Blancpain Villeret Platinum Diamond Set Watch 4795-4227-34
View Similar Items
Blancpain Villeret Platinum Diamond Set Watch 4795-4227-34
About the Item
- Creator:
- Case Material:
- Stone:
- Stone Cut:
- Weight:170.5 g
- Case Dimensions:Diameter: 1.34 in (34 mm)Length: 6.7 in (170 mm)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1990
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 230222021stDibs: LU607314900092
Blancpain
In 1735, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain opened a modest workshop on the second floor of his farmhouse in the Jura village of Villeret in Switzerland. These humble beginnings would form the foundation of what is now the world’s oldest existing watchmaker and one of the premier brands within the category of Swiss watchmaking.
Like most horologists at the time, Blancpain’s business was, at the beginning, a family affair: Jehan-Jacques’s son and siblings joined in the work at hand. After all, between the honing, polishing, design and assembly, the making of an innovative watch calls for all hands on deck. Since then, even given its deep history, Blancpain has remained a forward-looking brand.
At the end of the 18th century, Jehan-Jacques’s grandson David-Louis endeavored to turn the family business into an international one, traveling to cities across Europe to proffer the family’s distinctive timepieces, which were known for their roue de rencontre, or meeting wheel, escapements. By the early 1800s, Frédéric-Louis Blancpain, Jehan-Jacques’s great-grandson, had begun work on ultra-flat movements and implemented modern means of production at the factory. Soon, Blancpain built a two-story factory that further bolstered its production capacity.
In 1926, Blancpain partnered with British watchmaker John Harwood to produce the first automatic wristwatch, an innovation that had existed only in pocket watches at that point. Then nearly 30 years later, when the race to craft modern dive watches had gained speed and Rolex was unveiling its iconic Submariner, Blancpain introduced its Fifty Fathoms, a timepiece designed initially for the French Navy to be waterproof up to a depth of 50 fathoms.
After two centuries of family management, Blancpain left the hands of its namesake family in 1932, passing between a few owners before being acquired in 1961 by SSIH, the venerable Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogère, whose other subsidiaries include Omega and Tissot. SSIH would sell Blancpain to a member of another Swiss watch family, Jacques Piguet, in the early 1980s. In 2010, Piguet merged with Blancpain under the Swatch Group. Today, Blancpain maintains its painstaking attention to detail, producing fewer than 30 watches per day, each crafted by a single watchmaker.
Find a wide range of vintage Blancpain watches for sale on 1stDibs today.
- Piaget Cocktail Watch Diamond & Sapphire Set 2504 WatchBy PiagetLocated in London, GBA ladies Cocktail Watch crafted in white gold by Piaget. Featuring a silver dial with a white gold bezel set with 19 baguette cut sapphires and 19 baguette cut diamonds. Fitted with ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, Sapphire, White Gold
- Vintage Diamond Set Silver Dial Platinum Cocktail WristwatchLocated in London, GBA Platinum Diamond Set Cocktail Vintage Ladies Wristwatch, silver dial with arabic numbers, a fixed platinum bezel set with approximately 1...Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, Platinum
- Patek Philippe Gondolo Diamond Set WatchBy Patek PhilippeLocated in London, GBA ladies Patek Philippe Gondolo crafted in white gold. Featuring a distinctive guilloche mother of pearl dial with arabic numbers 12 and 6. Comp...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
- Omega Cocktail Diamond & Emerald Set WatchBy OmegaLocated in London, GBA stunning white gold Cocktail Watch by Omega. Featuring a silver dial with a white gold bezel set with 16 emeralds and 12 round brilliant cut diamonds. Fitted with a sapphire glass, a manual winding movement and a white gold integrated bracelet equipped with an Omega jewellery style clasp. This vintage...Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, Emerald, White Gold, 18k Gold
- Cartier Tank Franchise Diamond Set 2364 WatchBy CartierLocated in London, GBA stunning ladies 20mm Cartier Tank Francaise crafted in yellow gold. Features a silver dial with applied roman numerals, blued-steel sword-shaped hands and a secret Cartier signature at X. Complementing the dial is a yellow gold bezel set with round brilliant cut diamonds and a crown which is also set with an inverted diamond...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
- Piaget Emperador Diamond Set P10053 WatchBy PiagetLocated in London, GBA Diamond Set 32mm Emperador Power Reserve wristwatch, made from 18k rose gold and powered by an automatic movement. The watch is in excellent condition, featuring a white mother o...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
- Blancpain Villeret Reveil 18K Rose Gold GMT WatchBy BlancpainLocated in Naples, FLDiscover the pinnacle of luxury horology with the Blancpain 18KRG Villeret Reveil GMT Watch, model number 6640-3642-55B. A stunning embodiment of timeless elegance and precision craf...Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Wrist Watches
MaterialsRose Gold
- TIFFANY & CO. BLANCPAIN Diamond Platinum 1960s Bracelet WatchBy BlancpainLocated in New York, NYThis exquisite authentic retro wristwatch was designed by Blancpain for Tiffany & Co. and is crafted in platinum and set with F-G-H VVS1-VVS2 diamonds weighing an estimated 15.0 - 16...Category
Vintage 1960s Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, Platinum
- Blancpain Rayville Movement 17 Jewels Gold Platinum Diamond Bracelet WatchLocated in Sherman Oaks, CAStunning gold and platinum twisted braid bracelet with Blancpain watch, accented with diamonds Made in France Expected date of manufacture: 1920's Metal: 18k yellow gold and platinum...Category
Vintage 1920s Wrist Watches
MaterialsDiamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
- Blancpain - Villeret Ultra-Slim - Ref: 4063-1961-55 - MenBy BlancpainLocated in Yeşilköy, TR**** Automatic, 18 Kt White Gold, Diamond Bezel & Indexes, 40mm MoP Dial, Retrograde Seconds Brand: Blancpain (Guaranteed Authentic) Model: Villeret Ultra-Slim Reference Number: 406...Category
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
MaterialsWhite Diamond, 18k Gold
- Blancpain Villeret Grande Date Jour Retrograde 6668.1127.55BBy BlancpainLocated in Greenwich, CTBlancpain Villeret Large Date Jour retrograde 40mm stainless steel case, white dial, Big date at 6 o’clock, and retrograde day display, automatic movement, caliber 6950J, 40 jewels...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
MaterialsSteel, Stainless Steel
- Blancpain Platinum Watch and 18 Karat Diamond Bracelet, circa 1930s-1940sBy BlancpainLocated in Long Beach, CAFACTORY / HOUSE: Blancpain STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Dress Watch METAL / MATERIAL: Platinum + 18KT Diamonds CIRCA / YEAR: 1930 - 1940 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 23mm X Width 10mm ...Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches