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There were a few more (Peseux, Chronometers)...
iterations of the Peseux 7001 (neé Blancpain Cal. 64) in Blancpain's history: It all startet with nothing less than the beginnings of 'modern' Blancpain (someone called this the 'most obscure singular piece' - ts ts ts... ;-):
The movement and its decoration were further developed Blancpain as the brand used this movement extensively, finished and modified by Piguet (Cal. 64), in a number of watches. Note the iterative improvement applied to this mechanism:
Over the years, the finishing has become more elaborate (now Cal. 64-1; note the anglage of the bridges!):
In the final editions of this movement, Piguet entirely reworked the bridges to resemble those of the famous Peseux Cal. 260 chronometer movement. As a further reference to this ancestor, Piguet also added a Triovis fine regulator. This watch, Ref. 7002 and topic of this thread, has become quite a cult item (images by Steve Gurevitz):
It is btw not the only movement which Blancpain had COSC certified: There was also the Cal. 1195, the non-chronograph base movement for the 1185:
Certainly, at least a few have been COSC tested:
This one is a real oddity which was used for only a few years!
Cheers,
Magnus
Blancpain ref. 7002- On the Wrist Review
This weekend I made a trip to the safe deposit box looking for a slim dress watch to wear at a formal event. I knew that my Piaget Altiplano would be the perfect match for the Tux. However as I rummaged through the various watch rolls, a forgotten safe qu...
Super review, Mike. Lovely... No, beautiful watch!
I too love the movement. Superb case, great dial, very nice movement, you have the recipe of a fine Watch. Bravo! Best, Nicolas.
Thanks Nicolas, some folks will think it is a bit small at 36mm
I typically wear 40mm+ so perhaps this Blancpain only gets limited wrist time because of the size. Then again I was also 40 lbs lighter 10 years ago...it looks better on a skinnier wrist :-) Best, Mike
I see beauty, I see oddity ... but at the end I like it a lot.
It reminds me to former days of Blancpain and therefore I appreciated your post/review a lot. Thanks, Mike! Let me explain beauty and odditiy . The beauty is obviously, isn´t it?! A very well executed case, dial and movement. Very classical and sporty at ...
I understand completely, it is an oddity...
Neither dress nor sport, but I like the dial execution better than the more classical versions mostly because of the radial flip at "9". This watch always reminds me of the saying "They don't make them like they used to any more" :-) Certainly not at a fu...
There were a few more (Peseux, Chronometers)...
iterations of the Peseux 7001 (neé Blancpain Cal. 64) in Blancpain's history: It all startet with nothing less than the beginnings of 'modern' Blancpain (someone called this the 'most obscure singular piece' - ts ts ts... ;-): The movement and its decorat...
Wow! That is a great history lesson Magnus...
thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge and also highlighting other obscure but interesting Blancpain pieces. Best, Mike
What a glorious piece - it once made me aware of Blancpain!
The 2000 series of Blancpain always was an oddity (to use Oliver's words), an interlocutor between the (then) Villeret and the Léman collection. Case and dial had no orthologous in the brands collection. In fact, its automatic sister Ref. 1160 was my firs...
Beautiful watch Magnus...it seems to have had the same effect
on you as my ref. 7002 had on me. In fact looking back I find these "vintage" Blancpain circa Biver are so interesting. Thanks for sharing your first Blancpain with me, Mike
Wait, I've got one of those, I think ...
Quite rushed for time tonight, but will do a quick photo if I can ... off to the watch cabinet There it is on shelf 2 - do you see it? I messed up all my watches just for this photo to make it more of a challenge (or are they always messy like this) Zoomi...
I thought of that too. Reminds me of a GTG
When I look in the messy watch cabinet. Mike
Does that collection cabinet have a
Claw? :-) That's all I can think of whenever I see that photo with all the watches laying around in that showcase. I'd be playing all day...probably trying to grab that SBGW003 Cheers, Mike ...
I have one....
Got mine in Tokyo as well back in 2002/3. Not much info was available at that time but I did gather it was based on the non in-house pesaux movement and hesitated a bit. But in the end, I am glad I pulled the trigger. The quality workmanship is there for ...
Is that one of the "anniversary" editions that were released?
Beautiful...Thanks for sharing. Best, Mike
Wempe
It is a Wempe edition.....could not find much info back then and I recall it was not in the catalogue. SF
I think you have one of those "it doesn't exist"
Wempe editions made in gold. IIRC the recognized Wempe editions were cased in stainless steel with a 7002 that had less elaborate finishing. Your movement appears to have similar finishing treatments like mine. Thanks for sharing a watch that is not suppo...
Not quite true
I have a Wempe in SS and a 7002 with Breguet numerals in SS, and the movement in both is 100% identical to each other and to the Walt pictures on Ninanet. I have seen the Wempe edition believe it or not with both the less finished movement AND the high gr...
More or less reworked movement in the same edition...
my guess is that this is quite possible from what I recall. But weren't the Wempe watches fitted with a solid case back, or am I mixing them up with another LE? Best, Magnus
Nice watch!
I've been really impressed with the top notch movement finishing as I learn more and more about this brand!
I missed this post!
This is a great looking Blancpain Mike. The movement and dial are beautiful. I think the bracelet is a bit formal looking for my taste but for a dressy look, it works very well. I love the movement macro shot! Thanks for sharing Mike. cheers robin
