Blancpain’s New Lady B Revives a Tiny 1956 Watch for the Modern Wrist
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On September 17th, Swiss luxury watch brand Blancpain celebrated the 70th anniversary of its "Ladybird" collection by launching the "Blancpain Lady B," a new, rounded and delicate mechanical watch inspired by the original. The "Ladybird," created in 1956 by former owner Betty Fiechter, the first woman to lead a Swiss watchmaking house, featured the world's smallest (at the time) round movement. The "Blancpain Lady B" inherits this spirit, housin…
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Ladybird collection, Blancpain pays tribute to the 1956 Ladybird Bullet. The Blancpain Lady B entry: small, spherical, mechanic was first published in Robb Report en Español.
First Look: The Blancpain Lady B, a Small, Spherical and yet Mechanical Wrist-Worn Jewel
With its motto of never producing quartz watches, its manufacturing capabilities and its rich heritage in dive watches, Blancpain is often spontaneously associated with technical, masculine watchmaking. But this overlooks an important chapter in the brand’s history. In the middle of the 20th century, its development was driven by Betty Fiechter, a remarkable figure at […]
Introducing: Blancpain Celebrates The 70th Anniversary Of The Ladybird Collection With The Mini "Lady B" Revival
What We Know In 1932, a 36-year-old woman took a massive gamble early in her career at Blancpain. Betty Fiechter, who had worked for the brand since she was 16, faced a dilemma after the sudden death of the brand's owner, Frederic-Emile Blancpain. Together with commercial director Andre Leal, she helped secure loans to buy the company, even navigating the need to rename the manufacture because the Swiss government prevented anyone but someone wi…
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of Ladybird, a collection of watches for women that the Swiss firm Blancpain maintains in its catalogue and that has recently expanded with Ladybird Colors, colorful variants with phases of the moon and jewel models. To this line is now added a small, tiny piece: [...] La entrada The tiny watch with which Blancpain claims 70 years of female watchmaking aparece primero en Forbes España.
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