Which is cheaper, the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate or the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

At MSRP the Formex Essence ThirtyNine is the cheaper of the two at $2,390, against $29,700 for the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate — a $27,310 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate or the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

The Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate wears larger at 40mm versus 39mm for the Formex Essence ThirtyNine — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate or the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

The Formex Essence ThirtyNine is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate or the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

The Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate carries a 100-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the Formex Essence ThirtyNine.

What movement does the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate run compared to the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate uses the 1151 and the Formex Essence ThirtyNine uses the Sellita SW200-1.

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Blancpain Villeret UltraplatevsFormex Essence ThirtyNine

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

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Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate

6651-3630-55B

MSRP $29,700

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Formex Essence ThirtyNine

MSRP $2,390

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At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Villeret Ultraplate40mm

Essence ThirtyNine39mm

Power Reserve

Villeret Ultraplate100h

Essence ThirtyNine41h

Water Resistance

Villeret Ultraplate30m

Essence ThirtyNine100m

MSRP

Villeret Ultraplate$29,700

Essence ThirtyNine$2,390

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

40mm

39mm

Thickness

8.7mm

10mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

45mm

Lug Width

—

20mm

Material

Red gold

Stainless Steel

Finish

Red gold

—

Water Resistance

30m

100m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

—

Space Ghost

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

1151

Sellita SW200-1

Power Reserve

100h

41h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$29,700

$2,390

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