Blancpain has just released a watch I can’t stop thinking about (I know, it’s only been like 60 minutes… but still). It’s called the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, and it marks 70 years since the model first launched back in 1956.
To celebrate, Blancpain has recreated one of its most iconic references, a watch from 1968, almost exactly as it was, and only 300 are being made.
The Bathyscaphe has always lived in the shadow of its bigger sibling, the Fifty Fathoms. That watch was built for military divers and professionals. The Bathyscaphe was its civilian cousin, smaller, sleeker, and designed for people who just liked to dive for fun.
That’s exactly…
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