Why do we spend lots of money to buy a Blancpain is worth it?

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Watch the clock [technology] This matter should not be delayed. straight into the topic. The table in Basel on the eve of the exhibition, according to the work arrangement, I before heading to Basel, first visited two factories under baopo. Are factories and large complex movement Blancpain Blancpain workshop. In fact, during the visit, in my own subscription no simple records of visiting experience, and that in return, will write a detailed article on the first time watch a game player to share with you. The following, I will pass behind the N photo of N a story, to show you what I know and I think Blancpain, why spend lots of money to buy a Blancpain is worth it. Here we start.

A station is our first stop is the most important, is the core of Blancpain factory.

Blancpain movement plant was formerly Fr D ric Piguet machine factory, that you are very familiar with the FP machine factory. FP movement factory is an important Swiss watch industry in the high-end machine supplier, established in 1858, from the beginning to the end to provide movement for various famous Swiss watch brand. The history of the use of FP core brands include Patek Philippe, Audemars Pigeut, Vacheron Constantin, Cartire, Breguet, Chopin, OMEGA, Athens, etc.. In 1982, FP began to expand cooperation and movement factory Blancpain Blancpain, and common development of the complex movement. In 1992, FP was incorporated into the core factory where the baopo Swatch group (Swatch group's watch brand is not familiar with friends can use Baidu Search). In 2010 the FP movement factory and Blancpain merger, then become the core Blancpain factory. Because the FP movement factory in history has been for many brands to provide high-end watches in the movement, incorporated into the Blancpain, become the core factory subordinate Blancpain, still continue to provide movement for many brands. For the protection of the interests of the brand watches, Blancpain movement factory the entire visit can not take pictures, so this part I can only through the text and all the game player to share.

1, in order not to hurt the purchase and use of the interests of the brand Blancpain Blancpain movement, only open to us a part of the factory. But I know you first want to know is what type of movement Blancpain provides for other brands. Although not all open Blancpain factories, but we can still find traces". In the display cabinet outside the plant, showing two movements, namely FP1185 and FP1150. We know that the two movement is the main mechanism for the baopo. The FP1185 movement mainly for high-end brands use timing feature is 12 points, plus 3, 6, 9 o'clock in the calendar time you can find in the disk, the high-end watch brands, and accordingly. FP1150 is the main automatic movement Blancpain mainly for Swatch group under the brand (1315 movement Blancpain better performance for their own use, 1150), is characterized by the use of the ball bearing automatic, distinct and 1315 pin rod type automatic. You can find a movement in the Swatch group's high-end watch brands, such as Harry Winsto, yakedeluo. In addition, Blancpain FP71 is famous baopo ultra-thin automatic movement, is characterized by automatic deviation from the central position of the main machine core to the group under the breguet.

Blancpain famous FP1185 automatic chronograph movement.

Blancpain famous FP1150 automatic winding movement.

2 in addition, I visited some Blancpain, watch factory. There are big brands and small brands. Blancpain and movement factory different, these plants can be divided into two categories, one is the "assembly plant"; one is "on behalf of the factory". "Assembly plant" refers to the fact that there is no manufacturing equipment in the so-called table factory, but only to find some people in the assembly parts, as to where the parts come from, unknown. "Factory" refers to, although the factory manufacturing equipment in the manufacture of parts, but I have discovered the movement of drawings, printed with different brand logo visible, a brand with me to visit the table factory, but the table is not their factory. Blancpain movement factory is a real baopo subordinate movement factory. There are almost all the raw materials from the beginning of the brass plate (used to make the movement splint). The hairspring is derived from the same baopo group Nivarox, in addition, from the screw and reed are manufactured in the plywood factory (the core Blancpain I saw). Some of the top brands including Patek Philippe, actually part of outsourcing, such as far as I know, Patek Philippe and other parts screw from the Atokalpa (Palma Jonny belongs to parts manufacturers).

In 3, Blancpain movement I saw in some crucial parts. Blancpain retained 30, 40 years ago, or even earlier, the machine parts mold. This means that we buy in the auction or private two on the market Blancpain antique table, even if the need for maintenance, Blancpain movement factory can make the parts need to be replaced. When we buy antique tables, the biggest hidden danger is the maintenance. Because many of the antique table parts have been discontinued, can not manufacture. Once a watch problem, almost to the antique table sentenced to death". But for the antique table Blancpain, this problem does not exist.

4, in order to expand the market, many brands have launched a new entry in the past two years, lower prices. It is worth noting that Blancpain in this environment, without reducing barriers to entry. Because lower prices means to reduce the configuration of watches, many brands have never been easy to be aware of the movement to start, the movement of the configuration, decoration to simplify. In this year, a famous watch brand launched a new entry watch on the movement was simplified, thereby reducing the price. Blancpain movement entry-level watches and high-end complex tables are the same production and decoration specifications, there is no difference.

The maximum output current of 5, Blancpain movement factory is 100 thousand per year movement, usually annual output is 50 thousand to 60 thousand. Most of them are used by other brands. The annual production of 10 thousand and 3 Blancpain watches to 20 thousand. The annual output of high-end brand watches are relatively small, so there are a lot of high-end brands depend on the supply of the baopo movement.

The use of automatic movement 6, Blancpain all gold is automatic. Even those that appear not to be gold are also solid, because they are covered with a layer of platinum alloy.

7, Blancpain movement factory is beside the KIF factory, next to the two factories. So this is a direct explanation of why some brands use KIF shock absorbers, some use Incabloc shock absorbers. Because close. Blancpain, Breguet, Jaeger Le Coulter, Patek Philippe, including the Hublot watch factory are next to, is next to the KIF, it will use KIF.

The second station is a large complex Blancpain Blancpain workshop, large complex workshop is complex, Blancpain enamel table decoration, polishing, assembling place. Open here, you can take pictures. Below I will share with you some photos and pictures behind the story.

The most important of the large complex Blancpain table 1735.

Complete dismantling of the Blancpain 1735 every square, is a part of.

The first group of photos in the watches and movements from the famous Blancpain 1735. The 1735 is the most important Blancpain complex history. This watch includes three questions, tourbillon, chasing pin timing, calendar, month equal function, although we look today, a lot of complex tables are included in these functions. But we need to pay attention, Blancpain 1735 appeared in 1991. Audemars Pigeut's first Tourbillon watch that year, I was in 1986. 5 years later, Blancpain launched the big complex contains a complex function table, there is no doubt that 1735 was the most complex watch, one of the highest value is complex. After the launch, shocked the world table altar. In 2015, Blancpain 1735 complex table had to price of HK $2670000 (about 2366391 yuan), until today is still an important sign of Blancpain 1735. So in the large complex workshop in Blancpain Blancpain, demonstrating a complete dismantling of the 1735 movement to the people.

Eccentric Tourbillon splint modeling Blancpain brand recognition is the one and only.

Polished Tourbillon splint is wearing a watchmaker Blancpain gold shell chronograph.

The second group of photos I'd like to show you the Blancpain tourbillon. I think you guys would say that we didn't see Tourbillon at all. Yes, there is not a complete Tourbillon in these photos. Appear in the table, the watchmaker on white box, drawing is the most important part of the Blancpain tourbillon, tourbillon splint. We know that many brands now have tourbillon, Tourbillon is the most important recognition. Blancpain Tourbillon splint in the one and only watch other, I believe that every game player can identify at a glance Blancpain Tourbillon splint "birds" shape. Blancpain is eccentric Tourbillon Tourbillon (wheel and a second wheel with different axis, so called "eccentric Tourbillon"), has a very high brand recognition. At the same time, will also modify the Blancpain Tourbillon splint after styling to the group's high-end watch brands use. Players can pay attention to observe. In addition, we can also see that the polished Tourbillon splint watchmakers, wearing a gold shell early Blancpain chronograph.

The polished parts and grinding tools, the color of the paper is the sandpaper sandpaper, different colors represent different thickness.

The third set of photos I want to show you is polished. There is a word called "Black Polish" in the grinding of watch parts". If you look at the literal meaning of the word is "black polished". I have been meaning to this word before not too deep, but in large complex grinding workshop Blancpain, let me have a more direct understanding of the word "Black Polish". When we have a part of the grinding, polishing it to the extreme, the surface of the parts will be exceptionally bright and clean. At this time, we will find that when we look at this part, we can only see the black. This is because the light is completely reflected, parts will appear black and white. In the front, it's black. So called "Black Polish"". This is the top of the watch will appear on the polishing effect.

Electronic magnifier Blancpain card Russell.

Blancpain eccentric Tourbillon (left) and Russell (right) coaxial Blancpain card comparison.

The fourth group is about Russell. Tourbillon has been common in today, the difference between the various brands is only the different shape of the tourbillon splint. However, it is also clear that the current card Russell brand one, making a minute card Russell only a brand blancpain. The essential difference between Russell and card Tourbillon Tourbillon is only one, a power source, driving Tourbillon cage rotation and balance wheel, escapement operation; Russell card is two power source, a power driven rotary cage (by three drive), a power driven escapement, wheel running (four wheel is the second wheel drive). In addition to different structure, Blancpain card Russell and general coaxial Tourbillon on the surface looks no different from what. And the reason why the Blancpain Tourbillon made eccentric tourbillon, I want to own and also to distinguish Russell card form. When we put the Blancpain Tourbillon and eccentric coaxial card Russell put together, we can see the obvious difference between the two.

Blancpain three Q movement

Electronic magnifier Blancpain three Q movement, the middle part is three hammer spring.

Ask the time mechanism Blancpain three core, middle windmill shaped is minute cam, next to it is below the quarter below the radial cam, cam is left the oval hour, time, quarter rack (also known as cuckoo, Carved Bird).

The fifth group of photos I would like to show that Blancpain three Q. Although many brands have three questions, but Blancpain has the world's smallest watch three asked the movement and the world's first postage meter waterproof three Q. Usually three questions are not waterproof, because the three movement of small size Blancpain ask, so you can add more water means in the case. Blancpain waterproof three ask is also one of the most famous complex Blancpain table. From the electronic magnifying glass, we can see the structure clear ask Blancpain three movement. Between the two is asked to start the three hammer spring, push three push rod is in the process of starting to ask three to ask the spring wind. The other side of the three movement is the timing of the three questions. Three asked after the start of the three Q table time, quarter rack (that is, we often say that the cuckoo, Carved Bird) will touch the moment for hours, minutes, gear (we can see the windmill shaped gear is to control the minute), get the time information, finally pushing hammer time.

Blancpain enamel disc and enamel powder.

Blancpain golden eagles, the top one is the first generation of ganesha.

Finally, a group of photos is part of the process of carving and enamel Blancpain, including. I don't have much to say about this part. I just want to share with you two things I know. The first is that, under normal circumstances, the master of the Swiss enamel, or carving masters, are independent. Which brand has the need for cooperation, the production of which brand is required for the work. However, Blancpain brand has a number of Swiss national treasure masters, they like to work only for the service Blancpain Blancpain. We therefore, why there are so many custom Blancpain watches and items. The second is that this year Blancpain launched the second generation of ganesha. The first generation of elephant god, as we see in the picture, is the opening of the watch pointer in the position of the head of god. It is one of the reasons for the second generation to make the first generation of the God of the two generation to move away from the position of the head God and to avoid the heart of God like the head. (photo / text watch house Yan Danping)

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