Blancpain Villeret Grande Date 6669-3642-55B

About This Watch

The Blancpain Villeret Grande Date features an oversized date display at 12 o'clock using two superimposed sapphire discs, creating a large, legible date that maintains the refined aesthetics of the Villeret collection. The caliber 6950 drives this mechanism with an instantaneous date change at midnight, ensuring the two discs snap to the correct position simultaneously without any overlap. The small seconds at 5 o'clock adds classical charm. The 40mm rose gold case with the double-stepped bezel maintains the Villeret's signature proportions. The white opaline dial with Roman numerals in Blancpain's proprietary font creates a timeless, literary appearance. At 10.7mm thick, the case remains relatively slim despite the additional mechanism for the grande date. Blancpain was among the first brands to develop a large date mechanism for wristwatches, and their implementation remains one of the most technically refined in the industry. The Grande Date Villeret is an elegant everyday watch that offers a practical complication within a classically beautiful dress watch format.