Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar

The Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar is one such astounding timepiece, that displays a complex perpetual calendar able to self-adjust the variance between months and even indicates leap year.

The Villeret collection is most often characterized by minimalist simple designs that hide very effectively the technological feats of Blancpain encased within the distinguished-looking cases. One of the trademarks of a Villeret, the ultra-slim casing, delights with its reduced size and weight, though the movement within can be no less complex than the other collections.

Its movement is even more remarkable, utilizing the automatic Blancpain Caliber 5653A, which was co-developed with Frederic Piguet, boasting an ultra slim design with an impressive power reserve of 100 hours. The movement also features twin spring barrels, with 28 jewels that vibrate at 21,600 times per hour.

The luxurious red gold case is 38mm in diameter and an elegant 10.2mm in height. It features a sapphire crystal case back and face. The transparent case back means a remarkable view of the sophisticated movement within. A unique design of the casing is the placement of correctors to behind the case lugs, rendering easy activation by a fingernail. The main functions are hours, minutes; perpetual calendar with date; weekday, month, moon phase and leap year.

The Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar dial is a classy opaline, with red gold hands and Roman numerals, and coordinates beautifully with a black crocodile skin strap with folding clasp.

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