Category: BLANCPAIN

Editorial: … and another timeline about watch companies

While reading a book about various watchmaking companies it appeared to me that, yes it was ages ago, that Audemars Piguet made this and also ages ago that Patek Philippe made that … but that made me wonder, what does «ages ago» even mean? Would placing these key events on a timeline illustrate this with…
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21/01/2025
DTS – Watch Brand Heritage

Subscribe to the show on Google, Apple, Spotify and all other podcast players. On this episode of The Defining Time Show, Anthony and Alex are joined by V. V tells us a little bit about himself, how he got into the hobby and what it is like to be part of the Melbourne Watch…
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20/01/2021
Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe

Think of the first dive watch designed expressly for use by the military. A design so forward in thought, that even today, much of the criteria that officially defines the dive watch (ISO 6425 for those playing the home game), could be found on this very early timepiece. Have you guessed the model yet? Nope,…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III

When we hear quintessential dive watch, many will think of the Rolex Submariner but it was Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms that was the first true iteration of the modern dive watch. Released in 1953 and then relaunched in 2007, Blancpain has produced many variations but I think the purest form is reserved for its 40mm limited…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda

The story of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is a rarity in that it is undisputed. The Fifty Fathoms series were the first watches designed specifically for diving. This latest Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda Limited Edition harks back to the FF watches of the early 1960’s when diving equipment company Barakuda were suppliers to numerous elite military units,…
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13/12/2019
Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms – The mother of diving watches

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms can be referred to as the mother of diving watches. Even though it is not the first waterproof watch that has been developed and used to dive, that can be attributed to the Omega Marine in 1936, the Fifty fathoms is the first that featured a rotating bezel to help scuba…
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09/11/2019