Blancpain Carrousel Volant Donated To Forbidden City

Swiss luxury watch brand Blancpain has been given a rare honor: to represent modern watchmaking art at the Palace Museum in Beijing’s famous Forbidden City. To commemorate this extraordinary invitation, the world’s “oldest watch manufacturer” created a special version of its recently introduced Carrousel Volant Une Minute watch.
Dubbed the Blancpain Qiankun Carrousel, the unique 18K white gold wristwatch displays a number of subtle yet significant details that reveal its special status. The dial, for instance, showcases a cutaway section that not only exposes the finely finished keyless works, but merges with the aperture for the rotating karrusel to form a yin-yang symbol. The back of the Qiankun Carrousel is engraved with the words “Piece Unique” and “The Palace Museum”, while the sapphire exhibition back reveals a finely detailed rotor in engraved gold; the ornate winding mass features the names of both Blancpain and 18th century Chinese emperor Qianlong against a depiction of the Forbidden City, as well as “1735″–the year which Qianlong ascended to the imperial throne, and Blancpain was founded in Villeret.
Blancpain unveiled the Qiankun Carrousel watch at a special donation ceremony. Showcased in a noble presentation case, this commemorative Blancpain Carrousel joins over 1,000 mechanical timepieces from both the 18th and 19th centuries. In all, the 160,000 square-meter Palace Museum comprises more than 1,500,000 works of art, which are viewed and enjoyed by millions of visitors each year. Shop By Blancpain CollectionRelated articles in Blancpain newsBlancpain Villeret Grande Décoration Watch – a master piece in an artistic industryBlancpain 500 Fathoms GMT Watch
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