Blancpain's self-winding chronographs are among the smallest and the slimmest chronograph movements in the world owing to a totally new construction concept - The coupling-clutch wheel also functions as a brake. No additional coupling wheel or blocker is required. And only one finger drives the minute and hour counter.
Established in 1735 by its founder Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, this master watch manufacturer is renowned for its horological complications. The company is also well-known for its Fifty-Fathoms watch, selected by the US Navy and worn by Jacques Cousteau in his award winning film. In 1984, Blancpain launched the world's smallest movement, followed shortly thereafter in 1989 by the launch of the world's thinnest movement.