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Valentine’s Day 2026: A Petite Valentine’s Watch Dressed in a Chérie Red Strap

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For the 26th consecutive year, Blancpain presents a Valentine’s Day limited edition. With its elegant aesthetics and horological excellence, the new mini Villeret Saint-Valentin 2026 celebrates love with exquisite simplicity. The purity of love is embodied in the watch’s minimalist design, which pays tribute to decades of women’s watchmaking while blending miniaturization and mechanical performance. 

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— Key takeaways —

  • Blancpain honors its long-lasting tradition of celebrating love with the Valentine’s Day 2026 edition of its iconic Villeret. 
  • A dial crafted from nacre perlée, one of the rarest and most delicate types of mother-of-pearl in watchmaking, requiring exceptional skill to extract and shape. 
  • A diamond-set bezel and a heart-cut diamond on the dial. 
  • An automatic movement of just 15.70 mm in diameter, housed in a compact 21.50 mm case, with an engraved heart on the rotor. 
  • Finished with a varnished alligator leather strap in Blancpain’s signature Chérie red. 
  • A tribute to Blancpain’s women’s watchmaking heritage since the 1930s. 
  • 14 pieces only.
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The Women Spirit Lives On 

Blancpain has a long history in the world of women’s watches. Betty Fiechter, who took the helm of the Maison in 1933 and remained in charge until 1967, became the first woman to own and lead a Swiss watch brand. Under her leadership, Blancpain revolutionised the 1930s with the production of the ‘Rolls’, the first automatic wristwatch for women. 

This early spirit of innovation laid the foundations for Blancpain’s enduring expertise in feminine watchmaking. In 1956, the Brand achieved a significant technical milestone with the introduction of the smallest round mechanical movement of its time, measuring just 11.85 mm, an expression of boldness and technical mastery at a time when women’s watches were often concealed within jewelry rather than celebrated as true timepieces. 

This pioneering spirit endures in the Villeret collection, distinguished by classical aesthetic codes. A testament to this nearly century-old legacy, the new mini Villeret Saint-Valentin 2026, infused with love, embodies the Maison’s enduring commitment to feminine watchmaking, where miniaturisation, timeless design, and technical excellence come together in a refined expression of Blancpain’s heritage. 

A Pure Design 

It’s a 21.50 mm gold case, set with diamonds on the bezel, and its dial, crowned with a dazzling heart-cut diamond at twelve, shines with subtle brilliance. The absence of indexes on the white mother-of-pearl dial enhances its fluid lines and purity of form, while delicate open-worked hands glide across its minimalist surface. Vibrant and delicately textured, the nacre perlée dial brings this piece to life. Exceptionally rare, it is sourced in very limited quantities from select cultured shells. Cut from the shell’s most curved central area, it represents less than 2% of the usable mother-of-pearl, hence its exceptional nature. 

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Mechanics for Women 

Designed for women seeking both aesthetics and technical mastery, this new Valentine’s Day edition beats with Manufacture calibre 615, a compact movement measuring just 15.70 mm in diameter. Equipped with a silicon hairspring, it offers improved precision and resistance to magnetism, while the sapphire case back reveals meticulous decorations crafted according to Haute Horlogerie tradition. Decorated with an engraved heart on the oscillating weight, the automatic movement offers a 38-hour power reserve, ensuring the operation of the essential timekeeping functions – hours and minutes – to preserve the perfect purity of the design.

A Limited Edition in the Name of Love 

In a nod to passion, the watch is paired with a “Chérie red” leather strap that echoes the burning color of love. This exclusive timepiece is limited to just 14 pieces, a symbolic reference to February 14th, making it as rare and precious as the emotion it honors.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Villeret Saint-Valentin 2026
Ref. 0063G 1954 55A

Movement: Blancpain Manufacture calibre 615
Functions: Hours and minutes

Winding: Automatic
Power Reserve: 38 hours
Dimensions: 15.70 x 3.90 mm
Frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)
Jewels: 29
Components: 180

Case: 18K white gold, set bezel
Crystal and Case Back: Sapphire crystal
Water Resistance: 3 bar (30 metres)
Diameter: 21.50 mm
Thickness: 8.20 mm
Lug to lug: 22 mm
Lug width: 11.00 mm

Dial: Nacre perlée (mother of pearl), with a heart-cut diamond
Hands: Open worked
Indexes: No

Straps: “Chérie” Red leather
Buckle: Pin buckle

Limited Edition: 14 pieces

Price: CHF 19,500 

Warranty: 5 years

FOR ANY PR INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT
International PR
Marie Ansel, marie.ansel@blancpain.com, +41 79 522 12 30 Jordy Bellido, Jordy.bellido@blancpain.com, +41 21 796 36 75

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