Blancpain Fifty Fathoms - Reviews and Buying Guide for Blancpain, JLC, Zenith, Rolex, and More

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    It’s not a stretch to say that, of the myriad styles of watches on the market, dive watches are probably the most popular. In fact, having a dive watch is essentially a must in a modern catalog. And while the origins of many things in the watch world can be argued, the origins of the dive watch begin in one place - the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.
    Before the Submariner, before the word Seamaster meant dive watch, Blancpain developed the formula for a dive watch we all know and love (and that ISO has codified).
    In the intervening decades, Blancpain hasn’t sat still either. Since their revival of the Fifty Fathoms line, Blancpain has allowed the watch to expand in two different directions. The Bathyscaphe line has remained aesthetically tied to the model’s historic origins, while the main line Fifty Fathoms expresses a more contemporary and technical foundation.
    Each of these remains a thoroughly modern option for a high-end, immensely capable dive watch, and presents a tremendous option for anyone looking for a dive watch that will stand the test of time.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 39

  • @jameshoward9700
    @jameshoward9700 Рік тому +2

    One of the best assemblages ever - all killer, no filler! Blancpain, Patek, Breguet, Gronefeld for me...

  • @impexRQ
    @impexRQ Рік тому +6

    I wish Blancpain will do the FF (identical to the FF 45mm) but 42 or even better 40mm

  • @dr.kevinmoore8889
    @dr.kevinmoore8889 5 місяців тому

    That Groēfeld is amazing

  • @jimmillett9224
    @jimmillett9224 Рік тому +1

    I've got the Ceramic Bathyscaphe...I think I now also need a 5015!!
    I own a Submariner, but Fifty Fathoms are on another level and you can actually buy them from an AD with no waiting lists.

  • @smittysmitty481
    @smittysmitty481 Рік тому +2

    That Zenith is an incredible timepiece!

    • @FirestormAA
      @FirestormAA Рік тому

      Oh yes I totally agreeded. What a beauty!

  • @Talon173
    @Talon173 Рік тому +1

    That Gronefeld……wowzers!

  • @med-3000
    @med-3000 Рік тому

    The Grönefeld is stunning, simple and sofisticated with that beautiful flow of movement bridges around the circumference. Wow.

  • @mirroredanglage3460
    @mirroredanglage3460 Рік тому +1

    The principia looks great on Tim, a lovely watch

  • @seaweed719
    @seaweed719 Рік тому +2

    If Blancpain can shrink Fifty Fathoms to 42mm and Bathyscaphe to 40mm, these watches will sell like crazy.

    • @davidr2802
      @davidr2802 Рік тому +1

      They can and they have but always in limited editions which immediately sell out. I wonder if they weren't under the Swatch Group's banner would they make what the market seems to truly want.

    • @seaweed719
      @seaweed719 Рік тому

      @@davidr2802 Yes I meant if they can make these sizes on regular production instead of limited editions.

    • @Kilimanjahro
      @Kilimanjahro Рік тому

      @@davidr2802 because its a "dive instrument" first, then a watch. And your right the limited versions are for their deskdiving donators. 😉. If you like the "watch" their motto is get a Bathyscape.

  • @daviddavson3764
    @daviddavson3764 Рік тому +15

    Sadly, the Blancpains never fit on my wrist. They always appear a little dull and chunky. And while the Bathyscape is much more subtle, the strap and lugs looks oddly broad in my taste. I am really trying to love these, but they never do the trick despite their great history

    • @jamesblonde2271
      @jamesblonde2271 Рік тому

      £15 hs for the Hoodinkee 40ml mil version , without the engraving too😂 Not only that why put it on a bracelet?

    • @dotdash9516
      @dotdash9516 Рік тому +9

      Stan Wilson doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

    • @Doggo-frencton
      @Doggo-frencton Рік тому +8

      @@stanwilson7040lol someone never held a Blancpain

    • @dotdash9516
      @dotdash9516 Рік тому +6

      It’s better finished than your Pagani Design Submariner rip-off Stan

    • @seaweed719
      @seaweed719 Рік тому +4

      @@stanwilson7040You really have no idea what you are talking about.

  • @dr.kevinmoore8889
    @dr.kevinmoore8889 5 місяців тому

    Gorgeous

  • @waterfordrs22
    @waterfordrs22 Рік тому

    Steel is real! True that. I fine steel frame is also a work of art.

  • @johnmonachelli5256
    @johnmonachelli5256 Рік тому +2

    I dream of a medical condition where my wrist swells to 8 inches so finally i to can wear a 50 fathoms

  • @cliffordgriffith818
    @cliffordgriffith818 Рік тому

    Great show

  • @FirestormAA
    @FirestormAA Рік тому

    At times i will wonder why Blancpain don't produce FF in a smaller case size?

    • @vincent67239
      @vincent67239 Рік тому

      I know, right? I mean, they made an Air Command in 36mm, which is arguably a much more difficult feat.

  • @musiclover4311
    @musiclover4311 3 місяці тому

    please use a pointer rather your fingers to demonstrate fine details of a timepiece.

  • @weareveinumb718
    @weareveinumb718 Рік тому

    “There are some marks, this is a pre-owned watch” 😂

    • @john-carlosynostroza
      @john-carlosynostroza Рік тому +2

      Why is that funny? Totally not going after you at all, I just like to understand jokes and I always miss them according to my wife

    • @weareveinumb718
      @weareveinumb718 Рік тому

      @@john-carlosynostroza the reason I make light of it is bc a lot of times ppl forget that these are pre-owned watches and there may always be a possibility of there being a scratch or a mark on the timepiece. So many ppl expect perfection in the realm of pre-owned.

    • @john-carlosynostroza
      @john-carlosynostroza Рік тому

      @@weareveinumb718 right on. I see. The same goes for cars. How do you feel about polishing? Not on some exceptionally rare piece but on something like a Speedmaster or Submariner or something like that? Are you for it in general or one of the guys that likes to keep the patina rolling?

  • @omaster2867
    @omaster2867 Рік тому +2

    The Rolex platinum is my choice. Amazing grail watch!

  • @MrPINKFL0YD
    @MrPINKFL0YD Рік тому

    "up market" with the name plastered on the side? I don't think so...

  • @NakedTime
    @NakedTime Рік тому

    sent email RE:VC yesterday