Blancpain

Blancpain @ The Lamborghini Super Trofeo - Monterey Laguna Seca Races

 

From 0.001 horsepower to more than 700+ horsepower. 

   

Energy.  I have a thing with energy; correction, I have a perpetual fling with energy.  Especially energy measured in horsepowers, preferably lots of horsepowers on an open road.  The potential energy of a roller coaster at the top of a grade, tens of thousands of horsepower engines powering airplanes taking off, hundreds of horsepowers propelling Lamborghini race cars through a turn, the tiny 1/10,000ths of a horsepower of kinetic energy powering a precise Blancpain Swiss Watch… 

 

Blancpain, "the oldest Swiss watch brand" (since 1735) has tamed the energy released in a mainspring, but also understands and participates in high-energy activities as an official sponsor of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo racing team.  PuristSPro was graciously invited by Blancpain to sample energy in these extreme formats.  E=mc^2 approached by two very different companies. 

The Hospitality area has an observation Deck

Is this the shuttle car?  700 Horsepowers.  That's a lot of energy.  

Check in desk

There are a few Blancpain clocks in the hospitality area.

A terrible photo of three nice watches.

Carbon Fiber Dial. This is a very nice watch. Remember the AquaLung that used the same movement?

Titanium bezel.

Very pretty in rose gold.

Hexagon cut-outs on the strap match the hexagons on the tablecloth.

Blancpain tablecloth.

Look at the beautiful dial of this watch. It's Mother of Pearl dial has a design that reminds me of something that'd be from Marrakech.

A nice guilloche dial in silver. The Blancpain Villeret line is the brand's top seller worldwide.

For those who live in humid climates or just prefer metal bracelets. The fine links of this gold bracelet makes the bracelet very supple and comfortable.

Colored gold not your thing?  How about this?  

The ladies version has everything then men's version has on the dial. But I prefer the men's version so much more that I would even recommend the men's version to a lady.

Can you tell this watch is actually a chronograph?

Retrograde date. Diamond stars. Mother of Pearl Dial.

The classic.

My favorite.

Notice the rotor has cutouts that resemble the wheel of the Lamborghini Murcielago.

Carbon fiber inlaid in the deployant buckle.

Notice how this yellow car takes the turn.

Braking point.

Start from the outside of the curve.

Turn in.

Approach apex.

Yellow car has now just hit the apex.

Yellow car has exited the turn.

At the paddock where the car is maintained. Notice the trailer on the left.

Notice the Blancpain livery on the top of the windscreen.

Entrance to the trailer

The inside of the trailer.

This guest is wearing two Blancpains; 50 Fathoms on his left and Villeret on his right wrist. Also notice carbon fiber trim on the cabinets.

Trailer has everything to sustain a family of four.

Big garage space just above the trailer.  But not a lot of room to open the car door on the side.  

The Blancpain watch that's supposed to be a part of this photo is still on the wrist of the racecar driver.

Fuel. Petrol.

Fast pump.

Dry Tires

Wet Tires

Brake rotors

Notice they're floating rotors meaning the disc is separated from the hub. This is done because the disc gets very hot and expands. If it were to expand while on the hub it would warp the hub assembly. Also notice the slot design.

Blancpain signage on the back. That's what you see after you've been passed.

Fresh racing tires, ready to be bolted to the car.

A very comfortable office.

This car is a factory race car for Lamborghini Carolinas, a region in the United States. More Blancpain signage on the car.

Suspension coilover.  Notice the brake is a metal brake, not a ceramic brake.  

Steering wheel in the office.

This is turn 1. It's a double apex turn. The first apex is just before the car.

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo car is approaching the 2nd apex.

The car has now passed the apex.

The view from the observation deck.

I really like the new Bathyscaphe. Difficult to photograph though.

The movement is finished beautifully. It has beautifully polished anglage.

The winding rotor is actually made of 18K gold.

I even like it on the green NATO strap.

This special edition 50 Fathoms is all black thanks to a polished DLC coating.

A Nautilus winding rotor

Again, the same Caliber 1815 movement finished quite well.

A wrist shot. The lugs look like fangs.

Another limited Edition 50 Fathoms.

The propeller rotor is funny and whimsical. But the perlage on the rotors is quite serious.

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2014-05-06 19:41:30 

This message has been edited by patrick_y on 2014-05-07 11:22:55

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