A special event with Gianluca Genoni

Earlier this week Blancpain Germany hosted a small event with Gianluca Genoni at Landhaus Stricker on the German island Sylt…

Fifty Fathoms Wall Clock

… and of course I’d like to share some impressions with you.

Traveling to the island with the Tribute to MilSpec:

Fifty Fathoms Tribute to MilSpec

The venue, Landhaus Stricker, home of Blancpain ambassador and Michelin decorated chef Holger Bodendorf, was decorated accordingly…

Landhaus Stricker

Landhaus Stricker

The first activity was a ride with a vintage bus…

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

.. taking us to see some beautiful places on Sylt…

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

… and of course the new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III was accompanying us…

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III

… receiving quite a lot of attention:

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III

The guests also showed some commitment…

Blancpain 500 Fathoms GMT

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tribute to MilSpec

The first day was concluded with some culinary highlights…

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

… of which you better did not consume too much because it got serious the next day:

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

It was time for a one hour Apnoe diving exercise with Gianluca Genoni. Gianluca holds multiple Apnoe world records in various Apnoe disciplines and he is a Blancpain ambassador since 2007, also supporting Blancpain Ocean Commitment.

The guest now put on their wetsuits for the training, which focussed on correct breathing preparation, actually three minutes prior to each diving exercise. The diving time started with 30 seconds and was increased in various steps. At the end of one hour the best result achieved by a guest who never did Apnoe diving before was 3 minutes 50 seconds!

Now here are some impressions:

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

Blancpain Event with Gianluca Genoni

Obviously some Blancpain diving timepieces joined the exercise:

Blancpain Bathyscaphe Chronographe

Blancpain Bathyscaphe Ceramic

Fifty Fathoms Wall Clock

Blancpain also brought the Basel novelties with them, so there was an opportunity to take a second look and some new photos. So I’ conclude the report with some shots of those:

Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Perpetuel

Blancpain Villeret Grande Date Jours Retrograde

Blancpain Bathyscaphe Jour Date 70s, Quantieme Annuel and Quantieme Complet

Blancpain Bathyscaphe Jour Date 70s

I hope you enjoyed the report! I personally took some unforgettable impressions with me and I’d like to express a big THANK YOU to Blancpain Germany!

Cheers
Henrik

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