The legacy of the past - mechanical watches Blancpain
The legacy of the past – mechanical watches Blancpain
In 1735 Zhehan Jacques Blankpen, inspired by the idea of manufacturing hours, on the first floor of his house in the village of Villeret suit shop, which serves to this day.Sam Zhehan-Jacques and his receivers, sensitive to the their craft, felt it our duty to pass on from generation to generation, traditions and know-how of their skills.Steadily growing success of the company has reached a level that at the end of the century Blancpain watches were delivered to customers in neighboring countries – France and Germany. By 1815, the eldest son, David Louis Blenkpeyna Frederick Louis itself has become a practicing watchmaker.He gradually developed the company into a large enterprise. Over the years, more sophisticated machines allow Blancpain develop its production and improve the quality of their hours. In the late 19th century, the so-called machine age, Blancpain modernized factory on the River Susan, to use its hydraulic energy, providing electricity for the new machines. Before the First World War Frederic-Emile Blenkpeyn sent the company into the future.And early in the 30′s began to produce automatic wristwatch “Rolls” Leon Hetota (Léon Hatot). But the sudden death of Frederic-Emile Blenkpeyna in 1932 ended two centuries of family control Blancpain, numbering more than seven generations. We only daughter of Emil, Bertha, Nellie, had no desire to continue the family business and in June 1933 the company moved to the closest aide of her father Fichter Betty and her partner, Andre Leal. They acquired his assets and liabilities and continued business under the name “Rayville Ltd.[anagram Villeret]. At the beginning of the 50th, Betty Fichter and her team have launched the automatic watches for divers, “Fifty Fathoms” and the first Ladybird, presentation of which in 1956 caused a sensation in the world hours of its tiny size. Rayville-Blancpain produced several thousand hours per year by traditional methods. This could be the collapse of the company. In 1971 the new leadership in SSIH (Swiss Watch Industry Corporation Ltd.) Radically change the industrial strategy. Many experts predicted the death of the mechanical clock by the arrival of quartz. Blancpain at any time if he fell into a deep sleep. At a time when the Swiss clock industry began to destroy the production and partly by the culture of mechanical watches, Jean-Claude Biver and Jacques Piguet have taken the view that the traditional mechanical watches are still amazed. In 1983, they decided to restore the company Blancpain with 200-year tradition.Earlier Blancpain in Villeret taken Omega (Omega). Production of high quality mechanical watches with a centuries-old tradition was transferred to the village of Le Brass, in the old family house Piguet, the very soul food manufacturing hours with the most sincere traditional manner similar to the time Zhehana Jacques Blankpena.Secrets of the past production of mechanical watches Blancpain were rescued.
