BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV Edition

 

BLANCPAIN – Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV 45mm Sunburst Titanium Edition - 2025

 An Exceptional Watch for Our Oceans: The New Limited Edition Blancpain Ocean Commitment

Continuing over 20 years of dedication to ocean preservation, Blancpain is proud to unveil its new limited edition Blancpain Ocean Commitment (BOC). This exclusive series of 100 pieces showcases the recent Fifty Fathoms Tech line in a new 45 mm format. 

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The funds raised will be allocated to the newly established Blancpain x Sulubaaï Marine Research Center, an extension of the Sea Academy project, a flagship initiative of the Brand's commitment to the ocean.

A Historic Commitment

Since the creation of the Fifty Fathoms, the first true diver's watch, in 1953, Blancpain has been a strong advocate for the oceanic community. 

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Original 1953 Fifty Fathoms watch

The Blancpain Ocean Commitment encompasses the Brand's global initiatives to support ocean exploration and protection, an unwavering commitment that has endured for over two decades.

The Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV

Limited to only 100 pieces, the new Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV adopts the design of the Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 2 Tech Gombessa. 

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 With a diameter of 45 mm and a thickness of 14.1 mm however, the BOC IV is perfect for both underwater diving and everyday wear. 

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This model embodies Blancpain's innovation and watchmaking excellence, as well as its commitment to the oceans. For each watch sold, 1,000 euros will be allocated to the Blancpain x Sulubaaï Marine Research Center, contributing to a total fund of 100,000 euros.

Exceptional Features

The Grade 23 titanium case, known for its strength and lightness, houses a helium valve for saturation dives in a hyperbaric chamber. 

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The unidirectional bezel with domed black ceramic insert is angled towards the dial, making it easy to use even with diving gloves. Absorbing up to 97% of light, the absolute black dial ensures optimal readability underwater, not to mention the hour-markers formed by luminescent block-shaped appliques. 

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The integrated black rubber strap, combined with the central lugs attached from inside the case, provides exceptional ergonomics and a contemporary style. This watch, which combines comfort, performance, and design, is ideal for both professional and amateur divers.

High-Precision Mechanics

At the heart of the Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV beats calibre 1315A, Blancpain's renowned automatic movement with a five-day power reserve. 

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Equipped with an anti-magnetic silicon balance spring, this calibre guarantees exceptional chronometric performance and unmatched timekeeping precision. 

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The 18 ct gold oscillating weight, adorned with the blue BOC logo, is visible through the sapphire case back, showcasing the quality of this timepiece's finishes.

An Ambitious Preservation Project

Inaugurated on 7 February 2025, the Blancpain x Sulubaaï Marine Research Center is an extension of the Sea Academy programme. 

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Since 2020, Blancpain has supported this programme by the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation, a collaborative initiative aimed at the sustainable management of marine resources. The programme focuses on creating a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in partnership with local communities around Pangatalan Island and in Shark Fin Bay, Palawan, Philippines. The key principles of the Sea Academy are protection, restoration, education, and replication.

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Since 2023, Blancpain has funded the construction of the Blancpain x Sulubaaï Marine Research Center in the village of Sandoval. This centre, strategically located near the main research areas and the five MPAs established in Shark Fin Bay with Blancpain's support, aims to enhance the study, restoration, and protection of these marine ecosystems. 

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The operations and activities of the Blancpain x Sulubaaï Marine Research Center will be supported by the sales of the limited edition BOC IV.

More Than Just a Timepiece

Each of the 100 timepieces comes with its Pelicase™ box, a donation certificate, and a special edition photograph in a series of 100 prints, numbered to match the watch's serial number. 

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Signed by photographer Laurent Ballesta, the image is part of his award-winning series from the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year grand prize. It depicts a horseshoe crab in its natural habitat around Pangatalan Island in Shark Fin Bay. This prehistoric animal, whose morphology has remained virtually unchanged for 150 million years, is now threatened with extinction. The marine protected areas created by the Sea Academy programme offer it a safe haven.

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The Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV is more than just a timepiece: it is a commitment to a better future for our oceans. Its owners directly contribute to Blancpain's efforts and receive an exclusive invitation to become a member of the Blancpain Ocean Commitment Circle, a group of enthusiasts dedicated to ocean preservation.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Fifty Fathoms

Model: Fifty Fathoms Tech - Ocean Commitment IV Edition

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 Ref.  5029A-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
Diameter:  45.00 mm
Thickness: 14.10 mm
Between horns:  24.00 mm
Spherical sapphire crystal
Antimagnetic properties 
Helium valve
Water-resistant: 30ATM/300m/1000ft
Dial
Aabsolute black dial
Luminescent block-shaped appliques with blue emission
Functions                
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, date
Movement  
Calibre 1315A

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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
Integrated black rubber strap with extension 
Titanium clasp engraved with the BLANCPAIN logo.

🔰 Edition of ✅only ❱❱❱ 100 pieces

🔴 Price : 19,600 CHF💰 

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BLANCPAIN – VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar 2025 - "Year of the Snake" Edition

 

BLANCPAIN – VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar “Year of the Snake” Platinum 45 mm Limited Edition - 2024

The Blancpain Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar
enters its second 12-year cycle 

 Blancpain is delighted to unveil its new Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel to celebrate Chinese New Year 2025, which on 29 January will see the wooden dragon give way to the wooden snake. For the 14th consecutive year, the Manufacture is uniting East and West in a commemorative timepiece themed according to the zodiac sign of the lunar new year, engraved on the watch’s rotor. Produced in a limited edition, this calendar is the first to pair a platinum case with a green Grand Feu enamel dial.

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In 2012, Blancpain achieved a world first with the launch of its Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel wristwatch associating a complex Chinese calendar with the Gregorian date and moon phases, a symbolic conjunction of Eastern and Western traditions. On entering its second 12-year cycle in 2024, the Manufacture revamped the design of the 12 zodiac animals appearing through a 12 o'clock aperture, recalling the legend of the Jade Emperor. In 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake, this restyled animal will appear for the first time on a timepiece featuring a 45.2 mm platinum case framing a green Grand Feu enamel dial.

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Renowned for its intuition and perspicacity, the snake takes pride of place on the 22K white gold rotor of this Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel 2025 with its frosted finish. Brought to life in Blancpain’s Métiers d'Art workshop, the reptile has been delicately drawn by in-house artisans. This zodiac sign is accompanied by natural ruby and an engraving in Chinese characters indicating the words ‘serpent’ and ‘wood’.

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Powered by Calibre 3638 and its 464 components, the traditional Chinese calendar features a complex mechanism going well beyond that of a perpetual calendar to resemble that of a minute repeater. It springs to life in the Grand Complications workshop at Le Brassus. Resulting from five years of research and development, it comprises three barrels providing an impressive seven-day power reserve. While its complexity is apparent from a first glance at the dial comprising numerous indications, their cleverly arranged layout ensures excellent legibility. 

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This calendar is enlivened by a set of four hands, accompanied by two apertures. These display the five elements combined with Yin and Yang – linked to the sexagesimal cycle – at 3 o'clock; the Chinese days and months at 9 o'clock; as well as double Chinese hours at 12 o'clock. The apertures provide information on the Chinese leap month at 9 o'clock and the zodiac sign of the current lunar year at 12 o'clock. In addition to this multitude of calendar data, a serpentine hand points to the Gregorian date, while the emblematic Blancpain moon phase appears at 6 o'clock.

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Despite its complexity, the Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel 2025 is very user-friendly thanks to its under-lug correctors. Presented as a world first and patented by Blancpain in 2005, these enable the calendar indications to be adjusted simply at the touch of a finger, without any need for additional tools. Discreetly positioned beneath the lugs, these small correctors free the sides from the ‘dimples’ usually found on calendar watches, without compromising the comfortable feel on the wrist. What's more, if the wearer tries to set the calendar indications when the mechanism is automatically adjusting them – which could otherwise lead to mechanical damage – nothing happens, as the movement is secure.  Paired with a chocolate brown alligator leather strap matching the dial colour, this Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel 2025 is issued in a 50-piece limited edition.

Villeret: timeless elegance and an eminently technical nature

Blancpain’s native village lends its name to the Brand's most classic collection. Rooted in tradition yet looking firmly to the future, Villeret models personify the roots of the Manufacture and are distinguished by their restrained, pure lines endowing them with timeless elegance. With its iconic double-stepped case, the Villeret collection incorporates the results of Blancpain's recent research into its movements.

Moon phases: The face of Blancpain

Reintroduced by Blancpain in 1983 in the wake of the quartz crisis, this complication, now a signature of the Manufacture in Le Brassus, enabled the Maison to demonstrate that a mechanical timepiece testified to extraordinary expertise and that quartz could never replace a complex mechanical watchmaking creation. 

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It thus came to symbolise the revival of mechanical watchmaking. Blancpain’s immediately recognisable moon phase graces the Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel 2025.

Blancpain: The Master of Calendars 

As key components of the Manufacture’s DNA, calendars demonstrate Blancpain’s expertise in complications. The complete calendar made a strong comeback after the quartz crisis and in 1983 heralded a succession of timepieces equipped with calendar indications. 

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 Whether in the form of a weekly calendar, a simple date display, an annual calendar or a perpetual calendar, the Brand’s ability to create calendars culminated in the extremely complex creation of two world firsts: the Villeret Equation du Temps Marchante and the Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel. Frequently featured within the Manufacture’s catalogue in the Villeret, Ladybird and Fifty Fathoms collections, calendar mechanisms consolidate Blancpain’s stature as the Master of Calendars.

The silicon revolution

Silicon has revolutionised watchmaking since the beginning of the 21st century and enabled major advances in time measurement. Elastic without deforming, hard, light and highly resistant to corrosion, this material notably stands for its resistance to magnetism, a welcome quality when it comes to ensuring timepiece 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. Featuring a balance spring fitted with this technology, the Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel 2025 not only showcases a mechanism with high-quality finishes, but also offers superior timekeeping performance thanks to this material.

This 2024 Traditional Chinese Calendar 2025 is limited to 50 pieces.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar "Year of the Water Snake"

 

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  References:  0888-3632C-55B - Platinum 45mm - Edition
 
Complications
Traditional Chinese Calendar
[double-hour indication, signs of the zodiac, date and month of the Chinese calendar. Indication of the
five elements, the celestial stems and the leap months]
Specificities

• ∙ Gregorian calendar
• ∙ Moon phases
• ∙ Under-lug correctors
• ∙ Secured movement
• ∙ White grand feu enamel dial
• ∙ Oscillating weight set with a Madagascar ruby
• ∙ Sself-winding

Case

Material: Platinum

Case thickness:     15.10 mm
Case diameter:     45.20 mm
Water resistance:     3.00 bar
Between horns:     23.00 mm
Sapphire back: Engraved on the - "Chinese Calendar - № ХX/50 Piece"
Dial
Green grand feu enamel dial
Grand feu enamel
Movement
Calibre 3638
Reference:   3638   

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Frequency - 4Hz

Self-winding
Calibre thickness:  8.30 mm
Calibre diameter:  32.00 mm | 14'''
Power reserve in hours:  168
Jewels:  39
3 mainspring barrels
Secured movement
Titanium free sprung balance with gold regulation screws
Components:   464
Strap/Bracelet
Alligator lined with alzavel
Brown color strap
Platinum folding clasp 

 

*Each bar corresponds to a 10-metre water column. Alligator leather straps - origin: Mississippiensis Blancpain reserves the right to modify this model and its technical characteristics.

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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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Le Rocher 12
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International PR: Lucie Notar
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Fax (+41) 21 796 3637
E-mail: pr@blancpain.com
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