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. <br> 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.