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Blancpain Villeret with Flinque lacquered dial watch

Blancpain Villeret with Flinqué Lacquered Dial Watch

The Blancpain Villeret with Flinqué Lacquered Dial Watch is a modern day luxury men’s watch, designed in timeless classic style. The unique brilliant blue Flinqué lacquered dial creates beautiful visual depth for this luxury timepiece and the ultra-thin 10.83 mm depth makes it suitable for daily use or in a more formal capacity. Initially released in 2012, the Villeret kept coming back to my mind, this is a beautiful timepiece with loads of character.

Flinqué as defined by the world of horology is the ‘Engraving by hand or by machine, typically covered with a layer of enamel‘. In this case, a machined Flinqué technique of engraving is used along with several layers of translucent blue lacquer to achieve the luster and depth of the sunburst that defines the Villeret.

Blancpain Villeret with Flinqué Lacquered Dial Watch back

Housed in a 40mm diameter 18 ct white gold case are the 244 parts and 34 jewels that make up the ultra-slim Calibre 7663Q movement. This complex orchestration of movement and the Villeret collection’s signature sapphire guilloché oscillating weight are visible through the scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass that adorns both the front and back.

Blancpain Villeret with Flinqué Lacquered Dial Watch

The Villeret features a 3 day power reserve, hour/minute/second hands, Roman/calendar numerals and a unique Sigmoid style date indicator, all in white gold. A Retrograde 30 second hand resides at the 6 o’clock position adding even more character to this unique luxury timepiece. It comes with an alligator leather strap with Alzevel lining and a folding clasp, also water-resistant to 30 meters. Model 6653Q-1529-55B

Available for somewhere in the neighborhood of 20,000 – 50,000 CHF or about 22k – 54k US

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