Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch

The Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch is a masterpiece of luxury watchmaking that features the most famous complication in haute horlogerie, as well as a selfwinding movement with an exceptional power reserve. The heart of the Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch is the 25 Calibre movement, with its 238 hand-finished pieces. Its hand-engraved 22-karat gold rotor efficiently winds the mainspring to an impressive power-reserve of 168 hours (8-days). The tourbillon regulator, invented by Breguet, can be numbered amongst the most daunting technical challenges in all of watchmaking--the task of constructing and integrating the tiny carriage that bears the balance wheel and the parts of the escapement still tests the ability of the master watchmaker, even with the assistance provided by modern technology.

The Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch has a flying tourbillon, which means that it is affixed on one side only; this type of construction is generally more difficult than a bridge supported tourbillon, but it allows a desirable, unobstructed view into the fascinating movements of the tourbillon regulator. Admired through the exhibition sapphire caseback, the 25 Calibre movement of the Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch is a marvelous sight, its bridges shining softly with perlage and Cotes de Geneve decoration, each edge carefully chamfered by hand, and the screws individually hand polished. The Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch bestows classical elegance upon its wearer, courtesy of the finely sculpted round 38mm case which is crafted exclusively from 18K red gold or 18K white gold; complete with a screwed-down crown and caseback, this complicated timepiece is water resistant to a depth of 100 meters.

The Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch is offered with two distinct personalities-- a classical white dial with faceted stick hour markers and skeletonized hands, or a striking and elegantly sporty black "Military" dial, with bold Arabic hour markers and hands with ample amounts of Superluminova, which guarantee easy legibility in the darkness.

For those who appreciate the accent that fine diamonds can provide, the Blancpain Leman Tourbillon Power Reserve watch can be ordered with a diamond bezel, in either baguettes or brilliants. All the versions of this fine, complicated watch are completed by a luxurious crocodile strap with a matching deployant buckle in 18K gold.