Bangkok--17 Jan--The Swatch Group Trading
Faithful to its annual rendezvous, Blancpain once again presents an exclusive creationfor Valentine’s Day. This limited series of 14 watches, each set with 2.95 carats ofprecious stones, offers a fresh take on the refined aesthetics of the Blancpain Womencollection, while associating it with the technical subtlety of the flyback chronograph.With its diamond-set bezel and lugs, caseband set with four diamonds and a heart-shapedruby, crown adorned with a diamond and pushpieces covered with cabochon-cut rubies, thewhite gold case of this Saint-Valentin Chronograph 2012 sparkles with dazzling splendour.
Its engraved mother-of-pearl dial, featuring a marquetry-work motif composed of three whitemother-of-pearl hearts and set with 8 diamonds, highlights the exquisite craftsmanship of themaster-dialmakers of the Manufacture. In an additional nod to Cupid, the heart-shapedcounterweight of the central sweep seconds hand is delicately hand-painted with a feather,thus endowing it with a distinctive convex shape. The sapphire crystal back of the 36 mmcase reveals the complexity of the movement with its 308 parts and 37 jewels, along with the oscillating weight clothed in pink mother-of-pearl.
The Saint-Valentin Chronograph 2012 houses the self-winding Calibre F185 that drove thevery first ladies’ flyback chronograph model. It features central hour and minute hands,seconds shown on a subdial at 6 o’clock and the date appearing through an oval aperture at 12o’clock. The chronograph function is displayed by a central sweep seconds hand, while theelapsed minutes and hours are counted off on totalizers at 3 and 9 o’clock. Two pushpiecesserve to control the measurements: the first at 2 o’clock starts and stops the chronograph,while the other at 4 o’clock handles the flyback function. A single press on the latterpushpiece stops measurement of the first time interval and resets the hands to zero, and thetiming begins again as soon as the pushpiece is released.
This delightful model, fitted with a white alligator leather strap and presented in a preciouswooden box delicately lined with white nappa leather, is available exclusively from Blancpainboutiques.