After making an enormous splash final 12 months with a three-act anniversary for the Fifty Fathoms, Blancpain introduces two new 42mm Fifty Fathoms Automatique fashions, which at the moment are a part of the common assortment. We wrote extensively concerning the Fifty Fathoms, arguably the world’s first correct diver’s watch, final 12 months and this new iteration mainly expands on final 12 months’s 42mm metal Fifty Fathoms seventieth Anniversary Act 1 restricted version. The brand new fashions differ most importantly within the alternative of supplies: crimson gold and grade 23 titanium. Metal is unlikely to enter the image any time quickly, to honour the Act 1 watch’s particular place.
Returning for a second to the dive watch heritage, the Fifty Fathoms stays the category chief for this type of watch with a nice watchmaking motion. In different phrases, the brand new Fifty Fathoms 42 is an expert beater with a dependable engine that additionally seems good, which any observer can examine through the exhibition caseback. We will return to calibre 1315 later however we should deal with key factors concerning the variations between the 2 variations of this mannequin, which occur to lean into the 2 very other ways of contemplating the Fifty Fathoms.
The crimson gold model gives magnificence and class, whereas the grade 23 titanium model initiatives sports activities indestructibility. Grade 23 titanium, the purest type of titanium, is light-weight, extremely proof against scratches and corrosion, and has anti-allergenic properties. Each the titanium and crimson gold instances go properly with the sapphire-topped bezel.
The brand new Fifty Fathoms 42 Automatique watches can be found with both a blue or black dial (for each case supplies). The crimson gold and titanium variations supply a large alternative of straps in matching colors, together with sail-canvas, NATO, and Tropic textured rubber impressed by the 1953 mannequin. Solely the titanium model gives an identical bracelet.
As talked about earlier, Calibre 1315 is an enormous a part of what makes the Fifty Fathoms so fascinating, so far as dive watches are involved. Blancpain itself states that the motion is completed in keeping with haute horlogerie requirements however this doesn’t imply one ought to anticipate to see hand-finishing in each bevelled edge. Certainly, Calibre 1315 is a good instance of how distinctive machine ending might be, if utilized expertly.
Motion: Computerized calibre 1315 with date; 120-hour energy reserve
Case: 42.3mm in crimson gold or titanium; waterproof to 300m
Strap: Rubber
Value: From SGD 26,400 (titanium)
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