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Chapter 8

Villeret: A PERFECT GENTLEMAN

The classicism and refinement of Blancpain’s Villeret line.

Chapter authors

JEFFREY S. KINGSTON

Chapter authors

JEFFREY S. KINGSTON
Villeret: A PERFECT GENTLEMAN
Villeret: A PERFECT GENTLEMAN
Issue 17 Chapter 8

Understatement and TIMELESS STYLE are marks of Villeret.

Is there any place in the world that has come to define a gentleman’s style more than the London neighborhood of Savile Row and Jermyn Street? Its fidelity to timeless style, understatement, refinement, and elegance has thrust this small corner of the world to preeminence in men’s furnishings. Skinny legs, fat lapels, no lapels, epaulets, bell bottoms, low rises, high rises may come and, thankfully, go elsewhere, but the virtues found here resist the tides and are as prized today as at any time in the past.

Villeret: A PERFECT GENTLEMAN
Villeret: A PERFECT GENTLEMAN

Villeret represents GRAND TRADITION at Blancpain

Blancpain’s Villeret collection shares common ground. Since its debut in 1982, the Villeret style has remained faithful to what is now grand tradition at Blancpain. A subtly rounded double pomme case of thin profile, Roman numerals marking the dial, finely shaped hands, all contributing to a refined, understated ambiance, are signature elements of the Villeret style. So, of course, a Villeret timepiece, whether in platinum, gold or steel, is a perfect accompaniment to a finely cut shirt and an elegantly shaped coat. In short, the perfect gentleman. 


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EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Marc A. Hayek
Alain Delamuraz
Christel Räber Beccia
Jeffrey S. Kingston


PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Christel Räber Beccia


EDITORS IN CHIEF
Christel Räber Beccia
Jeffrey S. Kingston


CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE 
Laurent Ballesta
Jeffrey S. Kingston


TRANSLATION
Susan Jacquet


PROOFREADING
Monika Schwarzer

 

GRAPHIC DESIGN, REALISATION
Tatin Design Enterprises GmbH
www.tde.tatin.info


ART DIRECTION
Marie-Anne Räber
Oliver Mayer


PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY
Sturm AG, Muttenz, Switzerland


WATCH PHOTOGRAPHY
Joël von Allmen
Blancpain
Florian Joye, pp. 14–15
Atom Moore, p. 29


OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATIONS
Laurent Ballesta
Lisa Besset
Alban Kakulya
Jeffrey S. Kingston
Naoyuki Ogino
© akg-images, Fototeca Gilardi, p. 9

 

Release date: October 2016

 

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