Original Blancpain - LIP Fifty Fathoms

We did i 5b4 t.  We found the archetypal diving watch, the one that started it all.  Before Rolex had their Submariner or Sea Dweller, before Omega had their Seamaster, there was the Fifty Fathoms from Blancpain.  And here is the story behind it:In 1952, two French naval …

Imported: 8. Oct 2008 (04:11), Wristwatch News, Reviews, & …

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