

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 – ensuring perfect isochronism – 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 – including around midnight – 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!