BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms Automatique et Grande Date

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms Automatique et Grande Date Bracelet 2020

The iconic Fifty Fathoms Automatique and Fifty Fathoms Grande Date are now available with a titanium bracelet

Since the launch of the first modern diver's watch more than 65 years ago, Blancpain has continued to innovate by combining state-of-the-art materials and watchmaking techniques. This year, the Brand is equipping three versions of the iconic Fifty Fathoms with a titanium bracelet. These models featuring a sporty yet chic allure are also characterized by their outstanding performance and lightness.

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The Fifty Fathoms collection is based on a rich heritage dating back to 1953, when Blancpain presented the first modern diver's watch. The Fifty Fathoms stood out thanks to its avant-garde technical and aesthetic features. Its large luminescent black-grounded hour-markers and hands, its robustness, water-resistance and secure rotating bezel all rapidly became benchmarks for the entire watchmaking industry. While Blancpain played a pioneering role in the definition of diver's watches, the Maison also made early use of innovative materials in creating its timepieces.

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Indeed, Blancpain's use of titanium dates back to the early 1960s, when it produced a special series of MIL-SPEC II models for US Navy minesweeper teams. Witness the "US Navy" timepiece purchased by the Brand at an auction in 2015: its case made of nickel silver – a non-magnetic copper, zinc and nickel alloy – is fitted with a titanium back, undoubtedly used for its greater resistance to pressure. At that time, titanium was mainly reserved for the aerospace industry and rarely seen in watchmaking. Blancpain was probably the first Manufacture to use this material in producing its watches.

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Blancpain's must-have Fifty Fathoms Automatique and Grande Date models reflect the Brand's history and tradition of innovation. Their remarkably light new titanium bracelet complements the sail canvas and NATO straps with which these timepieces have been fitted until now. Its production involves a series of demanding assembly and finishing processes. The hand satin-brushed links are joined together by means of transverse pins, endowing them with a fluidity and flexibility that ensure a perfect fit on the wrist.

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Based on a patented system, the (usually lateral) screws are placed on the back of the links so as to preserve the smooth look and feel of the bracelet edges. Combining these skills guarantees seamless cohesion between the case and bracelet. The latter highlights the emblematic face of the watches, endowed with all the attributes of a diving instrument, such as Super-LumiNova® hour-markers and hands that remain easily legible in all circumstances, as well as a unidirectional rotating bezel with a scratch-resistant sapphire insert.

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Equipped with a 45 mm titanium case that is water-resistant to 30 bar (approx. 300 meters), the Fifty Fathoms Automatique and Grande Date models respectively beat to the rhythm of the Manufacture 1315 movement – a mainstay of the contemporary Fifty Fathoms collection since its launch in 2007 – or the 6918B.

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Insensitive to magnetic fields thanks to the use of a silicon balance-spring, these calibres deliver a comfortable five-day power reserve provided by three series-coupled barrels. Their meticulous finishes are visible through a sapphire crystal case-back.

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The Fifty Fathoms Automatique remains available with a black or blue sunburst dial, while the Fifty Fathoms Grande Date continues to be offered with a black dial. These light and robust models will doubtless appeal to lovers of sporty and elegant watches keen to enjoy daily wear of a generously sized timepiece with a pleasingly light aesthetic.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

Model: Fifty Fathoms Automatique

Case
Stainless steel satin-brushed
Unidirectional unidirectional sapphire bezel
Diameter:  45.00 mm
Thickness: 15.70 mm
Between horns:  23.00 mm
Back:   Sapphire crystal
Antimagnetic properties
Water-resistant: 30 ATM/300m/1000ft
Dial

• Black dial  - 5015-12B30-98
• Blue dial  - 5015-12B40-98

Date and seconds
Liquidmetal® large red and white hour-markers
"Old radium» indexes in Super-LuminNova® 
Date  4,5 o'clock
Functions                
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date 
Movement
Calibre 1315
Self-winding Ultra-slim
Diameter: 30.60.mm
Thickness: 5.65 mm
Power reserve in hours: 120 hours
Jewels: 35
3 mainspring barrels

Glucydur free sprung balance with gold regulation screws

Secured movement

Components: 227

Strap

Titanium bracelet with folding clasp

Clasp engraved with the BLANCPAIN logo.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

Model: Fifty Fathoms Automatique Grande Date

References:  5050-12B30-98

Case
Satin-brushed titanium
Unidirectional sapphire bezel
Diameter:  45.00 mm
Thickness: 16.27 mm
Water-resistant: 30 ATM/300m/1000ft
Between horns:  23.00 mm
Back:   Sapphire crystal
Antimagnetic properties
Dial
Black dial
Large Date at 6 o'clock
Liquidmetal® hour-markers
Round indexes in Super-LuminNova® 
Functions                
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Large Date 
Movement
Calibre 6918B
Self-winding 

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Calibre diameter: 32.40.mm
Calibre thickness: 7.15 mm
Power reserve in hours: 120 hours
Jewels: 44
3 mainspring barrels
Glucydur free sprung balance with gold regulation screws
Secured movement
Components: 262

Strap

Titanium bracelet with folding clasp

Clasp engraved with the BLANCPAIN logo.

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TAG Heuer – Fragment Design Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic Chronograph Edition

TAG Heuer – FORMULA 1 Fragment Design Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic Chronograph Edition - 2020

TAG HEUER COLLABORATES ON NEW MOTOR-RACING-INSPIRED LIMITED-EDITION TIMEPIECE WITH FRAGMENT DESIGN’S HIROSHI FUJIWARA

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The TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Heuer 02 chronograph is a collector’s piece limited to only 500 units which sports a daring red sapphire case back and is fitted with the outstanding manufacture Heuer 02 movement, which boasts an impressive power reserve of 80 hours.

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La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland – 18 June 2020: The avant-garde Swiss watchmaker has revealed its second collaboration with the Godfather of Streetwear, Hiroshi Fujiwara, with a one-of-a-kind design equipped with a manufacture movement, the Calibre Heuer 02.

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Building on the resounding success of its first creation with the Japanese designer and his Fragment Design label in 2018, the latest collaboration has resulted in a bold yet minimalistic limited-edition novelty – a pure reflection of TAG Heuer’s motor-racing heritage and bold design principles, with high-end finishes, a ceramic bezel and a fiery red sapphire case back.

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Introducing a globally influential designer, 

musician and watch lover

Fujiwara is a legendary figure who is celebrated in his homeland of Japan and around the world for his unique take on hip-hop streetwear. Beyond his legacy in contemporary fashion, Fujiwara is also known for his impact on mainstream culture, music and covetable design.

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Hiroshi Fujiwara is the founder of Fragment Design, a multidisciplinary label created in 2003. He has since collaborated with some of the biggest and most renowned names in fashion, design and art.

Fragment Design makes its mark on 

the TAG Heuer chronograph

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The latest collaboration between the two brands has created a daring reinterpretation of TAG Heuer’s signature motor-racing-inspired C-case models from the 1960s and 1970s, a case shape also found in TAG Heuer’s present-day collections.

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Hiroshi Fujiwara explained: “Redesigning this TAG Heuer chronograph timepiece gave me the opportunity to use an existing legacy to create a new one. I gave the design a modern and exceptional flair with the red case back, which reflects one of the brand’s logo colours and also gives it a completely new and evolved character”.

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Franck Touzeau, TAG Heuer Vice President Creation & Product, added: “Hiroshi Fujiwara’s reinterpretation of TAG Heuer’s C-case chronograph is an ideal mix of celebrated legacy and avant-garde design. The TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Heuer 02 chronograph is everything that today’s watch aficionado desires in a timepiece: pure and innovative technology, eye-catching and stylish appearance and remarkable heritage”.

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Minimalistic style that focuses on the timepiece’s 
most noteworthy essentials

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Echoing his superbly proportioned and minimalistic style, Fujiwara strips the watch’s architecture down to its bare essentials, emphasising the iconic tachymeter scale on the bezel and clearing the dial of all extraneous embellishment. The black opaline dial has two black embossed subcounters at 3 and 9 o’clock.

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The black contrasts with white lettering and logos – including “FRAGMENT” between 4 and 5 o’clock – and a simple date window at 6 o’clock. The only counterpoints to the high-contrast composition are the red indexes and the red lacquered central hand, which give the dial an extra pop. The result is a bold and elegantly sparse 44 mm timepiece that is effortlessly easy to read at top speeds.

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On the case back, the two-counter architecture of the in-house Heuer 02 movement is partially obscured and made even more eye-catching thanks to a circular red sapphire crystal window. The automatic column-wheel chronograph movement is a worthy centrepiece; exceptionally precise and boasting an 80-hour power reserve, it demonstrates TAG Heuer’s continued mastery of watchmaking design and engineering. The red sapphire case back features the unmistakable logo of Fragment Design, and each piece is engraved with a unique limited-edition number from 1 to 500.

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The Fujiwara design also includes an exclusive new feature: a five-row steel bracelet with a butterfly folding clasp. It is finely polished and brushed to catch the light with every movement of the wrist.

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The watch will be available to pre-order from www.tagheuer.com and in select TAG Heuer boutiques before going on sale on July 27th, 2020.

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In a numbered run of only 500 pieces, the TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Heuer 02 is a true original grounded in rich history. A testament to Hiroshi Fujiwara’s sense of design and TAG Heuer’s disruptive motor-sport legacy, it is a collector’s timepiece of the first order.

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

Model:  TAG Heuer x Fragment Design (44 mm)
Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic Chronograph

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Reference CAZ201A.BA0641

MOVEMENT
Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic
DIAL
Black opaline dial
Two counters:

• 3 o’clock: black embossed minute chronograph counter
• 9 o’clock: black embossed hour chronograph counter

Red printed indexes
Rhodium-plated hour and minute hands with white Super-LumiNova®
Red lacquered central hand
White TAG HEUER printed logo
Date window at 6 o’clock
HEUER 02 AUTOMATIC/FRAGMENT printing
CASE
Diameter 44 mm
Polished, fine-brushed steel case
Ceramic black polished tachymeter
Fixed bezel
Flat sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective treatment
Steel screw-down crown at 3 o’clock
Red sapphire screw-down caseback with special engraving
Water-resistant to 100 m (10 bar)
BRACELET
Polished, fine-brushed, five-row steel bracelet
Steel butterfly folding clasp with safety push buttons

Limited to 500 pieces
Comes in a TAG Heuer x Fragment Design special branded box
Available from July 27th, 2020

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For further information, please contact:
Sonja Hagmann, International PR Manager
Tel. +41 32 919 81 52
Mobile: +41 79 898 54 73
E-mail: sonja.hagmann@tagheuer.com
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