fine gold hand engravings that are held in place without the use of adhesives.

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The watch itself is part of Blancpain’s Villeret Collection. Its 45 mm red gold case with Blancpain’s signature double-stepped bezel houses hand-wound in-house Caliber 15B. The transparent case-back showcases the movement finishing featuring finely hand-applied Côtes de Genève along with beveling and circular graining.

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The launch of this exceptional one-of-a-kind piece coincides with the Ganesh Festival in India, which is now recognized around the world.

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 References:  6615-3616-55B

Collection: VILLERET Metiers d'Art 

Model:  Shakudō Ganesh
Limited edition of Unique Piece


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ETERNA – HERITAGE 1948 Reveil

ETERNA – HERITAGE 1948 for HIM Reveil Special Edition NEW

A MODERN UPDATE TO AN ICONIC WATCH

Eterna is proud to unveil the 1948 For Him Réveil in our new Heritage Collection, a modern update to an iconic watch that blends Eterna’s classic style and watchmaking prowess. The Réveil is a one shot release and limited to seventy pieces because of the rare movement that drives the watch. The Movements 1475 features an alarm clock function – a special complication for mechanical watches and a tribute to Eterna’s pioneering history.

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A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

Innovation continues to be a guiding principle for Eterna, endowing our watches with modern aesthe- tics and technology. However, from time-to-time, innovation must give way to the strength of Eterna’s past. By pure happenstance, a discovery was made at Eterna of seventy vintage alarm watch movements. The Réveil is a diamond in the rough for the watch enthusiast and discerning collector.

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Combining the technical precision and gloried history of one of Eterna’s most unique movements with a refreshed and modern watch design, the Réveil from the Heritage Collection is a truly unique offering. Set and wind the alarm function on this purely mechanical watch and wait as every exceptional piece of this movement works in harmony until it is time to alert the wearer. The Réveil is limited to only seventy pieces and will never be produced again.

A CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC

The Réveil features the Movements 1475 mechanical movement with hour, minute, second and alarm clock functions. The Réveil also has a 46-hour power reserve. The alarm is set and wound to the appropriate time, indicated by the distinctive red hand. The case is composed of polished and brushed stainless steel with a 40 mm width and 12.41 mm thickness.

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The red alarm hand is even more striking against the vintage white egg shell dial. A classy black leather strap and pin buckle clasp secure the Réveil against your wrist. This watch is truly unique and will be admired by anyone who sees it on your wrist for its classical look and it will captivate the admirer when they are told how special the movement is.

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Technical specifications

Model: HERITAGE 1948 Réveil Special Edition

Reference: 2957.41.64.1388 Stainless steel ∅ 40
 Three-hands, black calf leather Limited Edition of 70 pieces.

Movement:
Calibre Eterna 1475,
Power reserve 46h,
18’000 A/h, 17 jewels,
Alarm 12s
Case:
Polished and brushed stainless steel
∅ 40.00 mm/12.41 mm
Screw locked down.
Dial: White egg shell
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Alarm
Crystal: Scratch-resistant, anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Strap:
Black calf leather, pin buckle

Limited Edition of 70 pieces.

PRICE: CHF 4 900 / € 4 950 / $ 5 000

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