Blancpain Villeret Monopush Chronograph watch

The Blancpain Villeret Monopush Chronograph watch brings a stylish horological complication to the exceptional elegance embodied by the Blancpain Villeret watch collection.  With grace and incomparable refinement, the Blancpain Villeret Monopush Chronograph watch places the traditionally sports-watch oriented complication of the chronograph into a format worthy of the most exclusive occasion. 

The key to this elegance is provided by the movement that animates the Monopush Chronograph watch---the selfwinding M85 Calibre.  Produced as a result of the intensive development efforts between Blancpain and Frederic Piguet, the M85 Calibre boasts 320 hand fitted pieces, each painstakingly refined, before being assembled and adjusted by a single Blancpain watchmaker.  The intricate mechanics of this chronograph mechanism are controlled by the traditional, labor intensive method of a column wheel, which has been modified slightly to allow for the single button that operates in a co-axial relationship with the
winding crown. 

A single separate push of this button is all that is needed to start the chronograph, then stop it, and finally return it to zero when its operation is no longer needed or desired.  Through this clever modification, Blancpain has preserved the impeccably clean lines of the Villeret round case, and produced a classically crafted chronograph complication that displays the utmost in understatement. The power reserve of the Blancpain Villeret Monopush Chronograph watch is forty hours, and its balance wheel oscillates at a moderate 21,600 beats per hour. 

The fine craftsmanship of this movement, whose bridges have been embellished with finely applied Cotes de Geneve and anglage finishes, can be viewed through the exhibition sapphire caseback, its precise chronograph workings easily visible to the eye as the chronograph pushpiece is operated.  Viewed from the top, the Blancpain Villeret Monopush Chronograph watch is an aesthetic delight, and its dial is symmetrical and extremely harmonious; even the date display is utterly unobtrusive, being cleverly tucked away at the six o'clock position. 

The 38mm case, manufactured from steel or 18K gold, is impeccably finished and is a perfect match to the finely finished dials, with their Roman numerals and svelte leaf shaped hands made from gold.  Available in stainless steel with a white dial, 18K white gold with a rich "Havana" brown dial, or 18K red gold with either an opaline or Havana brown dial, the Blancpain Villeret Monopush Chronograph watch is a timepiece which perfectly blends classicism and mechanical sophistication.