Apotheosis Temporis – a new milestone in watchmaking history

While the dual time zone and its day/night display are given pride of place in this complex mechanism comprising 254 parts, the small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock and the date window are also highlighted. The hand-sewn black crocodile leather strap is fitted with a folding clasp in 950 platinum.

Apotheosis Temporis Moon phase Calendar

Incorporating the beating heart of the universe within a precious mechanical object. Several centuries ago, the ingenuity of human nature led watchmakers to set off in pursuit of this absolute goal. The master-watchmakers of Blancpain have achieved it. Raise your eyes to the skies and admire the moon, and then observe this remarkable timepiece: in keeping with its endless path through the heavens, the moon appears as if by magic through the semi-circular dial aperture. There is poetry in this subtle mechanism. The Villeret Moon phase Calendar “Apotheosis Temporis” model, houses this embodiment of ingenuity and poetry.

Water-resistant to 30 metres, equipped with a sapphire crystal glareproofed both sides and an anti-glare sapphire case-back, its 950 platinum case with a diameter of 38 mm houses Calibre 6763, a self-winding movement with a 100-hour power reserve. The platinum oscillating weight is decorated with a raised Blancpain engraving. Thanks to its 261 components, it indicates the hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock, the day of the week and months in two windows, along with a pointertype date display and moon phase indication. The hand-sewn black crocodile leather strap is fitted with a folding clasp in 950 platinum.

Apotheosis Temporis Perpetual Calendar with Correctors Hidden under the Lugs

The movement of the stars dictates the laws of time. And humankind conforms to them, while doing its best through the ages to understand it in a quest for unattainable mastery. Between the past and the present, both of which are written in the stars, there is a tenuous link, a privileged moment that is embodied within a timepiece. Blancpain has risen to the challenge of giving each of these unique seconds a scent of eternity.

And while the future takes mischievous pleasure in never being captured and tamed, the master-watchmakers of Blancpain have succeeded in encapsulating it within a remarkable mechanism that will reveal it day after day, for an entire century, with no need for adjustments. The Villeret Perpetual Calendar with Correctors Hidden under the Lugs “Apotheosis Temporis” model weaves these emotional ties between past and future.

Water-resistant to 30 metres, enhanced by a sapphire crystal glareproofed both sides and an anti-glare sapphire case-back, its 950 platinum has a diameter of 38 mm. It houses Calibre 5653A, a self-winding movement with a 100-hour power reserve. The platinum oscillating weight is decorated with a raised Blancpain engraving. Composed of 297 parts, this complex movement drives the various displays on the understated matt black dial: hours, minutes, day of the week, month, moon phases, as well as leap year indications. The handsewn black crocodile leather strap is fitted with a folding clasp in 950 platinum.

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