Blancpain Caliber 66R9
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 ?¢Ç¨Äú ensuring perfect isochronism ?¢Ç¨Äú 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 ?¢Ç¨Äú including around midnight ?¢Ç¨Äú 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.
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