BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms Automatique Titanium

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms Automatique Titanium 45mm - Model - 2019

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The icon of Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms collection
appears in a new titanium version

Upon its release in 1953, Fifty Fathoms, the first modern diver's watch, immediately appealed to professional divers and soon thereafter to their civilian counterparts. It has since become the archetypal watch in this genre. As relevant as ever six decades on, its main original technical and aesthetic characteristics, revisited and complemented by a date in the 2000s, are now teamed with a titanium case.

When launched in the 1950s, the first Fifty Fathoms quickly stood out thanks to its practical features, entirely designed for professional diving. Among the decisive criteria that contributed to its renown were broad luminescent hour-markers and hands contrasting with a black dial and unidirectional rotating bezel, as well as a steel case with a soft iron inner cage intended to protect the movement from magnetic fields.

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This watchmaking legend was updated and enhanced in 2007 with a date placed between 4 and 5 o'clock, while preserving its immediately recognizable DNA. Today, Blancpain is offering a new version of this Fifty Fathoms Automatique model which combines its ebony-black color with a satin-brushed titanium case.

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Known for its robustness as well as its high resistance to impacts and corrosion, titanium also has a low density that makes it particularly light. This major advantage, which distinguishes it from steel, has enabled Blancpain to produce a large-diameter model, offering all the technical guarantees of a diving instrument without having to feel them weighing on the wrist. Divers will undoubtedly appreciate this advantage, especially during dives requiring already extensive sports equipment, as will urbanites wishing to wear a generously sized yet airy timepiece on a daily basis.

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Measuring 45 mm in diameter and water-resistant to 300 meters, the new Fifty Fathoms Automatique in titanium features a ratcheted unidirectional rotating bezel, fitted with a scratchproof domed black sapphire insert. For enhanced visibility in all circumstances, its markers, dial hour-markers and hands are made of Super-LumiNova®, a coating that strikes an ideal contrast with the sunburst black face of the watch.

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The sapphire crystal case-back provides an admirable view of the movement: the famous Blancpain 1315 caliber, notably endowed with an optimal five-day power reserve enabled by the use of three series-coupled barrels housing high-performance springs.

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Its silicon balance-spring protects it from the negative effects of magnetism without the need to isolate it behind a metal cage. Ensuring this movement is every bit as beautiful as it is reliable, meticulous finishing performed in the purest watchmaking tradition combines straight-graining, beveling, circular-graining and circular satin-brushing techniques to enhance the exclusivity of this new Fifty Fathoms Automatique.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

References:  5015 -12B30-B52A

References:  5015-12B30-NABA - NATO strap


Model: Automatique Titanium


Case
Titanium satin-brushed
One-way rotating bezel
Diameter:  45.00 mm
Thickness: 15.50 mm
Between horns:  23.00 mm
Back:   Sapphire crystal
Antimagnetic properties
Water-resistant: 30 ATM/300m/1000ft
Dial
Black dial
Date and seconds
Liquidmetal® hour-markers
Round indexes in Super-LuminNova® 
Disk between 4 and 5 o'clock
Functions                
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date 
Movement
Calibre 1315
Self-winding
Calibre diameter: 30.60.mm
Calibre 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

Sail canvas or a NATO strap

Pin Buckle engraved with the BLANCPAIN logo.
(*Available steel bracelet with a secure buckle)

New Model - 2019

*Each bar corresponds to a 10-metre water column.

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

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Press release - 2018
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Blancpain S.A.
Le Rocher 12
1348 Le Brassus
Suisse
International PR: Aude Rosati
Tel.  (+41) 21 796 3636
Fax (+41) 21 796 3637
E-mail: pr@blancpain.com
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