BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Blue Sedna® Gold

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Blue Sedna® Gold - 2020

A blue Bathyscaphe in Sedna® gold

The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe model, renowned for its dual function as a diving instrument and civilian timepiece, now comes in a version combining a blue dial and bezel with a Sedna® gold case.

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The history of the Fifty Fathoms goes back to 1953, when Blancpain unveiled a timepiece that was to become the first professional diver's watch. A few years later, Blancpain complemented this time measuring instrument with the Bathyscaphe model, thereby aiming to offer a diver's watch in a size suited to everyday wear.

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Reissued in 2013 in a contemporary version to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms, the Bathyscaphe has since been enriched with a wide choice of models, both in terms of complications and materials. For the first time combining a blue dial and bezel with a Sedna® gold case, the new Bathyscaphe by Blancpain is an elegant addition designed to delight lovers of water sports and beautiful watches as well as experienced divers.

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Blue symbolizes Blancpain's passion and commitment to the underwater world. This deep color exalts its shimmering reflections and plays with light thanks to the sunburst finish of the dial. Rectangular hour-markers and the chapter ring composed of gold and Super-LumiNova® dots further make their contribution to endowing the dial with an elegant and perfectly legible appearance in any situation. Complemented by a slim seconds hand and a date window, the hour and minute hands are also rectangular and coated with Super-LumiNova®, evoking the Bathyscaphe watches of the 1950s.

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Crafted from Sedna® gold – a gold, copper and palladium alloy guaranteeing the exceptional durability of red gold –, the 43 mm case features a sharp outline and satin finish that gives the Bathyscaphe a sporty yet refined look. The Sedna® gold unidirectional rotating bezel is fitted with a ceramic insert including a Ceragold® time scale and hour-markers.

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Water-resistant to 300 meters, the new Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe beats to the rhythm of the 1315 caliber. Stemming from a longstanding quest for precision and performance, this self-winding movement was specially developed and produced by Blancpain to equip its sports watches. Its three series-coupled barrels provide it with a five-day power reserve while maintaining constant energy.

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Its balance features a silicon balance-spring that ensures remarkable regularity of the oscillation frequency as well as impermeability to magnetic fields. A sapphire case-back provides visual access to the movement, revealing all the beauty of a sandblasted, satin-finished and snailed Sedna® gold oscillating weight engraved with the Blancpain logo, along with snailed and beveled bridges.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

Model:: BATHYSCAPHE Blue Sedna® Gold

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Ref. 5000-36S40-O52A - Sail canvas
Ref. 5000-36S40-NAOA -  NATO strap

Case
Sedna® gold case
Diameter: 43.00mm
Thickness: 13.40mm
Inter horn space: 23mm
Sapphire crystal glass
Unidirectional Sedna® gold bezel with ceramic insert and Ceragold® hour-markers
Sapphire crystal case-back
Water resistance: 30 ATM/ 300 meters

Dial
Blue dial
Ceramic insert and Ceragold® hour-markers
Round indexes in Super-LuminNova®
Movement
Calibre 1315
Self-winding movement
Silicon balance spring
Solid gold oscillating weight
Diameter: 13''' 30.60mm
Thickness: 5.65mm
Jewels: 35
Components: 227
Power reserve: 120 hours

Strap

Sail-canvas or a NATO strap

Pin Buckle engraved with the BLANCPAIN logo.


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Press release - 2020
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Blancpain S.A.
Le Rocher 12
1348 Le Brassus
Suisse
International PR Specialist: Lucie Notari
Tel.  (+41) 21 796 3619
Fax (+41) 21 796 3637
E-mail: pr@blancpain.com
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