From August 6 to August 26, Blancpain (Blancpain), the oldest watch brand in the world, will unveil the Peace Hotel at the Basel 2012 new luxury watch. The exhibition at the Shanghai Peace Hotel is Blancpain (Blancpain) 2012 Basel Watch China tour following the final stop after the Beijing, Taiyuan, Shenyang, Hangzhou station.
Blancpain Villeret series world's first Chinese calendar Red Edition
More than four months of touring activities to the vast number of watch lovers in China a close look at this Swiss classic timepiece designer extraordinary watchmaking. I believe in the 21-day Shanghai Station Exhibition, the Chinese calendar and a collection of classic watches will once again conquer the vast number of Chinese consumers for the Blancpain 2012 Basel Watch Fair in China on the perfect ending.
As the final stop for the 2012 China Basel Watch Fair, Blancpain not only brought the Chinese calendar that attracted the world's attention at the 2012 Basel Watch & Jewelery Fair, The show presented to the Chinese audience Villeret Slim retrograde small second hand watch, Super Trofeo double needle reentry chronograph and Blancpain Villeret classic series 8th power reserve watch equal to March 2012 in Basel exhibitors new Table models.
Exhibition, which lasted five years sharpening, integrate the wisdom of the Swiss team together to create a new 3638 complex mechanical movement and install the movement of the world's first Chinese calendar, became the audience a well-deserved focus. Marc Junod, vice president of global sales at Blancpain, shared the story of the birth of the Chinese calendar: "Five years ago, Blancpain decided to create a history and started to develop a Chinese calendar, because we saw Blancpain and China The Common Ground of Civilization - Chinese civilization is continuously updated and perfected based on traditional wisdom, and Blancpain's brand essence is precisely 'tradition and innovation'. Blancpain preceded others to perfect the ancient Chinese calendar and calendar On top of the wristwatch - this transcended the notion of using simple image totems or Chinese characters to express the supreme respect of a pure watchmaker for oriental cultural traditions and origin of Swiss watchmaking. "
Blancpain (Blancpain) Chinese calendar as the world's first Chinese traditional "yin and yang stem" calendar and calendar perfectly presented in the watch dial, the success of the Swiss watchmaking process and the traditional Chinese calendar in 45 mm diameter dial to achieve The collision of Eastern and Western cultures conveys the understanding and perception of Western timekeeping techniques of Chinese traditional culture. During the research and development process, the Blancpain watchmaker team tackled the problem of irregular calendar of Chinese calendar, solved the issue of solar calendar and Chinese lunar calendar, and at the same time integrated the moon phase profit and loss function and achievement related to Chinese calendar Extraordinary masterpiece.
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Blancpain (Blancpain) Chinese calendar as the world's first Chinese traditional "yin and yang stem" annals and calendar perfectly presented in the dial watch, which lasted five years developed by sharpening. During the research and development process, the Blancpain watchmaker team tackled the problem of irregular calendar of Chinese calendar, solved the issue of solar calendar and Chinese lunar calendar, and at the same time integrated the moon phase profit and loss function and achievement related to Chinese calendar Extraordinary masterpiece.
The selection of the yin and yang body for the time reference in the lunar calendar, and the existing solar calendar as a single reference to the sun for the time, which determines the complexity and richness of its content. How to present the complex and rich traditional Chinese calendar to the dial is one of the biggest technical challenges faced by the Blancpain watchmaker team in the development process. The lunar calendar is a traditional calendar used by China for a long time. It belongs to the lunisolar calendar. The average calendar month is equal to a lunar month. A leap month is set so that the average calendar year is a year of return. Twenty-four solar terms are set to reflect the seasonal (annual sun movement) changes Feature, it also contains the composition of the solar calendar. Lunar month size, leap year, leap month position, according to the formula to calculate. The Western calendar adopted by the Western countries belongs to the normal calendar defined by the period of time. The number of days is basically fixed and the intercalation rules are set, and there is no strong astronomical significance.
Through unremitting efforts, Blancpain (Blancpain) has developed a new 3638 self-winding complex mechanical movement with 39 gems and 434 parts to configure this Chinese calendar, power reserve up to 7 days, the number of parts or even Exceed the number of more than 200 components such as Caruso and Tourbillon. This movement has broken through many technical difficulties in the combination of Western traditional solar calendar (Gregorian calendar, now widely used as the Gregorian calendar) and the traditional lunar calendar of the Chinese calendar, making the traditional Chinese calendar of "annals of the yin and yang" and calendar perfect Dial watch. The small dial at 12 o'clock shows the hour and numbers and characters (one 24-hour period); the five elements and the ten-day dry at 10 o'clock (10-year cycle); the lunar month at 9 o'clock (12-month and one- , Lunar New Year (30 days) and leap month; the year window at 12 o'clock shows the zodiac of the year (12-year period), highlighting the mysterious beauty of traditional Chinese timepieces. What is more worth mentioning is that this watch which is integrated into the Chinese calendar echoes the moon phase gain and loss of the 6 o'clock dial, which adds more pleasure and practical value to the watch.
Cultural collision Meeting of Western wisdom
Blancpain Chinese Blancpain Chronograph watch broke the traditional timing function successfully demonstrated the ancient Chinese traditional timekeeping - Swiss watchmaking process and traditional Chinese calendar in the Chinese calendar 45 mm diameter dial to achieve a The collision between Eastern and Western cultures conveys the understanding and perception of Western timekeeping techniques of Chinese traditional culture.
For the Blancpain watchmaker team, the development of this Chinese calendar not only faces the differences between the two timekeeping methods, but also the differences between Eastern and Western cultures implicated in the two timing cultures. The Blancpain watchmaker team consulted a large number of Chinese calendar documents and invited Chinese professors from the University of Geneva and the Blancpain China team to participate in the R & D process. During the study and study, Blancpain watchmaking team gradually understood the Chinese calendar and deeply lamented the profound and profound Chinese culture. According to the legend of the lunar calendar, it was founded in the Xia Dynasty and perfected in the Han Dynasty. After four or five thousand years of evolution, it met both the lunar month and the year of reunification. It can be said to be one of the most scientific calendars in human history. Chinese culture and civilization have had a significant impact. The contained solar terms are also conducive to the four seasons, including the moon phase also reflects the tides, solar eclipses and other astronomical phenomena and the moon on the climate, but it also contains twelve branch calendar and 72 special solar calendar is A dual track calendar, the most embodies the Chinese nation's traditional culture of man and nature. Therefore, Blancpain (Blancpain) Chinese calendar industry is more than just a timing tool, it condensed the basic dimensions of comprehend time and life, reflects the human nature and the universe and the human association and independence, on behalf of Blancpain watchmaking team on China Cultural respect.
As the special guest Mr. Liang Wendao said at the Beijing event earlier, the astronomical calendar is an important cornerstone of Chinese culture. A series of mysteries of the source of culture must be explored by the calendar. Blancpain will make the Chinese calendar and calendar, the glorious treasure of Chinese ancestors, show on the dials of everyday people's everyday wear items. We can watch, appreciate and feel so easily and find the foundation and culture of being a Chinese in daily use.
Blancpain Blancpain DNA: the founder of the classic timing
Over the past seven years, Blancpain continues to consolidate its leadership in top mechanical watchmaking with 26 new movements. In 2012, the five new movements, including the 3638, 1333SQ, 69F9, 2660RL and 152B, were unveiled in the midst of a number of extraordinary timepieces, the most stunning of which is the world's first China equipped with a 3638 movement Calendar.
Blancpain (Blancpain) in the Chinese calendar research and development process demonstrated by the courage and cultural heritage highlights its leader in the traditional Haute Horlogerie demeanor. As a leader in traditional Swiss watchmaking, Blancpain has always been relentless in its quest for precision and sophistication. Chinese calendar is to follow the traditional Chinese culture and carry forward, but also Blancpain (Blancpain) in the watchmaking bold innovation.
The Chinese calendar shows Blancpain (Blancpain) for the first time the ancient Chinese traditional culture from the functional and cultural integration with the traditional Swiss watchmaking process, but also Blancpain in the challenge of traditional and innovative breakthroughs in the function of the world clock and watch Another outstanding contribution to development. Its ingenious craftsmanship and long-lasting elegant style will be deeply loved, after the lead will still be highly respected. Swiss classic watchmaking skills and the wisdom of the East traditional fusion, making this watch is extremely valuable, highly collectable value. Believe that this fusion of profound Oriental wisdom sparsely bound to become a real masterpiece.