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Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase Ladies' Watch Watch Releases

Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase Ladies' Watch Watch Releases

The moon phase function has evolved from its traditional role as an accompaniment to men’s perpetual calendars to a “poetic” complication, used more often in ladies’ watches. It has been reimagined in many ways that depart from the traditional blue-sky-gold-moon-and-stars configuration, but Blancpain finds a way to maintain tradition while updating the function for a modern ladies’ watch. The Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase, introduced at Baselworld 2017, sports the traditional moon phase colors and configuration – as it should in a traditional collection such as the Blancpain Villeret – but with a few small tweaks to make it feminine, even poetic.

If you look closely, you will see that the moon has eyelashes, lips that look as if lipstick has been applied and, what’s that? – a beauty spot. The artificial mole or beauty spot (known as a mouche for its resemblance of a fly) was regarded in 18th century France as symbolizing a playfully teasing attitude. Mouches were used by coquettish ladies of the Court as messages to their suitors that differed according to where they were placed.

Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase Ladies' Watch Watch Releases

Back on point, Blancpain nato watch strap Replica says that they reach this deep, rich blue of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph by adding the pigment along with a bonding agent through the manufacturing process, with the bond representative burning off in a lower heating before submitting the piece to the high-temperature (sintering) step for hardening. I am not quite sure why this apparently tough technique succeeds where others had failed – and I suspect really knowing the chemistry would be a much longer discussion – but Blancpain says it’s the product of several years of trials. Anyhow, I consider them that getting it right, with a uniform color across all of the components was a struggle – differently, we’d have seen it before.The all-blue ceramic case of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Ocean Commitment II is 43.60mm round by 15.25mm thick, and water-resistant to 300 meters. We can all agree that ceramic non-scratching and non-fading properties are both very positive, but I, for one, am not totally convinced of its suitability as a situation material. Something such as the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Ocean Commitment II will probably endure for a very long time and keep looking good if you aren’t overly hard on it – but I’ve seen a chipped ceramic watch case and bracelet, and it is not pretty, so do keep it safe from drops and bangs. Making a game watch in ceramic, to me, only emphasizes that it is a luxury thing made to be worn out in daily situations, shown off one of wealthy friends… and that a Seiko or a Casio is what will likely accompany actual adventurers who intend on transferring large rocks underwater.

The movement is a next-generation caliber made by Blancpain specifically for ladies’ watches and is an example of the commitment being made by luxury watch brands to develop a stable of calibers sized for ladies’ watches that are equipped with all the advancements in watchmaking that are often reserved just for men’s movements. The Caliber 913QL is an evolution of the women’s Caliber 953, a 21mm-diameter movement that has been a staple of ladies’ watches at Blancpain. It remains the same size but now has a high-performance silicon balance spring. Silicon’s low density makes it lighter and thus more shock-resistant. It is also impervious to magnetic fields and generally more stable, with improved isochronism.

In addition, the 913 has a glucydur balance wheel with gold micrometric regulating screws, which makes it adjustable and also more shock-resistant than its predecessor. There is also an improved winding system that uses a ball-bearing mounted rotor. The sapphire case back reveals the rotor, which is red gold with a snailed bevel, polished chamfers and straight and circular Côtes de Genève patterns. The Caliber 913QL is fitted with a moon phase module, a wheel with 59 cogs covering two complete 29.5-day lunar cycles. It has a 40-hour power reserve.

Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase Ladies' Watch Watch Releases

At 29.2mm, the Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase is a very small watch considering there is a moon phase plus a date and a seconds hand, a rare advantage in a small ladies’ automatic. It is evidence of Blancpain’s commitment to producing size-appropriate high-grade calibers dedicated to ladies’ watches in its elite collections. The date is elegantly spaced out just inside the hour track, indicated by a red-tipped pointer. The bezel is set with 48 diamonds and there are eight diamond indexes as well as four applied Roman numerals in the signature Villeret font. The dial is opaline and the strap is taupe-colored alligator. There are two references, one in 18k gold, priced at $19,900, and in steel at $16,600. blancpain.com

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Replica Buyers Guide

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

I am sitting inside the “cockpit” of a Lamborghini Aventador and I am suddenly remembering a Countach poster I had on the wall as a kid. Most of my friends had some type of relationship with the Italian spaceship on wheels that helped define an era of automotive lust in the 1980s. It was silly and impractical, but it was the stuff boys’ dreams were made out of. Back to the present, I am in Lamborghini’s replacement for the highly successful Murcielago, which was the flagship supercar that brought Lamborghini into the modern era. Even though the Murcielago was actually the “bat car,” the Aventador is the automobile that Batman (Bruce Wayne) himself drove in The Dark Knight (a stock model no less). I later get a chance to drive the Aventador and boy, am I impressed.

On my wrist is a Blancpain watch value Replica L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date–among the more recent L-Evolution collection timepieces. Why this watch? Well because Blancpain and Lamborghini have an interesting relationship, and for the last few years the timepiece collection has been highly inspired by the design of the Italian mega-road machines.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain’s Relationship with Lamborghini

Blancpain is not Lamborghini’s official watch partner, but they do sponsor the car maker’s private race series known as the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series. I am here with the two luxury brands at the Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca (which most people still just call Laguna Seca) near Monterey, California for the second time the Super Trofeo series has been held in the United States. It made its American debut last year at Lime Rock in Connecticut and later at Sebring.

What is the race exactly and who participates? Most of the team owners are Lamborghini car dealerships, of which there are about 30 or so in America. The teams purchase specially made race cars from Lamborghini which more or less cannot be modified aside from some small tweaks. They choose their own drivers and race against one another in each series. The drivers are a mix of professional racers as well as amateurs. In some instances it is the people who own the dealerships themselves who are in the cars.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Of course the idea of the Super Trofeo is to win, and to highlight the performance of Lamborghini cars. For 2014, the series still uses modified Gallardos, but starting next year they will begin to phase in the new Huracan as production on the Gallardo has ceased. The Laguna Seca track is famous for the beautiful scenery of central California near the coast, as well as for some of the most difficult turns on any track around the world.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Super Supercars: The Lamborghini Aventador and Huracan

Lamborghini is amazingly loyal to Blancpain oldest watch brand Replica even though the brand is not their official timepiece maker, and even though the watches themselves do not bear any Lamborghini branding. Watch lovers know that while the analogues between cars and timepieces are many, co-branded watches that leverage a watch lover’s automotive passion are difficult to get right, at least commercially speaking. In a sense, I consider the automotive inspirations of the L-Evolution collection to be experimental at best. In a sense, they are–because Blancpain is free to play with design at will, given their low production and because Blancpain CEO Marc Hayek is a race car lover who continues to find ways of combining his work (watches) and personal life (cars).

The newest Lamborghini, and one that I am seeing for the first time here at Laguna Seca is the Huracan–and boy is it gorgeous. While I love the looks of the Murcielago (and Aventador), the Gallardo never did it for me. The Huracan does it for me and so much more. It replaces the Gallardo as the brand’s entry-level model (which still starts at about $240,000 and contains a V10 engine. Smaller than the Aventador, the Huracan has a distinctive look that is purely Lamborghini, and very indicative of futurism and elegance. It is probably one of the most incredible looking supercars in the world, and makes a Porsche look about as handsome as a coffee mug.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

If you need a reason to love supercars then look at the Italians. They know how to get your blood pumping properly. The Germans have a totally different philosophy to not only design, but driving dynamics. In fact, you need to be a driver to appreciate German luxury cars because they focus on a lot of stuff that isn’t visible. Special systems and fancy luxuries meant to make the driving experience wonderful, but little that a 12 year old boy can grow to love from afar. With that said it is important to mention that Lamborghini is owned by the Germans under the Volkswagen Group umbrella. Does that dilute the stuff that Italian cars are made of? Not at all. If anything, Lamborghini products have greatly benefited from the relationship because the cars combine masterful engineering marvels with an in-your-face sense of design and performance that one comes to expect from an Italian supercar.

I don’t get to drive the Huracan unfortunately, but better yet, I get some time behind the wheel of an Aventador LP 700-4. This is Lamborghini’s flagship car and contains a V12 engine that is naturally aspirated to make 700 horsepower. It also happens to have butterfly doors, four-wheel drive, and a driving personality that you will never come to expect.

I’ve had the opportunity to drive cars with massive amounts of horsepower in the past, and frankly I am not in love with most of them. While they sound good on paper, people call them a “beast” for a reason. Too much power makes a car really a pain to control, and just touching the gas can make you lurch forward like you are in a roller coaster. That can be fun on the track in a controlled driving experience, but on normal roads it isn’t fun–especially when you are in a submarine hatch style seat with comfort designed for someone the size of a 14 year-old boy. Well, none of that applied to the Aventador, to be honest.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

The days of rough riding in a Lamborghini are long gone. The Aventador is a two-faced machine that you could easily drive on your daily commute. In the right mode, the car is as smooth on the road as the most cushy of German luxury sedans, but when you want to push the revs you get an amazingly satisfying experience that launches you forward with a feeling of excitement but also safety. Never did I punch the gas and down-shift using the steering wheel paddles to pass a car in front of me and think “I am going to die or lose control if I don’t really pay attention.” The Aventador has a multitude of stability and control systems at work to keep the driving experience fun, but none that seems to take away from having a connected experience that makes the driver feel at one with the roaring engine sitting just a few inches behind their head.

Oh yes, the Aventador has a sweet engine note. The almost comically small rear window (that surprisingly allows for a decent rear-view) has a button to raise and lower. Why? So that the driver can lower it to hear the engine growl just that much better when they want to. Furthermore, the Aventador Roadster has a removable top that comes off in two pieces. It is even designed to stow in the front cargo bay, but don’t think there will be room to store anything else. Luggage needs to be portered around separately.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

It used to be the fact that looking at the outside of a supercar was wonderful, but once you sat inside you more or less felt like sitting in a race car with some wrapped leather. Over the last decade or so, more ultra-wealthy people started to buy supercars as lifestyle versus performance items and they began to improve the look and feel on the interior. The Aventador and Huracan look fantastic on the inside, with parts, of course, coming from cousins such as Audi–specially made with a Lamborghini look and feel. The dashboard is mostly (or totally) digital with a video game aesthetic that adds to the experience. There isn’t the pure ergonomics of a Japanese car, but neither is it a terribly frustrating experience that Italian UI has been known for in the past. Aesthetically, the Aventador looks gorgeous on the inside, and the Volkswagen Group team has ensured that it is fully outfitted with all the bells & whistles you’d need mixed with the passion-fueled Italian design you want to look at.

Few cars attract a crowd like a Lamborghini, and there is good reason for that. One of the things that Italian cars are known for is a certain design philosophy the screams “here I am.” That applies to their visual design, driving dynamics, and even the systems at place in the car. For example, drive a German car and the best ones have transmissions that magically shift without the driver knowing anything happened. A Lamborghini takes a different approach. Again, being subtle isn’t their style. When a system kicks into effect or the transmission shifts (it has seven gears in the Aventador) the driver knows it. Not in a bad way, but more in a way where the car is talking to you. An Aventador is like a performer and it wants a reaction from its audience. It is not a cold, calculated performance machine that isn’t interested in praise or attention. Which you prefer is a personal choice, and sometimes as a driver you want to feel like you are in control of the entire experience and that your car is a mere tool. Perhaps a powerful and amazingly engineered tool, but still just a tool. In a Lamborghini you don’t get that, you get a driving partner. It is you and your Italian pet car who share the experience. Be good to it and it will be good to you, it has a personality, and it is your friend… and it is truly amazing whether you’ve never driven one before of it you’ve been driving top cars for decades.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Back on stage, Blancpain the watch snob Replica says they achieve this deep, rich blue of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph by adding the pigment and a bonding agent during the manufacturing process, together with the bond representative burning off at a lower heat level before submitting the piece into the high-temperature (sintering) step for hardening. I am not really sure why this apparently difficult technique succeeds where others had failed – and I suspect truly understanding the chemistry could be a much longer debate – but Blancpain states it’s the product of many years of trials. Anyhow, I believe them that getting it right, with a uniform color across all the components was a challenge – differently, we’d have seen it before.The all-blue ceramic instance of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Ocean Commitment II is 43.60mm round by 15.25mm thick, and water-resistant to 300 meters. We can all agree that ceramic’s non-scratching and non-fading properties are both very positive, but I, for one, am not totally convinced of its suitability as a case substance. Making a sport watch in ceramic, to me personally, just emphasizes that it’s a luxury object made to be worn in daily circumstances, shown off among wealthy friends… and that a Seiko or a Casio is what will likely accompany actual adventurers who intend on transferring large rocks underwater.
Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

L-Evolution Timepieces On The Race Track

So let’s get back to the watch. The Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date. For this mission, I chose one of the most subdued modern L-Evolution watches to date. It is perhaps a collection that is still searching for its soul, but there is a lot of potential. In this collection gone are the large “12” and “9” o’clock hour markers, and this particular version is devoid of carbon fiber on the case (though there is some on the dial and movement) or bright colors. It is the Ref. R85F-1103-53B, and is perhaps among the most understated L-Evolution watches yet.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

One of the reasons that the L-Evolution collection is a Blancpain underdog is because the Fifty Fathoms dive watch collection is just so darn desirable. When looking for a sporty Blancpain it is almost impossible to overlook them as an option, and there are tons available from the classic 45mm Fifty Fathoms 5015 (reviewed here) to the new for 2014 Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronograph (hands-on here). Nevertheless, for a racing inspired daily-wear luxury watch these are worth a look.

The Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date is more-or-less self explanatory. It contains an in-house made Blancpain caliber 68F5 automatic movement with a 12 hour flyback chronograph, big date complication, and of course, the time. The movement is sweet looking, finished in dark tones with a sporty strip of carbon fiber on the automatic rotor. However, it only has a 40 hour power reserve, which falls a bit short of Blancpain’s longer 5-8 day long power reserves on other models. Having said that, this isn’t uncommon for chronograph movements.

Blancpain L-Evolution Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch With Lamborghini Aventador: Review Wrist Time Reviews

Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch Hands-On Replica Expensive

Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch Hands-On Hands-On

Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch Hands-On Hands-On

We continue to believe that with enough attention, Blancpain watches official site Replica will truly make something out of the L-Evolution timepiece collection. Intended to connect to the world of high-end auto racing, the L-Evolution family of watches continues to receive refinement, and the Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date might just be the most suitable of the entire lot so far.

The last time we looked at a Blancplain L-Evolution watch, it was with the L-Evolution Split Second Flyback Chronograph (hands-on here). It was released in 2012, and in 2013, Blancpain followed-up with this more simple Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date. Aside from the visual cues, they each have very different movements. The main difference of course being that the former model has a split-second chronograph and this one does not.

Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch Hands-On Hands-On

Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch Hands-On Hands-On

So the Split Second model has the Blancpain watches ladies Replica Calibre 69F9 automatic, and the model we are talking about today as the Caliber 68F5. Would you believe that the 69F9 has about 90 additional parts and is 6mm wider? Yeah, all that for a split second mechanism and four more hours of power reserve. The 68F5 is also built well and a bit more simple. In addition to being an automatic, it has a 12-hour chronograph and big date complication. There is no running seconds hand, which means you can use the chronograph seconds hands for that purpose, if you wish.

I’ve always gotten a kick out of the “digital” style font of the date. In the past, I commented that it was a nice little connection between old and new technology. I still think it works here. I don’t, however, think the hands require any skeletonization. While the dial is pretty easy to read, there is only lume on the tips of the hands, and I think bolder hands would help improve the dial. See, for example, the hands on the Blancpain valentine watch Replica Fifty Fathoms (which would be ideal here, given their similarity).

Blancpain L-Evolution R Chronographe Flyback Grande Date Watch Hands-On Hands-On

He also brought a groundbreaking innovation into the watchmaking industry by replacing the crown-wheel mechanism using a cylinder escapement. In the mid 19th century, the House of Blancpain watch ranking Replica became the most substantial enterprise in Villeret.The first Blancpain automatic wristwatch was fabricated in 1926 and four years later, the manufacturer accommodated the system to watches of small dimensions, and started the rectangular “Rolls” that became the world’s first women’ automatic wristwatch.