About this watch

Blancpain Leman Fly-Back Chronograph 2185F-1130-71 One of the coolest Blancpain’s th­at’s ever graced our wrists, the 2185F is a high-end tool watch that manages to feel super-tough and practical, while also being a thing of beauty with clearly very high levels of fit and finish. Featuring a 38mm case in steel with screw down pushers, it houses a stunning black dial with lumed Arabic numerals that are executed in a lovely shade of turquoise. While some Blancpains from this era can feel a little flat in the dial, not a bit of it with this reference. The minutes, hours, and sub-dials are all located on their own track, with the sub-dials themselves also featuring multiple layers. For something so thin, it has a huge amount of depth and detail. It's topped with heavily lumed hands, with a discreet date window at 6. It’s powered by the magnificent Blancpain F185 caliber, based on the highly regarded  F.Piguet 1185 movement, and features a column wheel flyback chronograph complication, and is finished with a wonderful Blancpain steel bracelet. It’s an amazingly versatile watch that features enough detail to always be interesting when you look down at it, but unobtrusive enough to fly…