Blancpain Fifty Fathoms: the first diving watch in history

The Fifty Fathoms collection perfectly represents Blancpain’s passion for the underwater world, which first emerged in 1953 with the presentation of the first modern diving watch.

The Fifty Fathoms models are characterized by all the distinctive signs that made their ancestor famous, established as the archetype of diving watches. These watches embody the company’s long experience in diving, and the deep knowledge of its risks and obligations: they are extraordinary creations, which pay homage to those pioneers who have made autonomous diving possible today.

Even today, the Fifty Fathoms continue to set industry standards: an icon that Blancpain has renewed with the Bathyscaphe model, characterized by water resistance up to 300 meters. The bezel of the Bathyscaphe is then enriched with a ceramic insert coated in Liquidmetal: this combination ensures the inalterability of the diving time scale. The case has also been revolutionized, because it is made entirely of ceramic, a material that is almost as solid and resistant as a diamond, despite being extremely light. One of the advantages of ceramic in diving watches is its resistance to corrosion, which guarantees greater reliability in the most extreme conditions. The silicon spiral spring, on the other hand, guarantees the movement excellent protection from interference from magnetic fields.

A collection that encompasses all the essential features of a diving watch, without renouncing extremely innovative new generation materials. All these aspects contribute to making it an ideal watch for everyday life.