The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Revisited: The Original Diving Watch Gets A Makeover

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is one our favorite vintage pieces. Not only because it was the first modern diving watch (yes, before the Rolex Submariner or Omega Seamaster), but also because it just has a certain indefinable quality that makes it more interesting than other …

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