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Blancpain’s 2026 Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel “Year of the Horse” is a 50-piece platinum limited edition, reference 0888 3432E 55B, with a salmon-rose Grand Feu enamel dial. Its automatic Calibre 3638 displays the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar alongside the Gregorian date and moon phase. Blancpain’s US product page lists it at $107,200; that is a displayed price, not confirmation of stock or a final transaction price.
What is the Year of the Fire Horse edition?
Blancpain introduced the watch on January 13, 2026, as its fifteenth interpretation of the Chinese calendar. The limited edition of 50 marks the arrival of the Fire Horse on February 17, 2026. Its headline distinction is a salmon-rose Grand Feu enamel dial, which Blancpain describes as a first for the brand. Blancpain’s launch announcement frames the color as a new expression of the Villeret design.
The model reference is 0888 3432E 55B. It brings together an elaborate calendar mechanism and a restrained, classically styled exterior rather than using a conventional date display alone.
How does the traditional Chinese calendar display work?
The watch combines three timekeeping references: the solar-based Gregorian calendar, the lunisolar traditional Chinese calendar, and the phases of the moon. The Chinese calendar tracks lunar months while remaining aligned with the solar year, so it includes leap months. The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry describes the mechanism as combining these calendar systems with a moon-phase display. Its February 3, 2026 overview also identifies the decorated gold rotor.
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On the dial, the calendar indications include the double-hour, zodiac signs, Chinese date and month, five elements, celestial stems, and leap months. A peripheral hand indicates the Gregorian date, and a separate display shows the moon phase. These indications make the watch a mechanical representation of several overlapping cycles, not simply a watch with Chinese zodiac decoration.
Case, dial and finishing
The case is platinum, measuring 45.20 mm across and 15.10 mm thick, with a 23.00 mm distance between the horns. It has a sapphire back and is rated water-resistant to 3 bar. The dial is salmon-rose Grand Feu enamel, with white-gold applied numerals according to Blancpain’s launch announcement.
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Blancpain describes the Villeret styling through a round, double-stepped case, gold chapter-ring appliques, painted enamel indications, leaf-shaped main hands, and a blued-steel serpentine hand for the Gregorian date. The watch is supplied on an alligator-leather strap with a folding clasp. The product page also lists a red cabochon ruby weighing 0.02 carat.
Calibre 3638: reserve and component-count discrepancy
The automatic Calibre 3638 runs at 4 Hz and has 39 jewels, a silicon balance spring, and a stated 168-hour power reserve—seven days. Blancpain’s current product specifications list 464 components, while its January 2026 launch announcement says 469. The published figures conflict, so neither should be treated as a reconciled count. The product page is the source for the current specification figure; the launch announcement is the source for the other.
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Price and availability
Blancpain’s US product page displayed a price of $107,200 when checked on October 8, 2026. The amount may change and does not establish inventory or the final price offered by a point of sale. Blancpain directs customers to its points of sale for further information. The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry reports a Japanese-market price of 13,442,000 yen; that regional figure should not be read as a US price or converted into a guaranteed local offer.
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