Blancpain
Introducing the Mean Green Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback
Blancpain
Introducing the Mean Green Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback
Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback with a Green Dial
The dial color that seems to have ruled the past decade is, undoubtedly, the color blue. Every time a watchmaker has released a blue dial variation of a watch — existing or otherwise — it’s almost, always, resulted in a hit. Caveat there being that this was the case, as long as the watch was executed in the right shade of blue. Regardless, blue always seems to have resulted in a winner.
Given such a reality, executing dials in non-traditional colors or shoe-in blue is always a gamble. Because you first have to have picked out a color that makes sense for the watch, and then discover a shade of said color that elevates the watch. Neither one of these considerations can be compromised.
The perfect example of one such watch in 2020 that managed to hit the nail on the head for both of the above parameters is the Blancpain Bathyscaphe Mokarran. The limited edition is a 43.6mm satin-finished black ceramic watch with a unidirectional satin-brushed black ceramic bezel fitted with a green ceramic insert bearing Liquidmetal® hour-markers.
Adapting the color to the tri-compax chronograph configuration, especially with the recessed chronograph subdials, means that the green dial had to be appropriately adjusted to accommodate the additional elements on the dial without losing the strength of the color.
But here’s the best bit, unlike the Blancpain Bathyscaphe Mokarran limited edition, the Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback in green has not been announced in a limited number.
Movement
Self-winding calibre F385; hours, minutes and small seconds; date; flyback chronograph with a 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers; silicon balance spring ensuring antimagnetic qualities; 50-hour power reserve
Case
43.6mm satin-brushed black ceramic case topped by a rotating bezel featuring a green ceramic insert; water resistant to 300m
Strap
Sail canvas strap
Price
CHF 16,000[/td_block_text_with_title]
Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date “Desert Edition”
The watch features a day-date indication with large rectangular hour makers, topped off by Arabic numerals in 5-minute increments. The 43mm satin-brushed steel case also features a unidirectional rotating bezel with a brown ceramic insert to match the dial and features Liquidmetal® hour-markers.
The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date “Desert Edition” comes fitted on a sand colored sail canvas strap to, of course, match the dial. The timepiece will be issued in a limited run of 500 pieces only.
Movement
Self-winding calibre 1315DD; hours, minutes and running seconds; day and date; silicon balance spring ensuring antimagnetic qualities; 120-hour power reserve
Case
43mm satin-brushed steel case topped by a unidirectional rotating bezel with a brown ceramic insert; water resistant to 300m
Strap
Sand colored sail canvas strap
Price and limitation
Limited edition of 500 pieces; CHF 11,900[/td_block_text_with_title]