Villeret models have been consistently characterized by their pure lines and timeless elegance. To ensure the collection’s enduring modernity while preserving its key aesthetic codes, Blancpain has made it a point of honor to offer subtle reinterpretations. The Manufacture is now unveiling new Villeret Ultraplate and Villeret Quantième Complet timepieces embodying the contemporary face of the collection.
Born in the early 1980s, the design of the Villeret collection took shape around a set of attributes rooted in the grand watchmaking tradition. Easily recognizable at first glance, these features include a slender double-stepped case, an understated dial, applied gold hourmarkers and sage leaf-shaped hands.
A new interpretation of the Quantième Complet
The new 38 mm Villeret Quantième Complet model celebrates the heritage of mechanical watchmaking while adopting the contemporary attributes of the collection. In this spirit, the dial features subtly reworked slender hour-markers and cut-out sage leaf-shaped hands. The moon phase has also been redesigned. These aesthetic codes guarantee the clarity of reading and stylistic purity of this timepiece embodying the utmost respect for the Villeret identity. The new Villeret Quantième Complet model is available in steel with a white dial and in red gold with an opaline dial. The hour-markers in gold and the hands match the case color. Each timepiece is also available in a gem-set version Emblematic of the Villeret collection, this combination of complications has been a brand signature for nearly four decades.
The Villeret Ultraplate, resolutely in tune with the times
An ultraslim 38 mm-diameter timepiece displaying the date and offering a contemporary take on the collection’s signature codes. Respectively framed by a steel or red gold case, the luminous white or opaline dial is enhanced by 28 gold appliques patiently positioned and affixed by hand to form the Roman numerals. These are swept over by hours and minutes hands shaped like hollowed sage leaves, while the seconds are marked by a slender hand bearing the initials of the founder, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain. This information is enriched by a date display at 3 o’clock, through an aperture sized to ensure optimal visual balance and legibility. The new Villeret Ultraplate from Blancpain reproduces the onward march of time through a refined blend of slimness and purity, distilled within a case whose dimensions are suited to each and every wearer. For those looking for additional sparkle, a gem-set model is available.
