Blancpain
The Blancpain story can be traced back to 1735, when Jehan-Jacques Blancpain registered himself as a watchmaker. In 1815, his grandson Frédéric-Louis Blancpain developed an ultra thin movement by redesigning the watch escapement.
The brand’s first automatic wristwatch was unveiled in 1926 in collaboration with John Harwood. The business was sold in 1932, and in 1950, Jean-Jacques Fiechter joined the company and was key to the development of the Fifty Fathoms.
In 1981, Jean-Claude Biver and Jacques Piguet bought the brand and developed the world’s smallest moonphase display in 1983. Nicolas Hayek’s SMH, which later became the Swatch Group, bought the company in 1992, and a decade later, Marc A. Hayek took over as Blancpain’s president and CEO.
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Introducing Blancpain Air Command Flyback Chronograph
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Introducing Blancpain Air Command Flyback Chronograph
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Blancpain Introduces the Bathyscaphe in Titanium
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Blancpain Introduces the Bathyscaphe in Titanium
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Blancpain Presents World Oceans Day 2021
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Blancpain Presents World Oceans Day 2021
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Introducing Blancpain’s Tribute to Fifty Fathoms “No Rad”
Mar 15, 2021
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Introducing Blancpain’s Tribute to Fifty Fathoms “No Rad”
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Blancpain’s Ocean Commitment inspires the Fifty Fathoms Exceptional Year
Nov 30, 2020
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Blancpain’s Ocean Commitment inspires the Fifty Fathoms Exceptional Year
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Introducing the Mean Green Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback
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Introducing the Mean Green Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback
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Anything but Blue – Bathyscaphe Mokarran Limited Edition
Jul 8, 2020
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Anything but Blue – Bathyscaphe Mokarran Limited Edition
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