Blancpain Villeret 6606A 1127 55B

Villeret Ultraplate Power Reserve Date 6606A-1127-55B c. 2013

When then-CEO Jean-Claude Biver famously proclaimed that Blancpain would never make a quartz watch, the watchmaking world was experiencing a very tumultuous time. The Villeret, however, signified the brand's determination to stick to traditional watchmaking principles and style. Offered in both steel and precious metal, the Villeret is at its core very much a dress watch. Its lasting significance shows that Biver's strategy in the end paid off, leaving Blancpain as one of the very few watchmakers that indeed never turned to quartz, even during the industry's darkest days.