Women to fall in love with Blancpain’s Ladybird

The Manufacture from Le Brassus dedicates a limited edition of its iconic Ladybird model for the occasion of Valentine’s Day 2016

Ladybird was the world’s smallest round watch at the time of its launch in 1956. An iconic model in Blancpain’s Women collection, it was immediately recognisable for its delightfully curved diminutive size. This 2016, the watch company gives birth to Ladybird Saint Valentine’s Day 2016, and puts it back to spotlight as the perfect gift to women during the most romantic day of the year.

For this stunning timepiece, Blancpain has created for Valentine’s Day a mother-of-pearl dial adorned with brilliant-cut diamonds. A mother-of-pearl marquetry heart, sparkling with diamonds and rubies on its upper part, sets the perfect finishing touch to the watch face.

The 21.5 mm-diameter white gold case of this Ladybird Saint Valentine’s Day 2016 model is lit up by a bezel set with more than 0.5 carats of diamonds. Beating at the heart of this new two-hand model is the 15.7 mm-diameter self-winding 6150 movement: One of the smallest in the world and now equipped with a silicon balance-spring.

Symbolising love at first sight, a heart pierced by an arrow enhances the watch at 6 o’clock. This removable white gold charm features a ruby heart and a diamond arrow. First launched at Baselworld 2015, Blancpain charms were specially created for the Ladybird and can be easily attached at 12 or 6 o’clock according to the lucky owner so wishes.

The Ladybird Saint Valentine’s Day 2016, enhanced by a calfskin strap, is issued in an engraved and numbered 99-piece limited edition.