Reinventing its famed Fifty Fathoms dive watch this year for the 70th anniversary of the performance timepiece, Blancpain releases the new Tech Gombessa watch. Created via a collaboration between Blancpain CEO Marc A Hayek and head of the Gombessa Expeditions, diver Laurent Ballesta, the watch is water resistant to 300 meters and is able to measure up to three hours of immersion time. The dial is absolute black with luminescent orange hands, numerals and markers. The dive bezel is unidirectional, with white markers with a green emission. The mechanical movement is fitted with a helium escape valve.
Details
Company | Blancpain |
Price ($) | 28,000 |
Price range | < $100,000 |
Gender | Male |
Case | Round |
Complications | Hours Minutes Seconds |
Water Resistance | 300m |
Movement | Automatic |
Power Reserve Range (hours) | > 97 |
Power Reserve | 120 hours |
Case Size | Large (>39mm) |
Case Diameter (mm) | 47 |
Case Height (mm) | 14 |
Case Back | Closed |
Case Colour | Black |
Case Material | Titanium |
Dial Colour | Black |
Luminosity | Luminosity |
Caliber | Calibre 13P8 |
Reference Number | 5019 12B30 64A |
For Blancpain, innovation is not exceptional but simply traditional. Constantly creating, the brand makes watches for the modern man: conventional yet performatively progressive. This is achieved through the sourcing of specialized resources such as titanium, unique metal alloys and ceramic to ensure that each component is made from the right material to function at its best.Designed with free rein of imagination, collections such as Air Command, Fifty Fathoms and Ladybird, deliver the high functionality that the name suggests. Embodying luck, the Ladybird line is a refined and riveting collection whose bedazzling diamond bezel inspires good fortune. Similarly, the Air Command series allows wearers of its timepieces to sovereign over their space, swinging their arm with the same conductor's authority as that which created the pieces in this cutting-edge collection. And though fathoming 50 things at once may be mind-boggling, the first modern diver's watch enabled by the Fifty Fathom series reflects that complication can be made simple. Even when one is under water, they can always be grounded by time.