Since its unveiling in the late 1950s, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe was designed as a gentleman’s dive watch in a size that that can be worn every day. In many ways this timepiece was well ...

Back in June, Blancpain launched the first-ever all-ceramic version of a Fifty Fathoms diver. The ultramodern, ultratough take on the original dive watch took the ceramic Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blancpain just made one relatively small change that will be hugely appreciated by certain collectors. The Swiss watchmaker has ...

After teasing with a luxed-out version earlier this month, Blancpain is finally releasing the Fifty Fathoms fans have been waiting for. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy ...

Watch and jewellery retailer, Bucherer, has added to its exclusive line of models bearing the firm’s signature shade of blue, this time bringing Blancpain’s suave diver, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, ...

Blancpain invented the modern dive watch in 1953 with the release of the original Fifty Fathoms, named after the maximum depth recommended for SCUBA diving at the time. The Fifty Fathoms Automatique ...

Act 1, a limited edition of 210 pieces—three sets of 70—was not much of a departure from recent designs (date window at 4 o’clock, 300-meter water resistance, domed sapphire bezel insert), with the ...

JEAN-Jacques Fiechter, chief executive officer of Blancpain from 1950 to 1980 and an avid diver, realised the need for a reliable, readable and water-resistant underwater tool when he ran out of air ...

Last year, Blancpain celebrated the 70th anniversary of its iconic Fifty Fathoms model with three special-edition timepieces. Now, the watch Maison readies another release featuring the Fifty Fathoms ...