{"title":"Blancpain Archives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFounded in 1735, \u003cem\u003eBlancpain\u003c\/em\u003e is the world’s oldest watch brand and a guardian of traditional mechanical artistry. The Maison is celebrated for its mastery of high complications and its 1953 creation of the \u003cem\u003eFifty Fathoms\u003c\/em\u003e, the first modern diving watch. A pivotal turning point came in 1981 when Jean-Claude Biver and Jacques Piguet acquired the dormant name, famously vowing that there would never be a quartz \u003cem\u003eBlancpain\u003c\/em\u003e. This revival championed the prestige of mechanical movements during the \"quartz crisis\" and led to the brand's acquisition by the Swatch Group. Today, \u003cem\u003eBlancpain\u003c\/em\u003e operates as a true manufacture in Le Brassus, producing proprietary movements and exceptional hand-finishing that define the pinnacle of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehaute horlogerie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/kinsmen.vip\/collections\/blancpain-archives.oembed","provider":"KINSMEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}