Since 1735, Blancpain has not only promoted the development of mechanical watchmaking industry, but also inherited the traditional craftsmanship handed down by its founders, making it timeless.
Blancpain origin
/kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain discovered a new industry with great development potential: watchmaking. 1735 founded Blancpain brand, and built the first workshop above the house in Villeret area of Jura Mountains. The watchmaking pioneer was registered in the official property register in Villarreal, and the oldest watch brand in the world was born.
Blancpain watches have been popular since they came out. The heirs of Jehan-Jacques Blancpain are committed to maintaining the founder's technology and passing it on from generation to generation.
18 15, Frédéric-Louis Blancpain, the great-grandson of Mr. Jahan-Jacques, took charge of the family business, which promoted the modernization of the production mode and turned the traditional manual workshop into a mass-produced watchmaking factory. Frédéric-Louis replaced the crown wheel escapement with the I wheel escapement, which brought great innovation to the watchmaking industry.
Thanks to the profound technology, in the middle of19th century, the Blancpain brand has become the largest enterprise in villette.
From handicraft industry to industry
/kloc-In the second half of the 9th century, Bumper built a two-story factory building on the banks of the Su Ze River in 1865, in order to cope with the competition of American products and provide necessary electricity for production activities by using hydropower. Blancpain updated its production model and aimed at the high-end watchmaking market, becoming one of the few watchmaking enterprises in villette.
1926, blancpain watchmaking factory cooperated with watchmaker John Harwood to launch the first self-winding watch. Four years later, Blancpain applied this device to small-sized watches, and launched a rectangular Rolls watch under the name of Léon Hatot, which is the world's first self-winding women's watch.
Join Swiss watch industry company
In the late 1950s, Rayville-Blancpain watchmaking factory joined Swiss Watch Industry Co., Ltd. (SSIH).
In 1983, SSIH sold the Rayville-Blancpain brand to Jacques Piguet and Jean-Claude Biver. Jacques Piguet is the son of Frederick Piguet and the president of the company of the same name, and Jean-Claude Biver is an employee of SSIH. The two partners set up a production factory in Seuss, Lebrat, Jura Mountains, and the company was named Bumper Co., Ltd..
The revival of blancpain
In the 1970s, the watchmaking industry faced severe challenges. The appearance of the chronograph movement has led some experts to predict that the traditional watch will end at sunset. However, Blancpain is committed to producing top watches with complex functions. Blancpain Watchmaking Factory has always insisted on making watches in the purest traditional way, following the watch concept of Jehan-Jacques Blancpain and his successors two centuries ago.
At the same time, Blancpain spared no effort to revitalize mechanical watchmaking, re-advocate traditional complex functions, let the world re-understand the history of handicraft guilds, and reflect the core values of important watches with the highest watchmaking achievements. By reviewing the past, we can regain the idea that the watchmaking industry first developed in the farms in the Jura Mountains. Blancpain continued and perfected the traditional watchmaking culture and art, and in the 1980s, mechanical watchmaking, represented by lunar watches, was fully revived.
The representative works that follow the traditional craftsmanship also include the 1735 watch, which is called "the king of watches". When 199 1 was introduced, it seemed to be the most complicated timepiece in the world, with top-level complex functions: minute repeater, tourbillon, perpetual calendar, moon phase and double hands timing. The watchmaker needs 1 year to complete the movement assembly.
recent advance
After the death of Frederic-Emile Blancpain, Betty Fiechter and André Léal, who had the closest relationship with Frederic-Emile and were also from Blancpain, took over the Blancpain watchmaking factory the following year because their only daughter Berthe-Nellie had no intention of devoting herself to watchmaking. In view of the fact that members of the Blancpain family are no longer in charge of the business, according to the law at that time, the two partners must change the name of the company. To this end, they renamed Blancpain Blancpain Watchmaking Factory as "Rayville S.A, succ". De Blancpain "and Villarreal's phonetic symbol" rayville ". Although the name of the company has changed, the image and characteristics of the watchmaking factory still exist. Betty Fiechter served as the president of Blancpain until the 1950s. After that, she worked with her nephew Jean-Jacques Fiechter, which brought new development impetus to the enterprise.
One of Blancpain's most important achievements is the birth of 1952, and the production of 1953 was put on the market at the beginning of the year. Watch this. This watch was made at the request of the elite diving unit of the French navy. They need a reliable watch that can be worn when performing tasks in the deep sea. Captain Robert Bob Maloubier and the co-founder of diving unit * * * (Robert Claude Riffarud) entrusted this project to Jean-Jacques Fiechter, then president of Blancpain, who dared to accept the challenge. Fifty? Watches are worn by celebrities such as Jacques-Yves Cousteau and become the benchmark of diving watches.
1956, blancpain introduced the world's smallest ladybug watch with a round self-winding movement at that time.
Constantly challenging and breaking through the limits of complex functions, carefully designing for consumers' practicality and wearing, and insisting on making only mechanical watches, Blancpain has always insisted on watchmaking technology and carried it forward while exploring new fields. From the first wristwatch designed in18th century to the outstanding timepieces made today, Blancpain has established a true tradition of innovation. 1735
Jehan-Jacques Blancpain registered the Blancpain brand in Villiret village, and Blancpain became the first registered watch brand in the world.
1790s ends
Blancpain Blancpain began to sell watches to European trade centers such as France, Germany and Austria.
18 15
Blancpain began advanced industrial production, developed more tools and equipment by itself, and gradually became a "watch manufacturer" with a certain scale.
1926
Blancpain Blancpain introduced the first self-winding watch for the first time.
1930
Blancpain Blancpain created the first self-winding watch for women, and installed the ball bearing structure on the automatic pendulum for the first time.
1952
Blancpain Blancpain launched the world's first "modern diving watch"-50? It became the standard equipment of the French army and was issued the following year.
1956
Blancpain Blancpain introduced the world's smallest round watch-Lady Bird.
1983
It pioneered the world's smallest full-calendar moon phase watch, and specially launched a mechanical automatic moon phase watch for women.
1987
Take the lead in launching the thinnest self-winding chronograph in the world.
The world's smallest hand-wound minute repeater is the first to be launched.
The world's smallest self-winding minute repeater watch was first popularized.
1988
The world's thinnest manual winding double-needle chronograph is the first to be popularized.
1989
The world's first self-winding chronograph with double hands.
The world's first thinnest floating tourbillon has a power reserve of 8 days.
199 1
The most complicated self-winding watch in the world, 1735 watch, has six functions.
1993
Launched the world's first action doll minute repeater watch.
1998
Launched the world's first women's flying back chronograph.
Launched the world's first 8-day self-winding tourbillon watch.
1999
Launched the world's first watch with tourbillon and double-hand-chasing timing function.
Launched the only waterproof three questions in the world and registered the patent.
2000
Launched the world's first self-winding tourbillon perpetual calendar with 8-day energy reserve.
In memory of Napoleon, a limited edition ultra-thin semi-hunting watch of 265 pieces was also launched.
2004
Series 6223 won the Geneva Watch Award "Ultra-thin Watch Award"
Launched the world's first time equation perpetual calendar watch.
Developed the hidden training structure and registered the patent; In the same year, the first hidden perpetual calendar watch came out.
2005
Launched the world's thinnest perpetual calendar watch, with a movement thickness of only 2.91mm.
2006
The newly developed inlay method of orbital jewelry, apply for and register a patent.
2008
Launched the world's first one-minute coaxial Carrousel watch.
2009
The brand-new L-Evolution series has been launched, and its powerful functions and highly visual impact design have aroused strong repercussions in the industry.
20 10
Frédéric Piguet joined Blancpain and officially changed its name to Blancpain Blancpain Movement Factory.
The first Carrousel three-minute watch came out, which combined two highly complex functions in top watchmaking technology.
20 1 1
Releasing the world's first fully mechanical diving watch X at Dubai Aquarium?
Launched the world's first pendulum energy storage display watch.
20 12
The world's first China calendar was launched at the 20 12 Basel Watch Fair.
Release a unique haute couture series.
Launch a professional diving watch -X?
20 13
In memory of fifty years old? Series 60th anniversary, 50? New masterpiece of men and women: deep-sea submersible
The first Carrousel tourbillon wristwatch combines two iconic and complex processes-tourbillon and Carrousel.
Launched the first Le Brassus series brand-new Carrousel three-question flying back chronograph.
On July 26th, in Bumper, Bumper Fifty? At the 60th anniversary exhibition tour in Shanghai, Mr. Feng was announced as the ambassador of brand culture and the ambassador of brand art, and cooperated with Blancpain brand.
165438+10.2, held an event in Shanghai, announced the cooperation with Mr. Wu Xiaobo, and Mr. Wu Xiaobo became Blancpain's new brand culture ambassador.
20 14
At the 20 14 Basel Watch & Jewelry Fair, the brand-new 12 Tianchang Power tourbillon Watch, Bathyscaphe Flyback Timekeeping Watch, Carrousel Moon Phase Watch, Moon Phase Calendar Watch and Ladies Series Multi-function Watch were launched.