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@blancpain1735 Blancpain’s new Lady B marks 70 years since the Ladybird turned miniaturization into a mechanical milestone. In this reel, @tellewellyn traces its history back to Betty Fiechter, who bought Blancpain during the Great Depression and helped transform it into an industrial force.

Fiechter joined Blancpain while still in her teens and, by the 1920s, was already managing much of its production and commercial operations. In 1933, she and André Léal bought the company and rebuilt the business — renamed Rayville — around new markets and movement production. Following Léal’s sudden death in 1939, Fiechter led Rayville alone through World War II.

Miniature calibers became one of the manufacture’s great strengths under Fiechter. That expertise culminated in the 1956 Ladybird and its 11.85mm Calibre R550, still the smallest round mechanical movement ever produced in series.

Seven decades later, the Lady B revisits the historic Ladybird Bullet with a polished 19mm case in stainless steel or 18K red gold, paired with a double-tour calfskin strap. Inside, the self-winding Calibre 615 measures just 15.7mm across and offers a 38-hour power reserve.

Read the full story on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio).

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Inside the Château de Môtiers, home of BOVET.

@wei_koh_revolution steps inside the historic château overlooking Fleurier for a journey through two centuries of BOVET watchmaking, from intricately engraved 19th-century pocket watches to some of the house’s most ambitious modern complications.

The visit traces the decorative arts and mechanical ideas that have defined BOVET since 1822, including the “Mille Fleurs” engraving tradition, the GPHG-winning Récital 22 Grand Récital, Miss Audrey and the Récital 27.

Wei also visits the watchmaking area inside the château, where final assembly and testing take place before each timepiece leaves the house.

A rare look at the history, craftsmanship and watchmaking culture behind BOVET.

Full video now on YouTube. Link in bio.

#BOVET #BOVET1822 #ChateauDeMotiers #HauteHorlogerie #IndependentWatchmaking #RevolutionWatch

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First Look at the new @rolex Rolex Perpetual Padellone.

From Milan, @wei_koh_revolution gets his first hands-on look at an entirely new Rolex family, one that looks back at the brand’s history in complicated watchmaking while pointing decisively toward its future.

The Perpetual Padellone takes inspiration from the legendary Ref. 8171 of 1949, reviving its distinctive calendar architecture with day and month apertures at 12 o’clock, a centrally mounted pointer date and moonphase at six. But this is far from a straightforward historical revival.

Inside is the new Calibre 7190, a 5Hz automatic movement incorporating Rolex’s DynaPulse escapement and the new Haplos instantaneous annual calendar, designed to execute its calendar changes with remarkable energy efficiency.

The 39mm case draws from the Perpetual 1908, while the dial combines a finely laser-engraved grained surface with a blue grand feu enamel moonphase display. Both moons are crafted from meteorite, with the new moon treated in dark blue PVD.

It is a compelling meeting of two eras of Rolex: the elegant, complicated watchmaking of its mid-century past and the technical ambition of the modern manufacture.

In our full-length video, Wei and @constant.kw explores the Perpetual Padellone in greater depth, from its historical roots to the significance of Rolex returning to this form of complicated watchmaking.

Link in bio to full video.

#Rolex #PerpetualPadellone #RolexPadellone #AnnualCalendar #Moonphase #RevolutionWatch

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