Blancpain Caliber 66R9
Posted by Kyle in BaselWorld, Watchnews, tags: BaselWorld 2009, Blancpain
Automatic movement with 8 days of power reserve and full calender/moonphase
According to Blancpain “Equipped with three barrels, this movement is endowed with an impressive 8-day power reserve. Nonetheless, the most significant efforts have been devoted to the heart of the movement: the balance and spring assembly. In order to optimise the regularity of rate of the oscillating organ, Blancpain has opted for a flat balance-spring ?Ǩ ensuring perfect isochronism ?Ǩ and a titanium balance. While extremely hard to machine, titanium features several decisive advantages: first of all, it is far less sensitive to changes in temperature than traditional alloys, meaning it does not dilate when subjected to heat; secondly, it is far lighter and thus less energy-consuming; and finally, it is antimagnetic”. Also, The date, day, month and moon phases on the Calibre 66R9 can be corrected at any time of day or night ?Ǩ including around midnight ?Ǩ an operation that would normally be liable to damage the mechanism if performed near the date-change time.
Here’s a short video that Blancpain produced to give you a good tour of the new Calibre 66R9 and some of its key features:
If Blancpain would improve the dial design as I mentioned above I think this could make for a great watch with a high-powered manufacture movement.
Kyle Stults is Founder & President of Perpetuelle.com, a new online community for luxury watch owners, collectors & enthusiasts.
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Could not agree more: Cool movement, horrible dials….
Horrid is not the word. I’ve said it before and don’t mind repeating it: Blancpain is designing horrible dials these days and I bt JC Biver is not proud where ‘his’ former brand is going. Blancpian current design team is maing their luxury watches look cheap. And this IMHO is a very very bad idea,
Thanks for your comments Evert and Kristian.
As you know it is not just this watch – the entire L-evolution collection is in need of some serious dial help!
Agree, what is up with those testosterone-filled dials? We aren’t all bikers and motorcycle freaks. What happened to Blancpain’s hallmark…balance, subtlety, understatement but perfection? I hope that it’s not a pressure from the Swatchgroup that is forcing them in blurring the lines with other sportstyle-makes…it would be such a shame to lose their identity!