Blancpain Fifty Fathoms

The Swiss manufacturer remains an outstanding example of how fine watchmaking can help shape history. The Fifty is quite a large watch at 45mm but it sits so well on my 675inch wrist.

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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Grande Date Automatic 5050-12B30-98.

Blancpain fifty fathoms. Today well go a bit deeper pun intended into how the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms came to be and how it has evolved over more than half a century. The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe took its first dive to depths of the sea in the late 1950s with Swiss manufacturer Blancpain the genius behind the watch. The deep sea was shrouded in mystery up until the 1950s when Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard reached record-breaking depths.

One of if not the original dive watches to hit the market back in 1953 the Fifty Fathomss core design has seen nearly endless iterations into a line of watches that spans a variety of sizes colors and complications there are more than 80 versions in the current range. A few acquisitions of Blancpain went by before new management released the Fifty Fathoms again in 2007 this time using the original designs as inspiration. Watch fans the world over swooned.

Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback. The universe of Blancpain. Yes you read that correctly.

1953 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Blancpain introduced a new edition of the watch in 1999 with improved water resistance. Fifty Fathoms 5200 0153 B52A.

Price may be subject to variation dependent on strap fastening pin buckle or folding clasp. Blancpain originally developed the watch at the request of the French marines. The brand is one example of high-quality workmanship in watchmaking.

Blancpain revived itself well was revived by Jean Claude Biver and Jaques Piguet in 1982 but it took until 1997 for the illustrious Fifty Fathoms models to come to life again. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Black Dial Automatic Mens 18kt Rose Gold Mens Watch 5025-6230-52A. For further information please contact us or your nearest Blancpain point of sale.

Share on social media. For further information please contact us or your nearest Blancpain point of sale. The new owners of the brand didnt think the Fifty Fathoms to suit the image of their ideas with Blancpain very well.

The lugs curve down in an elegant and comfortable fashion allowing the sailcloth. The automatic caliber 1315 introduced in. For further information please contact us or your nearest Blancpain point of sale.

The newer stainless steel models are a bit larger with a diameter of 45 mm and a thickness of 155 mm. Price may be subject to variation dependent on strap fastening pin buckle or folding clasp. The Fifty Fathoms can now function perfectly up to 30 bar.

All Fifty Fathoms models bear the principal distinctive characteristics that forged the reputation of their legendary ancestor and established it as the archetypal divers watch. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms was the original modern dive watch. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique - 5015-12B30-B52A - NEU 2021 15023.

The Fifty Fathoms has enthralled divers worldwide for over 60 years. Price may be subject to variation dependent on strap fastening pin buckle or folding clasp. The Fifty Fathoms embodies Blancpains passion for the underwater world.

While many people would instinctively give this title to the more well-known Rolex Submariner the Fifty Fathoms actually debuted a number of innovations a year before the Submariner. Introduced in 1953 it marked the creation of the first modern divers watch. While the Fifty Fathoms may look quite different to the rest of the Blancpain lines of watches the design goals are very similar.

The Fifty Fathoms is named after the fathom unit of measurement used for determining water depth. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 15353. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 500 Fathoms GMT 22360.

Price may be subject to variation dependent on strap fastening pin buckle or folding clasp. Among dive watches few are as known a quantity as the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. For further information please contact us or your nearest Blancpain point of sale.

In 1952 when the French Ministry of. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is a diving watch in its truest form and arguably also the first specifically made for the task. Elegance legibility and comfort over all else.

Since 2007 the Fifty Fathoms collection has swelled to include over 70 watches making this one of the largest and most varied dive watch collections.

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