The Blancpain Masterpiece Collection refers to a series of highly complicated, limited-edition watches produced primarily during the brand’s renaissance in the 1990s and early 2000s. At a time when the Swiss watch industry was recovering from the Quartz Crisis, Blancpain—under the leadership of Jean-Claude Biver and Jacques Piguet—sought to re-establish its identity as a master of traditional watchmaking. The Masterpiece Collection served as a showcase for this mission, offering pieces that celebrated hand-finished movements, intricate complications, and artisanal techniques. These watches often featured minute repeaters, tourbillons, perpetual calendars, carrousels, and equation of time displays, housed in precious metal cases and produced in extremely limited numbers.
