BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Ceramic Collection 2024

 

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Satin-Brushed Black Ceramic 43mm Sunburst Dial Collection  2024

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 The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe line expands

Blancpain unveils three new timepieces in its Fifty Fathoms collection. Featuring the sporty, assertive style of the black ceramic Bathyscaphe models, the new arrivals enrich the line with a flyback chronograph and two three -hand plus date models. 

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These new watches with their striking dials are available with a variety of wristband options including the recently introduced high-tech ceramic bracelet, thereby offering a wide range of combinations.

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Designed for daily wear while offering the possibility of seabed exploration, the Bathyscaphe was born in 1956 as the urban alter ego of the iconic Fifty Fathoms. Agile in all circumstances, this line with its colourful personality is a true urban chameleon, equally suited to a day at the office, a sporty getaway or a formal evening. 

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Original 1953 Fifty Fathoms watch

Reinforcing this all-terrain character thanks to the high-tech ceramic from which they draw their strength, the new Bathyscaphe models enrich the family with their vibrant, sunny-hued faces.

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Counterbalancing the powerful identity of the black ceramic used for the cases of these new models is a challenge which the dials developed by Blancpain have met with flying colours. Featuring a subtle gradient and sunburst finishing, they provide a unique balance by creating exceptional light effects. 

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While a deep green dial energises the first three-hand plus date timepiece, a shade of blue evoking the sun's rays penetrating the depths of the sea adorns the second model of the same kind, as well as the flyback chronograph.

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Measuring 43.6 mm in diameter and powered by robust, high-performance movements – Calibre 1315 for the three-hand plus date versions and Calibre F385 for the flyback chronograph – the new Bathyscaphe creations remain true to their diver's watch heritage, with their unidirectional rotating bezel and guaranteed water-resistance to 30 bar.

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With the introduction of these new models, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe line revitalises its set of ceramic timepieces launched earlier this year, now offering three references (flyback chronograph, three -hand plus date and complete calendar with moon-phase models) featuring three different dials (blue, green and black) along with a generous choice of wristbands (sail-canvas and NATO straps along with a ceramic bracelet).

Calibre 1315: accuracy, reliability and performance

The new Bathyscaphe three-hand plus date watches are equipped with in-house Calibre 1315. This self-winding movement with its peerless high-precision timekeeping performance is designed, developed, produced, assembled and adjusted in-house – like all the movements powering Blancpain watches. 

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 Enjoying an impressive and constant five-day power reserve thanks to its three series-coupled barrels, it is equipped with a stop seconds function enabling time to be set with great accuracy. This movement equipped with an NAC-coated 18K gold oscillating weight is entirely decorated in the Haute Horlogerie tradition. 

Calibre F385: high frequency, high precision

Beating at the heart of the Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback, high-precision Blancpain Calibre F385 features a complex and prestigious column-wheel system with vertical clutch, ensuring that the chronograph starts and stops smoothly without any unwanted stuttering. 

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Operating at a high frequency of 5 Hz, this calibre has a 50-hour power reserve and is accurate to 1/10 th of a second. Its flyback function serves to reset the current timing operation and start a new one with a single press, unlike a conventional chronograph that requires three presses on two different pushers to stop, reset and restart the mechanism.

Ceramic: a sporty, sturdy material aligned with the Bathyscaphe’s image

The Bathyscaphe line with its robust, youthful and dynamic DNA features a resolutely sporty, contemporary look. Its bold, innovative nature makes it the perfect field of expression for Blancpain's technological innovations. True to this spirit, high-tech ceramic is one of the ideal materials for this line.

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Durable, highly scratch-resistant and hypoallergenic, high-tech ceramic is nearly five times harder than stainless steel, yet 25% lighter. It therefore proves ideal for straightforward daily use, without wearers having to worry about their every little move. Its 25% reduction in volume during firing at over 1,400°C also conveys the collection’s experimental, innovative side. Accompanied by remarkable finishes executed by experts, Blancpain's high-tech ceramic creates incomparable light effects and reflects the contemporary aesthetics of the Bathyscaphe line.

A complex patented ceramic bracelet

The production of a fine ceramic watch bracelet is highly complex. Unattractive if the links are too loose and liable to break if they are too tight, the bracelet requires a perfect fit of its links in order to respect strict tolerances. Featuring a patented system for assembling the links with cam-shaped pins – so that they do not touch and break – Blancpain's black ceramic bracelet involved three years of research and development to offer perfect comfort and remarkable resistance.

Diving and safety: the rotating bezel

While diving in 1952, Jean-Jacques Fiechter, Blancpain’s then CEO, learnt at his own expense how important it was to measure time spent underwater safely. His innovative solution was to equip the Fifty Fathoms – the first true diver's watch, launched in 1953, with a lockable, graduated and rotating bezel specially designed for underwater diving.

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 Today, the Fifty Fathoms collection features a unidirectional rotating bezel that only turns anti-clockwise for greater safety. The Bathyscaphe also has this type of bezel, like the original Fifty Fathoms that inspired it. The three new timepieces are no exception. 

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The insert, positioned on the black ceramic bezel, complements the dial colour: in a bold black or deep green, adorned with grey Liquidmetal® indexes for added contrast, it highlights the striking sunray-brushed blue or green gradients. The bezel featuring a thoroughly contemporary look is highly scratch-resistant and emits a clear-cut, powerful ‘click’ when handled.

The silicon revolution

A veritable early 21st-century revolution, silicon has enabled major advances in time measurement. Elastic without deforming, hard, light and highly resistant to corrosion, this material notably stands out for its resistance to magnetism, a welcome quality when it comes to ensuring timepieces’ precision.

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Contrary to the 1950s, when the balances of timepieces were fitted with metal springs that could become magnetised – hence the need for a soft iron inner cage to shield and protect the movement from magnetism –, contemporary Fifty Fathoms feature a silicon balance-spring, which enables them to have a sapphire crystal case back revealing their unique movement construction. 

Benefiting from this technology, the three new Bathyscaphe models not only showcase a mechanism with high-quality finishes, but also offer superior timekeeping performance thanks to this material.

Model:   Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Date and seconds ∙ sunburst blue dial with subtly graduated coloring ∙ unidirectional satin-brushed black ceramic bezel with black ceramic insert and LiquidmetalTM hour-markers ∙ self-winding Calibre 1315

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Ref. 5000A-0140-NAOA / 5000A-0140-O52A

Satin-brushed black ceramic ∙ 43.60 mm

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 Model:   Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Date and seconds ∙ sunburst green dial ∙ unidirectional satin-brushed black ceramic bezel with green ceramic insert and
LiquidmetalTM hour-markers ∙ self-winding Calibre 1315

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Ref. 5000-0153-NABA / 5000-0153-B52A

Satin-brushed black ceramic ∙ 43.60 mm

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Model:   Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Flyback Chronograph · date and small seconds · sunburst blue dial with subtly graduated coloring · unidirectional satin-brushed black ceramic bezel with black ceramic insert and LiquidmetalTM hour-markers · self-winding Calibre F385 (5HZ)

Satin-brushed black ceramic ∙ 43.60 mm 

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 Ref. 5200-0140-NAOA / 5200-0140-B52A

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BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 2 Tech Gombessa

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 2 Tech Gombessay Titanium 2023

70th Anniversary
Act 2 – Tech Gombessa

Blancpain continued the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms from the Rangiroa Atoll in French Polynesia, where the Tamataroa mission is taking place. Blancpain opened a new chapter in the history of the first modern diver’s watch by unveiling a new model designed to meet today’s technical diving requirements. Featuring an innovation co-developed by Marc A. Hayek, President & CEO of Blancpain, and Laurent Ballesta, founder of the Gombessa project, this instrument named “Tech Gombessa” makes it possible for the first time to measure up to three-hour immersion times.

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Its release commemorates the 10th anniversary of Gombessa, an initiative that Blancpain helped create by becoming the founding partner of the project from its inception in 2013. It also marks the launch of a new line in Blancpain’s diver’s watch collection.

Seventy years ago, an icon was born: the Fifty Fathoms. The watch that would revolutionise watch-making by becoming the first modern diver’s watch was conceived by a passionate scuba diver, Jean-Jacques Fiechter, then CEO of Blancpain. A pioneer in a discipline that was in its infancy, he understood the imperative need to track time while underwater. The instrument he designed to meet his own needs was immediately embraced by the oceanic community, becoming an unfailing ally of elite divers and under-water explorers. By enhancing safety in diving, the Fifty Fathoms contributed to the development of the sport and promoted the discovery of the ocean world. 

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The year 2023, which marks the 70th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms, also resonates as a reboot of its birth through the arrival of an innovative anniversary diver’s watch. Since the 1950s, diving has experienced a major evolution, notably characterised by an obvi-ous extension of immersion times. While the 1953 Fifty Fathoms met the requirements of Jean-Jacques Fiechter and the most experienced divers of the time, those now capable of spending several hours under-water have new requirements for time measurement.

Such is precisely the case with Blancpain’s current President & CEO, who is also an avid scuba diver and has been accustomed to highly technical closed-­ circuit dives for a number of years. Drawing on the invaluable heritage of the 1953 Fifty Fathoms, but also and above all on his own experiences, the CEO embarked on the design – alongside diver, photo­ grapher and underwater biologist Laurent Ballesta – of a new mechanical instrument. It was intended to meet the needs of all extreme divers, starting with the members of the Gombessa Expeditions whose research work involves long-­duration deep dives. With Blancpain’s support, these deep-sea adventur-ers have joined forces in the multi-year Tamataroa mission. Dedicated to the study of the behaviour of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran, in French Polynesia, this project is led by a committee of passionate deep-sea divers, including Marc A. Hayek and Laurent Ballesta. Observation and information gathering regarding this species continued through technical dives on the Rangiroa Atoll, aimed at contributing­ to the implementation of management ­measures promoting its conservation.

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It is in this context that the latest addition to the Fifty Fathoms collection was presented for the first time: the Tech Gombessa watch designed to measure the duration of up to three-hour-long tech dives or exits from a saturation system. Conceived five years ago by the two divers, this watch has been extensively tested. In 2019, after a year of

conceptualisation, Blancpain began the develop­ ment of the project, starting with the two key elements represented by the movement and the unidirectional rotating bezel. Unlike the bezels on conventional diver’s watches, the bezel on the Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa has a three-hour scale. It is linked to a special hand that completes one full turn in three hours and whose material and colour – a white luminescent coating with green emission – match those of its markers. This device invented jointly by Marc A. Hayek and Laurent Ballesta is a world first for which a patent has been filed. It is the heart of the 13P8 self-winding move-ment, based on the same criteria of reliability and robustness that have made the Fifty Fathoms the ultimate diver’s watch for 70 years.

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Once the combination of bezel and movement was defined, it was time to tackle the exterior of this new watch designed to plumb the depths. The brief was clear yet meeting it proved tricky: the Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa had to look like a Fifty Fathoms while exhibiting distinct tech attributes. Blancpain’s designers therefore opted for a bezel inlay in black ceramic – instead of the traditional sapphire – which they decided to endow with a stronger curve and tilt it towards the dial. The latter’s legibility is opti-mised by a spherical crystal that eliminates any visual distortion. To ensure the best possible readability in the dark, the dial has a new finish: absolute black, whose structure is able to capture almost 97% of the light. In the same vein, the hour-markers are formed by luminescent block-shaped appliques, this time in orange with blue emission – colour codes picked up on the hours and minutes hands to differentiate between time-related information and diving times.
 
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Grade 23 titanium was chosen for the case. Recently introduced to the Blancpain collections, this metal also known as grade 5 ELI (extra low inter-stitials) is the purest type of titanium available. It is distinguished by exceptional strength and anti-­ allergenic properties, while being remarkably light. This material ensures that the watch is comfortable to wear and guarantees a barely-there feel on the wrist despite the 47 mm diameter. This is especially true since the watch features – in a first for Blancpain – central lugs attached from the inside of the case middle and integrating the strap. Water-resistant to 30 bar (approximately 300 metres), the case is equipped with a helium valve. During saturation diving in a hyperbaric chamber, helium manages to seep into the watch. During the decompression phase, unscrewing the valve facilitates the evacua-tion of the helium (a manipulation that has no effect on the watch’s water resistance). The notches of the helium valve are identical to those of the winding and time-­setting crown that enables simultaneous setting of the hours, minutes and dive-time hands. As with all Fifty Fathoms timepieces, the crown is screwed down and associated with a crown guard that now features a new trapeze-shaped design ensuring visual consistency with the lugs.

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Nothing has been left to chance either on the back of the watch. The lower part of the case middle is bevelled rather than the rounded ‘bassine’ shape characterising the other Fifty Fathoms models. The notches used to screw in the case back have also been reworked, in the same spirit of robustness. The anthracite-coloured oscillating weight, stamped with the Gombessa Expeditions logo, features an innovative shape dominated by three large openings through which to admire the movement. The black rubber strap is screwed to the back of the lugs. It has an internal titanium reinforcement, guarantee-ing ideal long-term shape, and is teamed with an extension for wearing the watch over a tech-diving suit. The buckle with its extremely wide and ergo-nomic pin has been designed to reinforce the hold of the watch to the wrist and to facilitate fastening the extension.

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The Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa comes in a special Peli™ presentation box that is water-resistant­ and shock-resistant as well as reusable and config-urable. The case houses a rest for the watch, the strap extension, a travel pouch, a magnifying glass, as well as a set of dividers and cutting tools offer-ing the possibility­ of compartmentalising it for any future use.

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While all the details of the Tech Gombessa appear to have been smoothly combined, they have in fact involved numerous adjustments result-ing from a multitude­ of tests in real-life conditions. Marc A. Hayek personally tried several differ-ent prototypes of the watch during his dives. The same is true for Laurent Ballesta and the divers of the Gombessa Expeditions, who tested the watch throughout its evolution. Four prototypes were worn on the wrists of aquanauts for an almost 50-day trial period at a depth of 120 metres as part of the Gombessa V and Gombessa VI missions. Conducted in the Mediterranean in 2019 and 2021 respectively, these expeditions combined saturation diving with closed-circuit rebreather diving for the first time. Having lived for an entire month on both occasions in a 5 m² hyperbaric chamber from which they emerged daily to explore the depths, the divers tested several versions of the helium valve.

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The Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa watch has been able to satisfy the most demanding require-ments of the Gombessa divers, who have adopted it as the official timepiece of their expeditions. Its launch honours the Fifty Fathoms’ 70th anniversary and sets the seal on ten years of collaboration between Blancpain and Laurent Ballesta – whose Gombessa project was born in 2013 thanks to the involvement of the Manufacture as founding partner. The arrival of this instrument in the Fifty Fathoms collection­ also inaugurates a new line, the Fifty Fathoms Tech, which will encompass all Blancpain watches dedicated to technical diving.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

Model: Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 2 Tech Gombessa

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Ref.   5019-12B30-64A 

Case
Satin-brushed Grade 23 titanium
Unidirectional 3-hour scale bezel with black ceramic inlay tilted towards the dial with white luminescent markers with green emission
Helium valve
Diameter:  47.00 mm
Thickness: 14.81 mm
Between horns:  24.00 mm
Spherical sapphire crystal
Antimagnetic properties 
Central lugs attached from the inside of the case middle
Water-resistant: 30ATM/300m/1000ft
Dial
Aabsolute black dial
Luminescent orange block-shaped appliques with blue emission
Functions                
Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Movement
Calibre 13P8
Self-winding Ultra-slim   

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Diameter: 30.60.mm
Thickness: 5.65 mm
Power reserve in hours: 120 hours
Jewels: 35
4 mainspring barrels

Glucydur free sprung balance with gold regulation screws

Secured movement

Components: 204
Strap
Integrated black rubber strap with extension 
Titanium clasp engraved with the BLANCPAIN logo.

🔴 Price : 26,300 CHF💰

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BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Valentine's Day 2023

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE White  Valentine's Day 2023
 

Although Blancpain has been celebrating Valentine's Day for more than two decades, the Manufacture had never yet honoured it with a Fifty Fathoms model. It is now doing exactly that with the 2023 release of a limited-edition Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe emblazoned with the emblems of love: the colour red and the heart symbol.

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Love and Fifty Fathoms go hand in hand at Blancpain. This collection of diver’s watches was born of the Brand's passion for the underwater world, which it has cherished since the early 1950s. It therefore makes total sense to dedicate a Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe model to Valentine's Day. The timepiece that the Manufacture is unveiling today to celebrate 14 February is for all lovers who, like Blancpain's executives when diving, lose track of time when they are enthralled.

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With its satin-brushed steel case measuring 38 mm in diameter and water-resistant to 30 bar (approximately 300 m), the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe "Valentine’s Day 2023" is made to brave waves of strong feelings. Its unidirectional rotating bezel with ceramic inlay and Liquidmetal™ hour-markers is an indispensable asset for immersing oneself in the depths of love. 

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The luminous, immaculate white bezel matches the dial graced with 3, 6, 9 and 12 numerals and a minutes track in soft pink. This delicate colour also rims the luminescent heart positioned like a signature at the tip of the seconds hand. The universal symbol of love also sets the finishing-touch to in-house Calibre 1150, which is nestled behind a sapphire crystal case back, revealing its robust architecture and refined decoration.

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Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe "Valentine's Day 2023" is thus characterised by a blend of impetuosity and gentleness. These apparent opposites expressed on both the front and back of the 99 timepieces composing the limited series represent the very essence of love.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

Model:   BATHYSCAPHE Valentine's Day 2023

 References:   5100A-1127-W52A

Case
Stainless steel satin-brushed
Unidirectional satin-brushed steel bezel, white ceramic insert Liquidmetal™ hour-markers
Diameter:  38.00 mm
Thickness: 10.80 mm
Water-resistant: 30 ATM/300m/1000ft
Between horns:  19.00 mm
Back: Sapphire crystal
Antimagnetic properties
Dial
White dial, Date and seconds
Liquidmetal® hour-markers
3, 6, 9 and 12 indexes and a minutes track in soft pink
Luminescent heart at the tip of the second's hand
Functions                
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date 
Movement
Calibre 1150
Self-winding 
Ultra-slim
Calibre diameter: 26.20.mm
Calibre thickness: 3.25 mm 
Power reserve in hours: 100 hours
Jewels: 28
2 mainspring barrels
Glucydur free sprung balance with gold regulation screws
Secured movement
Components: 210
Strap
White canvas strap
Steel pin buckle  engraved with the BLANCPAIN logo.

* Blancpain reserves the right to modify this model and its technical characteristics.

Limited edition of 99 pieces
 

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BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Quantieme Complet

 

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms BATHYSCAPHE Quantième Complet Gold and Titanium 43mm 2022

 Two new faces for the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet

Blancpain presents two new interpretations of its Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet model: a red gold version with a blue-gradient dial; and a titanium version with an anthracite dial. Through their distinct styles, these new models bring together two emblematic Blancpain universes: the sporting DNA of its famous Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch; and its traditional complete calendar with moon phases.

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The Bathyscaphe was created in 1956 with the aim of offering a diver’s watch whose size would make it suitable for everyday wear. It is one of the mainstays of the Fifty Fathoms collection. It has evolved over the years and was reinterpreted by Blancpain in 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms.

Combining sporty features with day of the week, month and date indications, the Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet model reinforces the principle of everyday utility that gave rise to the first Bathyscaphe. The information on the dial is complemented by a moon phase positioned in a large window at 6 o’clock. 

 

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As usual, Blancpain has taken care to protect the 6654.P self-winding movement of this Bathyscaphe by equipping its date mechanism with a security system. This enables the owner of the watch to handle each indication at any time, without any risk to the movement, unlike the usual calendar watches.

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Measuring 43 mm in diameter and water-resistant to 30 bar (approximately 300 m), the new Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet is available in two satin-brushed versions with well-marked contours: one in red gold and the other in grade 23 titanium. The red gold model is paired with a sunburst blue-gradient dial that catches the light with remarkable ease. The gold hour-markers, hands and moon match the case colour and the dial is framed by a unidirectional rotating bezel with a brilliant blue ceramic inlay featuring a Ceragold™ time scale.

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The colour-material match continues on the back of the timepiece which reveals a red gold oscillating weight. Meanwhile, the titanium model is distinguished by subtle shades of grey. Its sunburst anthracite dial is enhanced by gold hour-markers, rhodium-plated hands and moon. The likewise anthracite ceramic bezel is satin-brushed for a resolutely contemporary matt effect and bears a graduated Liquidmetal™ scale. The gold rotor of the titanium model has been given an anthracite NAC coating instilling a sporty and dynamic vibe.

 

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The Blancpain Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet watch in red gold is available with a blue NATO or sailcloth strap, with the latter option also offering a choice between a pin buckle and a folding clasp. The titanium model comes with a titanium bracelet or a grey NATO or sailcloth strap.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

Model:: BATHYSCAPHE Quantième Complet 

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• Titanium   Ref. 5054-1210-98S - anthracite dial - 17,200 CHF
• Red Gold  Ref. 5054 3640 O52B - blue-gradient dial - 29,500 CHF
  

Movement
Self-winding movement Calibre 6654.P   
Frequency: 4 Hz
Diameter: 32 mm | 14”’
Thickness: 5.48 mm
Power reserve: 72 hours
Jewels: 28
Components: 321  

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Complications

Complete Calendar
This practical complication indicates the date, day of the weeks and the month. The changing face of the moon reproduced on the dial adds a poetic note.
Moon phases
The reproduction of the lunar cycles on the dials of Blancpain complete calendar watches evokes the time-honoured ties between watchmaking and astronomy.

Case
Material:

• Titanium
• 18ct Red Gold

Diameter: 43 mm
Thickness: 13.3 mm
Water Resistance: 30 bar
Width Between Horns: 23 mm
Specificities: Unidirectional satin-brushed titanium bezel with ceramic insert and Liquidmetal™ hour-markers / Unidirectional satin-brushed 18ct red gold bezel with ceramic insert and Ceragold™

Strap & Bracelet
Type: Titanium strap / Sail-canvas strap
Material: Metal / Fabric
Clasp: Folding clasp

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