BLANCPAIN Traditional Chinese Calendar

Blancpain unveils a 50-piece limited edition to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the pig , a complication that combines two different interpretations of time, incorporating the Chinese as well as the Gregorian calendar, a real technical feat. The white Grand Feu enamel dial features the pig at 12 o'clock. Below sits the double hours counter displayed in numbers and symbols. The ten celestial pillars and five elements are displayed at 3 o'clock, while two hands at 9 o'clock serve to read the month and date. They are complemented by an aperture dedicated to the leap months. The moon phases, which are used to determine the months of the Chinese calendar, are highlighted in a window at 6 o'clock. Finally, the date according to the Gregorian calendar, associated with these indications, is read off around the rim of the chapter ring by means of a blued steel serpentine hand. This timepiece, which is even more complex than a perpetual calendar, has a seven-day power reserve, and features a 45 mm platinum case with a cabochon ruby on the crown.