Valentine's Day 2026: A Petite Valentine’s Watch Dressed in a Chérie Red Strap
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, while paying tribute to decades of women's watchmaking, blending miniaturization and mechanical performance.
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 major 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 jewellery rather than celebrated as true timepieces.
This pioneering spirit lives on within the Villeret collection, distinguished by classical aesthetic codes. A testament to this near-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.
Its 21.50 mm gold case set with diamonds on the bezel, and its dial crowned with a dazzling heart-cut diamond at twelve, shine with subtle brilliance. Never ostentatious, always refined. 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 gracefully across its minimalist surface. Vibrant and delicately textured, the nacre perlée dial bring 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.
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.
In a nod to passion, the watch is paired with a "Chérie red" leather strap, echoing the burning colour 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 honours.