Heritage
Founded in Switzerland in 1735. Historic Icon: >100 years, continuous legacy, major horological impact
Blancpain is the oldest surviving Swiss watch brand, renowned for its commitment to mechanical watchmaking and refusal to produce quartz watches. It distinguishes itself through refined complications, high-end finishing, and iconic models like the Fifty Fathoms diver.
Blancpain is owned by Swatch Group
Pricing & value
Retail Price range for most watches = € 10000 to 50000
Value for money when purchased at Retail Price: Neutral: market aligned
Value retention: Moderate: typical depreciation
On Chrono24: 4818 listings of pre-owned automatic or manual winding wristwatches from EUR 1700
Design philosophy
Classical / Traditional: conservative, timeless
Predominant watch style: Diver
Other available watch style(s): Dress; Casual
Rating (1 to 10)
9 Brand reputation - Elite Luxury / Top Manufacture
9 Quality of materials, finishing, dial
9 Quality of watch movement (reliability, accuracy, complications, finishing)
8 Icon / trendsetting / innovative
(*1) Net weighted rating = [brand reputation + quality of materials + quality of movement + looks + icon-trendset-innov/2 + value-for-money/2 + value retention/2] / 5.5
Value-for-money: 9 Outstanding, 7 Strong, 5 Neutral, 3 Weak
Value Retention: 8 Strong, 6 Good, 4 Moderate, 2 Weak
