New Villeret Retrograde Seconds Watch by Blancpain: luxury and elegance
The watch company Blancpain has announced the release of a new wristwatch model Villeret Retrograde Seconds (Ref. 6653Q-1529-55B). An official presentation of the novelty will be held at the watch exhibition Baselworld-2012.
For the first time the company Blancpain will release a watch with a dial which surface is covered with translucent lacquer flinque of rich blue color. On the dial is applied several layers of varnish and creates an amazing effect of the inviting depths of the serene ocean.
The round case is made of polished white gold. The case diameter is 40 mm and thickness is 10.83 mm. The watch water resistant is up to 30 meters. The front side of the case is protected by a sapphire crystal. The work of the marvelous mechanism can be seen through the case back, made of the sapphire glass. Covered with blue lacquer, the dial is graded with applied Roman numerals.
The Villeret Retrograde Seconds watch is designed on the base of a thin automatic movement 7663Q, collected at 34 jewels. For creating a mechanism are used 244 components. The diameter of the caliber is 27 mm, thickness - 4.57 mm. The mechanism provides a 72-hour power reserve.
Time indication is carried out by the central hour and minute hands. Seconds are counted by the retrograde hand, placed on a 30-second scale, which is located at 6 o’clock position. Date is indexed on a circular scale with a special central hand.
The Villeret Retrograde Seconds watch comes on a dark blue strap, made of genuine alligator leather and equipped with a buckle in white gold.
