About this watch

Blancpain Leman Reveil GMT Alarm 18k Rose Gold 2041-3642M-53B What an absolute powerhouse of a watch this is. Usually if you think of highly complicated Blancpain, you usually think of their strict dress pieces. And while we wouldn't call this a sports watch, it is part of the Leman series, so definitely has sporting overtones and feels like the perfect mix of modern and neo-vintage for a daily dress watch that just so happens to be quite complicated, with the level of fit, finish and beauty you'd expect of Blancpain. Featuring a 41mm case in rose gold that is a touch under 14mm thick, and beautifully detailed with its stepped bezel and Blancpain engraving, it has a myriad of screw down pushers and crowns on its flanks to control the impressive array of complications. So what are these? First up you have the pusher on the lower left near 8, which controls the alarm. Simply push it to toggle the alarm complication on and off, super simple, and with the screwdown feature it not only gives it water resistance, but stops you accidentally activating it when you don't want to. At 4 you have the first of the crowns, which is used to set the alarm time which is displayed on the subdial…