Explore the History of Dive Watches with Blancpain
Blancpain celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms this year. We dig into the archives for the exceptional story on the genesis of original dive watch.
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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique
A one-sentence summary will get us started here. In 1953, Swiss watchmaker Blancpain launched the world?s first dive watch; the world of watches would never be the same again. Arguably the most popular type of traditional mechanical wristwatch, the dive watch is a firm favourite amongst collectors and casual buyers alike. Virtually all the major players have one, with the notable exception of haute horlogerie stalwarts Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. Even Audemars Piguet bowed to collector pressure and introduced the Offshore Diver some years back, though that watch is hardly a deeply important part of the assortment. Bucking this trend decisively is Blancpain, which was much more famous for its haute horlogerie pieces for most of its history, as you can see by looking at its collections, but we will get to that in a bit.
Given the peculiar relationship the dive watch has to diving today ? basically it is no longer a necessity ? this impression only grows more powerful. As a species, we appear to want a symbol of our world?s oceans and seas close to us at all times; we are mostly made of water anyway. If aliens decided to introduce themselves, they might bring us a gift of water f...
The post Explore the History of Dive Watches with Blancpain appeared first on LUXUO.
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique
A one-sentence summary will get us started here. In 1953, Swiss watchmaker Blancpain launched the world?s first dive watch; the world of watches would never be the same again. Arguably the most popular type of traditional mechanical wristwatch, the dive watch is a firm favourite amongst collectors and casual buyers alike. Virtually all the major players have one, with the notable exception of haute horlogerie stalwarts Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. Even Audemars Piguet bowed to collector pressure and introduced the Offshore Diver some years back, though that watch is hardly a deeply important part of the assortment. Bucking this trend decisively is Blancpain, which was much more famous for its haute horlogerie pieces for most of its history, as you can see by looking at its collections, but we will get to that in a bit.
Given the peculiar relationship the dive watch has to diving today ? basically it is no longer a necessity ? this impression only grows more powerful. As a species, we appear to want a symbol of our world?s oceans and seas close to us at all times; we are mostly made of water anyway. If aliens decided to introduce themselves, they might bring us a gift of water f...
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