Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Carrousel

The tourbillon and the carrousel (also spelled karussel) are among the great achievements aimed at reducing the effects of Earth's gravity on a movement’s operation. Presented as a world first in 2013, the Villeret Tourbillon Carrousel demonstrated Blancpain's ability to create extremely complex mechanical masterpieces by combining these two regulators in a wristwatch by means of Calibre 2322: a flying tourbillon at 12 o'clock and a flying carrousel at 6 o'clock, along with a date display at 3 o'clock. Featuring two independently rotating carriages linked by a differential that transmits the average rate of the two regulators to the time display, this watch has an external winding crown enabling the two barrels to be wound simultaneously, while guaranteeing equal winding. This endows the model with admirable precision and a seven-day power reserve, indicated by a display visible through the sapphire crystal case back.

This year, the Villeret Tourbillon Carrousel returns in a new guise, with a 44.6 mm 18 ct red gold case framing a dial in a dainty sunburst green shade that is as understated as it is sophisticated.