The Carrousel Volant by Blancpain in the Forbidden City

Yu Liao, Blancpain Vice-President China, Andre Meier, Blancpain Vice-President Sales, Ji Li, Vice-President of the Palace Museum, Wei Lou, Collections Director of the Palace Museum.

The Forbidden City and the Palace Museum

Lying at the heart of China's capital city, Beijing, the 720,000 square-metre Forbidden City is considered the largest and most splendid palace in the world. Formerly carefully guarded, this palace has now open to the public and welcomes around 8 million visitors each year. Within its walls, the 160,000 square-metre Palace Museum faithfully preserves over 1,500,000 works of art and objets d'art. The Watch and Clock Hall houses one of the largest collections of mechanical timepieces, comprising over 1000 models from the 18th and 19th centuries, but no modern wristwatch up until now! A worthy ambassador of the art of watchmaking, Blancpain has been entrusted with the immense privilege of exhibiting the first and only modern wristwatch there.

One-of-a-kind Carrousel Volant Une Minute

In tribute to this inestimable distinction and as an emissary of Swiss watchmaking in the Watch and Clock Hall of the Palace Museum, Blancpain has created a one-of-a-kind version of its remarkable karussel watch, christened the Blancpain Qiankun Carrousel. This collection wristwatch is crafted from 18-carat white gold. Its half-open worked opaline dial depicts the "Yin and Yang" symbol and reveals the noble, restrained architecture of the entirely hand-decorated movement. The partially hollowed hour and minute hands are dagger-shaped, while a round dial opening at 12 o'clock highlights the stunning intricacy of the karussel.

One-of-a-kind Carrousel Volant Une Minute

In tribute to this inestimable distinction and as an emissary of Swiss watchmaking in the Watch and Clock Hall of the Palace Museum, Blancpain has created a one-of-a-kind version of its remarkable karussel watch, christened the Blancpain Qiankun Carrousel. This collection wristwatch is crafted from 18-carat white gold. Its half-open worked opaline dial depicts the "Yin and Yang" symbol and reveals the noble, restrained architecture of the entirely hand-decorated movement. The partially hollowed hour and minute hands are dagger-shaped, while a round dial opening at 12 o'clock highlights the stunning intricacy of the karussel.