Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Revolution Limited Edition
$ 13,500
Debuted at Baselworld 2016, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Revolution Limited Edition celebrates 10 years of Revolution Magazine. The watch pays homage to the design and dimensions of the original 1953 Fifty Fathoms, but with a wholly modern approach, incorporating ceramics and amorphous metals. It adopts the same vintage-style hands, sharply defined case contours, and a luminescent dot on its notched, unidirectional bezel as a reference for divers.
The Roman numerals and hour indices are filled with Liquidmetal against a dark grey anthracite dial. Housed in a sandblasted steel case, the 38mm size is perfect for a unisex fit and dressed in a chocolate brown fabric strap.Model: Fifty Fathoms Functions: Hours, minutes, small-seconds; date Material: Steel Dimension: 38mm Dial: Dark grey anthracite dial Case: Steel with ceramic rotating bezel Movement: Automatic; winding rotor with Blancpain logo and Revolution star Calibre: 1150 Water Resistance: 30m Strap: Chocolate brown fabric strap
Model features
DEEP DIVE
The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe was inspired by the exploits of Jacques Piccard, the Swiss explorer who descended into the Mariana Trench in 1960 in the bathyscaphe Trieste with fellow explorer Don Walsh.
CALIBRE 1150
The self-winding movement is the cal. 1150, equipped with a silicon balance spring and two series-coupled barrels that offer an incredible 100 hours of power reserve.
ORIGINAL CUE
The watch pays homage to the design and dimensions of the original 1953 Fifty Fathoms, but with a wholly modern approach, incorporating Blancpain's materials expertise with ceramics and amorphous metals.
FROM ANTIBES TO BASELWORLD
The idea for the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Revolution Limited Edition was conceptualised in two years, revealing the final product in Baselworld 2016.