The Bathyscaphe Mokarran: a very special limited edition

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, News, TimepiecesTagged bathyscaphe, fifty fathoms, ocean commitmentLeave a comment

Blancpain has lived up to their Ocean Commitment initiative by not only co-financing 19 scientific projects in 10 years, supporting Laurent Ballesta’s Gombessa projects, being a founding partner of the National Geographic Pristine Seas project, supporting the World Ocean Summit and World Oceans Day, the Manufacture has also created 3 limited to 250 pieces Blancpain Ocean Commitment (BOC) timepieces between 2014 and 2018. This new timepiece, introduced on July 7, is not an official BOC watch, but it is rooted in yet another Ocean Commitment initiative. Let’s take a look at the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Mokarran ref 5000-0153-NABA.

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Up close with the Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback

Posted on May 30, 2020June 16, 2020 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, TimepiecesTagged bathyscaphe, chronographe, fifty fathoms, flybackLeave a comment

Today I invite you to a close encounter with one of Blancpain’s modern signature timepieces, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback reference 5200. Let’s start this long overdue introduction with a short summary outlining what we are dealing with in one sentence…

Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback

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The Bathyscaphe grey ceramic blue dial

Posted on April 24, 2020April 25, 2020 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, TimepiecesTagged bathyscaphe, calibre 1315, ceramic, fifty fathoms, sunburst dial4 Comments

It’s about time to cover one of the bestselling timepieces made by Blancpain in the last years, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe crafted in brushed grey ceramic with a mesmerizing blue dial, reference 5000-0240-O52A.

Bathyscaphe 5000-0240-O52A

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The Blancpain 2020 novelties so far

Posted on March 6, 2020July 8, 2020 Posted in NewsTagged bathyscaphe, fifty fathoms, marilyn monroe, moonphase, novelties, ocean commitment, quantieme complet, villeret, womenLeave a comment

Due to the cancellation of Time to Move, which was supposed to take place this very week, we will have a different path of learning about the Blancpain novelties this year. Of course I will try to do my best to provide hands-on photos of all new timepieces as soon as possible, but I thought it would be worthwhile to provide you with an overview on all officially released models based on the Blancpain press information in the meantime. This overview will be updated whenever new models are released.

Bathyscaphe Mokarran 5005-0153-NABA

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The Blancpain Ocean Commitment timepieces (so far)

Posted on October 30, 2019June 16, 2020 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, TimepiecesTagged bathyscaphe, chronographe, fifty fathoms, flyback, nato strap, ocean commitmentLeave a comment

Building on the brand’s unrivaled heritage as a manufacturer of professional diving watches, Blancpain CEO Marc A. Hayek has initiated a remarkable initiative to support the preservation of the underwater world, called Blancpain Ocean Commitment. Since 2014 the Manufacture has released dedicated limited edition timepieces on a biannual basis, which shall be featured in this report.

Blancpain Ocean Commitment

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The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe for Hodinkee

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, News, TimepiecesTagged barakuda, bathyscaphe, Fi fty fathoms, nato strap, novelties, vintageLeave a comment

Earlier today a limited to 100 pieces special edition of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe for Hodinkee was introduced. Let’s take a look at this piece and let me share my initial thoughts about it.

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A conversation with Eric Singer

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Posted in NewsTagged bathyscaphe, chronographe, fifty fathoms, flyback, l'evolution, milspec, novelties, time to move, vintageLeave a comment

I met KISS drummer and passionate watch collector Eric Singer* in Berlin on June 4, 2019 prior to his concert at the Waldbuehne and we had an hour long conversation, so you need to have some time reading through this. We were joined by an old friend of Eric and a representative of Blancpain who brought the prototypes of the new Air Command and Barakuda for Eric to see them. I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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A funky dive watch: the Bathyscaphe Jour Date 70‘s

Posted on April 29, 2019May 12, 2020 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, TimepiecesTagged baselworld, bathyscaphe, calibre 1315, fifty fathoms, novelties, sunburst dial, vintage, x-70 braceletLeave a comment

As we are getting closer to learn about Blancpain‘s 2019 novelties (follow this blog to get the news first in around two weeks), let’s spend some time with a watch that was introduced last year, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Jour Date 70‘s reference 5052.

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The evolution of a dive watch

Posted on March 28, 2019June 17, 2019 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, TimepiecesTagged bathyscaphe, calibre 1315, chronographe, fifty fathoms, flyback, moonphase, nato strap, ocean commitment, quantieme complet, sunburst dial, x-70 braceletLeave a comment

With the launch of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in 2013 alongside the 60th anniversary of the legendary dive watch, Blancpain‘s main purpose may have been to offer a more tool watch like alternative to the in all aspects luxurious reference 5015. The recent evolution of the Bathyscaphe series however has outgrown it’s dive watch history and made it almost a successor to the discontinued Leman series – let me explain why.

Bathyscaphe Quantieme Complet

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A fireworks of culinary and horological highlights

Posted on January 22, 2019June 17, 2019 Posted in Events, Fifty Fathoms, Grande Complications, VilleretTagged bathyscaphe, fifty fathoms, l'evolution, milspec, moonphase, quantieme complet, quantieme perpetuel, tourbillon, villeretLeave a comment

Last weekend I had the pleasure to spend a few days with Blancpain and the brand ambassador Chef Holger Bodendorf for the 20th Sylt Gourmet Festival.

Landhaus Stricker

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A subtle bling Bathyscaphe

Posted on November 24, 2018November 25, 2018 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, TimepiecesTagged bathyscaphe, calibre 1315, fifty fathoms, sednaLeave a comment

After almost 3 years of joyful ownership it’s about time to dedicate a full report on my Blancpain Bathyscaphe Sedna Gold, reference 5000-36S30-NABA.

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The new Blancpain Bathyscaphe Bucherer Blue Edition

Posted on October 19, 2018June 18, 2019 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, NewsTagged bathyscaphe, chronographe, fifty fathoms, flyback, novelties, ocean commitmentLeave a comment

Yesterday the well known retailer Bucherer released a new timepiece belonging to their Blue Editions collection, which already features watches by Vacheron Constantin, IWC, Piaget, Audemars Piguet, Tudor and others. This time it is a collaboration between Bucherer and Blancpain: the Blancpain Bathyscaphe Bucherer Blue Edition.

Thanks to Bucherer Hamburg and Blancpain Germany I had the opportunity to view the watch just hours after official release and of course take a lot of photos to share with you.

Blancpain Bathyscaphe Bucherer Blue Edition

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A special event with Gianluca Genoni

Posted on July 21, 2018October 29, 2018 Posted in EventsTagged bathyscaphe, fifty fathoms, genoni, milspec, novelties, ocean commitment, villeretLeave a comment

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

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

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A pictorial comparison of two Fifty Fathoms on bracelet

Posted on July 9, 2018July 4, 2020 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, TimepiecesTagged bathyscaphe, calibre 1315, fifty fathoms, x-70 bracelet, x-71 braceletLeave a comment

I thought it might be interesting to take a closer look at two references within the same model range, the standard Fifty Fathoms ref 5015-1130-71 and the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe ref 5000-1110-70, both on bracelet. This comparison will focus on the details in mostly neutral close up shots.

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Hands-on with the Blancpain novelties (3): the sports watches

Posted on April 28, 2018October 29, 2018 Posted in Fifty Fathoms, NewsTagged baselworld, bathyscaphe, fifty fathoms, grande date, moonphase, novelties, quantieme annuel, quantieme complet, sunburst dialLeave a comment

Blancpain introduced three new regular models in the Fifty Fathoms line, the Fifty Fathoms Grande Date, the Bathyscaphe Quantieme Annuel and the Bathyscaphe Quantieme Complet.

Let’s take a look at the Fifty Fathoms Grande Date first. Executed in brushed titanium, it is the first watch in the FF line to feature the instant changing big date we know since 2005 when it was first introduced in the Leman Aqua Lung Grande Date.

The Fifty Fathoms Grande Date has a very distinct look to it, which is also emphasized by the numerals 3 and 9 being left out from the dial. It comes on either a sailcloth strap or a Nato strap, which would be my personal choice. A titanium bracelet is not planned as of yet. The watch is a real beauty, not easy to capture in photos, though.

Here are some impressions:

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