The Blancpain Company has joined other prestigious watchmaking brands in the fight against muscular dystrophy, having introduced an exceptional watch of the unique nature. The Blancpain Only Watch pocket-watch reveals a stream of inspiration that captured the brand's craftsmen. The timepiece is powered by the renowned Blancpain ultra-slim Calibre 15. The Only Watch 2007 has highlighted the rare and highly-demanded models created by the Manufacture in Le Brassus. The dial of the Blancpain watch is characterized by superlative craftsmanship. The designers have opted for highly original dial openings to offer a glimpse into the inner life of the timepiece, revealing the beauty and complicated nature of the skeletonized movement.
The first hand-beveled cut-out repeats the line of the movement gear wheels right through to the escapement. As for the second comma-shaped aperture, it improves the dial's aesthetic balance as a whole.
The dial of the Blancpain watch is crafted in 18K gold. It is embellished with perfectly-worked hand-made motifs. The surface of the dial is coated with a nice Havana brown color with help of the complicated traditional champleve technique. The nicely dappled shade creates an ideal harmony with the of the Clous de Paris hour-markers and the case produced in yellow gold. The hand-engraved and raised logo of the brand featured between 6 and 8 o'clock is emerging from the enameled surface.
The beating heart of the Blancpain Only Watch 2007 is characterized by meticulous finishing of every detail. The mechanical hand-wound Calibre 15 is visible through the sapphire crystal case-back and the skillfully sculpted apertures in the enameled dial. The slender ultra-slim movement has been designed, assembled and manually decorated by the brand's most experienced master-watchmakers. The mechanism is a mere 1.9 mm thick, being 36.1 mm in a diameter. It will surely win the hearts of real watch connoisseurs due to subtle and delicate openwork motifs. You will also notice the exclusive 'Only Watch' inscription engraving on the hand-chased bridge.
The Blancpain Only Watch 2007 boasts a 40-hour power reserve. The unique timepiece is housed in an 18K yellow gold half-hunter 45-mm case. The watch's case is provided with the double stepped bezel and sapphire crystal back.
This exceptional Blancpain watch goes in in a burr elm box that has been specially developed for a pocket-watch, including a drawer for the watch's solid gold chain. As a fine finishing touch, the Only Watch logo is featured on the leather-lined lid of the presentation box.
