Visiting The Blancpain Haute Horology Watch Manufacture
Blancpain is one of the oldest Swiss watch brands but it was on the verge of death before being taken over by Jean-Claude Biver. This was of course before Biver's purchase of Hublot, and before Blancpain he was at Omega. Biver is said to have pretty much saved Blancpain (just as he did with Hublot) �C a good thing because today, despite the brand's literal English translation of white bread, very few boring things are going on inside the manufacture.Biver sold Blancpain to the Swatch Group a few years ago. The brand's CEO right now is Marc Hayek, one of (the late and regrettably lost) Nicolas Hayek's sons. His rule of the brand has taken it into a series of different directions, and Blancpain has a few distinct personalities as a watch maker. Those personalities include being a classic watch maker, a complicated watch maker, and dive watch maker, a racing watch maker, and a contemporary high-end complex avant garde watch maker. They also have adopted a mechanism similar to the tourbil

Baume Mercier Diamant Watch collection proved to be a real success with ladies
The Baume & Mercier Diamant Watch collection proved to be a real success with ladies. Elegant and sophisticated, it represents the successful fusion of classical and contemporary design elements. Now, this collection of watches of renowned won a glimmering new addition. Made from finely finished stainless steel, the watch Baume & Mercier Diamant S Serti is distinguished by its elegant decor of diamond. Twenty-six of the round brilliant diamonds adorn the rectangular case, with a further fourteen decorating the edge of the Crown.

Is it the same dial like on VC?
Hi guys. My AD surprised me with this little gem today. It's brand new and the price is not that bad.What do you guys think? Any comments, stories, recommendations are welcome. Is it worth it?

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I have been owner of my grail RO 15300 now for just over 3 months. A few days after pick up i noticed a problem with date change and wanting everything perfect i decided to get it sent back to AP service to get sorted under warranty. Now before watch was sent off to service centre AD did the usual watch condition report which read AS NEW CONDITION no marks or dings anywhere which is no suprise as i prob had only worn watch on 5/6 occasions. A few days ago i received call from AD to say my watch was ready for me to collect. Report from AP says they had replaced a few parts and was now changing within tolerance . Well all seemed good until i put on my spectacles to inspect. Well what a disappointment firstly i noticed a mark on brushed part of bezel right next to one of the screw heads and also light marking around part of the polished edge of bezel and also on a couple of the screw heads i never took any pics of marks to bezel think i was in shock. Needless to say watch has now been r

45th Anniversary Apollo 11
Hi Everyone-Anybody get their hands on one of these beauties yet???? Saw one a The Omega Boutique and one at a local AD (it was on hold unfortunately). Just wanted to get some impressions from people who have purchased and worn for a little while.Thanks BTW.......this model could be the nicest Omega Speedy ever