WTS: Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar 5395

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Price:
USD 7,800 shipped

Item:
Blancpain Villeret Perpetual Calendar 5395

Movement:
Automatic

Dated:
circa 1990s

Accessories:
None. Watch Only.

Condition:
- Good pre-owned condition
- Some light hairlines on bezel from prior wear
- Caseback has hairlines with hallmarks fully visible
- Comes with original strap and buckle

Description:

This is the Blancpain Villeret 5395 Perpetual Calendar. Blancpain is documented as among the oldest watch brands in the world. Founded in 1735, Blancpain was founded by the mayor of Villeret, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, who also happened to be a watchmaker. Blancpain developed the world’s first modern diving watch, the Fifty-Fathoms, in 1953. It’s also one of the only watchmakers never to produce a timepiece with a quartz movement. Their entrance to complicated timepieces came with the Calibre 6395 in the 70s under the stewardship of Jean-Claude Biver and in 1991, they established what was then the most complicated wristwatch in the world - the 1735 Grande Complication. The reference 5395 has a case size of 34mm and runs on the Calibre 95 automatic movement, a 19-jewelled movement and has three subdials for day, date, month and a moonphase indicator.

I am based in Singapore, I have some references which I am happy to share privately. I have references on Reddit / TRF / WUS as well and also sell on Chrono24.

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