As the first diving watch ever created, Fifty Fathoms is steeped in heritage. Naturally, it has all of the expected diving requirements, including many that Blancpain created, although its depth limit has increased to 300m from the original 50 fathoms (91m) in 1953. Last year, Blancpain added its first non-diving-related complication, an integrated annual calendar. Apertures show the day of the week, date and month in the new in-house automatic caliber, which is visible through an open caseback. The meteor-gray dial is offset by luminous hour markers, luminescent baton hands and a unidirectional bezel with ceramic insert and dive-scale markers.
Details
| Company | Blancpain |
| Price ($) | 26,100 |
| Price range | < $100,000 |
| Gender | Male |
| Case | Round |
| Complications | Minutes Seconds Hours Date Day/Week Indicator Month Indicator Calendar |
| Water Resistance | 300m |
| Movement | Automatic |
| Power Reserve Range (hours) | 49 - 72 |
| Power Reserve | 72 hours |
| Case Size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case Diameter (mm) | 43 |
| Case Height (mm) | 13 |
| Case Back | Open |
| Case Colour | Stainless Steel |
| Case Material | Stainless Steel |
| Dial Colour | Grey |
| Luminosity | Luminosity |
| Caliber | 6054.P.4 |
| Where to buy | Blancpain in New York |
| Reference Number | 5071 1110 B52A |
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