Blancpain Villeret Moonphase & Complete Calendar Review

The Blancpain Wristwatch model is produced by the leading Super Clone manufacturer workshops with an 18K thick gold-plated case, 40 mm diameter and a high-precision automatic Super Clone mechanism architecture. It is among the most successful 1:1 super clone watch reviews on the market, with its sapphire crystal AR coating glass, original case tolerances and detailed workmanship.

There are certain watch manufacturers that pay attention to every detail when it comes to engineering a feature-packed watch that will perform like a horse and look elegant and sophisticated. Today we will examine such a watch; Blancpain Villeret Moonphase and Complete Calendar 40 mm. We also have wonderful, high-resolution photos of several models from this collection that will illustrate the details we will cover in this review.

Blancpain Villeret Moonphase & Complete Calendar Review

Let's start with one of the more popular models of this collection. Of course, we are talking about 6654-1127-55b with its stainless steel case, white dial and black alligator strap. With its 40 mm size, it is easy on the wrist and with a case thickness of only 10.65 mm, it can be easily hidden under a shirt cuff.

In addition to the curved blue date needle indicating the date numeral on the silver inner time ring, one of the most striking features of the dial is the stylized Roman Numeral hour markers on the outer edge of the dial. These are made of steel and polished to perfection; Additionally, Arabic Numerals are used for calendar days on the time ring on the inner dial.

This is one of the features that distinguishes the Blancpain Villeret Moonphase & Complete Calendar from the Blancpain Villeret Complete Calendar 8 Days, which uses the outer edge of the dial for calendar days and uses either Roman or Arabic numerals as hour markers on the inner dial.

This design move allowed for the installation of larger and more prominent hour and minute hands, as well as a large central seconds needle; This made it easier to read the time. Yes, there are still a few people these days who wear a five-figure priced watch like this to tell the time.

With such a clean, polished look on the dial, Blancpain needed to ensure the rest of the watch had the same care. They looked at the design of most complete calendar watches, which use recessed calendar pushers on the side profile of the case, and found ways to improve not only the overall appearance, but the entire user experience of interacting with the complete calendar complication.

The Villeret Moonphase & Complete Calendar does not require any special tools to adjust the calendar's recessed pushers, unlike most watches with the same complication. Blancpain has hidden these calendar pushers behind the watch case, under the lugs, and they can be adjusted with a fingernail rather than a tool. Doing this kept the case design clean and made the calendar easier to use.

Symmetry played a big role in the design of this watch; Even if you cut it in half, we can see certain design moves that show that it prefers a perfectly balanced look.

Some of the things that indicate this are: the openings for the day of the week and the name of the month are located in the space just below the 12 position, the Moonphase complication is located diagonally to this at the 6 position, and the choice of a horological quartet (a replacement for the Roman Numeral IV, which appears as IIII on watches and table clocks) to offset the VIII on the left side of the watch, at the 8 position.

Apart from the crown and the blue wavy date needle on the right side of the case, this watch is perfectly balanced both visually and physically and, in short, is a piece of mechanical and aesthetic beauty.

Powering this watch is a self-made automatic caliber; Blancpain caliber 6654, which contains 28 jewels, consists of 321 parts and has a power reserve of approximately 72 hours.

While designing this mechanism, Blancpain also took some steps to protect it against magnetic interference and environmental changes. Blancpain caliber 6654 uses a free-sprung balance made of Glucydur. Glucydur; It's an alloy that combines beryllium, copper, and beryllium bronze iron, which holds its shape better than traditional balances that use just a two-metal alloy, or older balance wheels that have cutouts in them to help them expand and contract with these temperature changes.

As you can see from the image above, the movement has flawless workmanship with its predominantly gold rotor and is as eye-catching as the opposite side of the case. You'll also notice the innovative calendar buttons we mentioned at the beginning of the article, safely hidden under the ears and sized to change the date with your fingernail rather than a special tool.

This watch model uses a solid black alligator leather strap with a stainless steel folding buckle. Other models use different colored straps and precious metals such as rose gold for the buckle.

Below are some photos of a variation from this collection, the Blancpain Villeret Moonphase Complete Calendar model #6654-3613-55b, which comes with an 18k rose gold case and a brown alligator strap with an 18k rose gold deployant buckle (this variation is also available in a variation with a tang/pin buckle, the 6654-3613-55a).

You can see that they have replaced the white dial with a gray dial with almost sunray style radial brushed workmanship. Blancpain also replaced everything steel on the dial with rose gold; Including Roman Numerals, hour, minute and central seconds needles. In addition, the rotor of the movement is also matching rose gold. The rose gold version of this watch also costs almost twice as much as the stainless steel version.