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In addition to being known for its Swiss bank accounts, rich chocolate and cheese with holes, the small country of Switzerland's top point of pride remains in its manufacture the most beautiful watches in the world. Historically, Swiss watch making has come about after wearing the jewelry has been banned in the middle of the 16th century and jewelers turned to the art of watchmaking. With this, came the watch industry and became a highly prized possession for the elite.
Of course, since the advent of quartz technology in the seventies, many of the pieces now Switzerland today can be had for any price. The era of quartz has led to automation, cheap watches and a huge reduction t2 forum in the number of factories of clocks. From a peak of more than 1,600 factories in 1970, today there are still over 600 companies making watches in Switzerland, employing around 40,000. Considering that the Swiss population is less than 8 million, which is equivalent to one in every 200 citizens employed by the watch industry. And a brand still stands above the rest as the best and most sought-after: Blancpain, the world's oldest watchmaker.
Blancpain watches has made continuously since 1735 and is one of the few companies that has continuously maintained the status of "manufacture," a title of the Swiss watch industry is assigned t2 forum to a factory that makes all components, especially t2 forum in the blanks, ranging in their watches. This is a more expensive method, t2 forum but allows them to control the final product. They produce only 10,000 watches a year, every one completely handmade t2 forum by a single worker from start to finish with some parts as thin as a human hair. As a point of comparison, Rolex makes 2,000 watches per day. It is said that the first owner of every Blancpain watch is the watchmaker himself, t2 forum as he leaves something of himself in every watch that does.
The most luxurious t2 forum watch in the line is a rare complication t2 forum Great Blancpain 1735, offered in a limited edition of 30, with only one done every year. With 740 handmade pieces t2 forum going into the mechanism of every 1735, is one of the most sophisticated watches in the world. Packaged in an ultra slim 42 mm platinum, a feat of magic in itself, has a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater, a tourbillon chronograph split-second, moon phase of a timer and a power reserve of 80 hours. A crocodile strap completes the package. And, of course, is not cheap, selling at $ 800,000 + +. While there are certainly more expensive t2 forum watches made, the Blancpain 1735 is one that lets you watch aficionados around the world in awe because of the complexity of its mechanics. Blancpain gladly gives tours of their factory in Le Brassus and Private t2 forum Jets Charter can arrive at a moment's notice. Let's go!
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