Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Beige

5052-1146-E52A

Brand  : Blancpain
Collection  : Fifty Fathoms
Model  : Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Beige
Reference  : 5052-1146-E52A
Nber of pieces : 500
Complement : Steel - Sandy Beige Dial - Sail Canvas Strap
On sale : 2020

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  • Brand  : Blancpain
    Collection  : Fifty Fathoms
    Model  : Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Beige
    Reference  : 5052-1146-E52A
    Nber of pieces : 500
    Complement : Steel - Sandy Beige Dial - Sail Canvas Strap
    On sale : 2020
    List Price : 11 880 €
    Diameter : 43.00 mm
    Thickness : 14.25 mm
    Styles : Vintage
    Sporty
    Diving
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : 1315DD
    Complication : Days Indicator
    Date
    Case material : Steel
    Case peculiarity : Unidirectional turning bezel
    Sapphire caseback
    Screwed-down crown
    Screwed-down caseback
    Bezel with dark brown ceramic insert and Liquidmetal® hour-markers
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 300 meters
    Dial : Sun Satin-finished
    Dial color : Sand
    Beige
    Display : Superluminova luminescent hands
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Superluminova luminescent
    Glass : Antireflective coating
    Sapphire
    Strap material : Sail Canvas
    Strap color : Beige
    Strap clasp : Pin buckle
    + More characteristics :
    Movement
    CALIBER 1315DD
    Automatc
    Thickness 6.60 mm
    Diameter 34.75 mm
    Power-reserve (hours) 120
    Jewels 37
    Components 281
    edition ∙ Limited edition 500

    Case
    Satin-brushed steel

    Dial
    Subtly graduated sand coloring

DESCRIPTION

  • A desert-coloured Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date


    Blancpain presents a new version of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date watch. This 500-piece limited-edition model inspired by a Blancpain diver's watch from the 1970s is characterised by a gradient-coloured sandy beige dial featuring a sunburst pattern. This nuance evokes the desert, and more specifically Death Valley in the United States, where Ernest H. Brooks II, pioneer of underwater photography and contributor to the Edition Fifty Fathoms project, made a spectacular dive in 1962.


    "It is unbelievable how hot the sun blazes at seven o'clock in the morning in infamous Death Valley. We could already feel the hot sand under our feet as we set off [to dive]", says Ernest H. Brooks II. The dive he is referring to is Devils Hole, an underwater chasm that plunges into the bowels of the earth at a depth of more than 120 metres before opening out into a gigantic underwater river. Devils Hole is also unique in that it is the exclusive home of a seriously endangered species of fish, Cyprinodon diabolis, of which Brooks took the first pictures.


    The new desert-coloured Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date is for adventurers, enthusiasts and creative minds. In the 1970s, Blancpain's own innovative mindset led the Brand to break with the traditional aesthetic codes of the Bathyscaphe models by producing a series of pieces featuring a cushion-shaped case, an inner rotating ring – replacing the conventional outer rotating bezel –, a gradient-coloured grey dial as well as the day of the week and date indication. The dial of the Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Edition adopts this style, which it combines for the first time with a subtle gradation of sandy beige, a hue that is new to the collection. Its shades and sunburst finish endow it with remarkable clarity, while its boldly-sized rectangular hour-markers guarantee instant readability of the information displayed. A chapter ring punctuated with Arabic numerals marks the five-minute intervals while evoking the inner rotating ring of the 1970s watch. Just as on the period timepiece, the date and day of the week windows are located at 3 o'clock. The hands are coated with Super-LumiNova® and feature the same baton-shaped design as earlier Bathyscaphe models. The dial of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Edition is enhanced by a unidirectional rotating bezel with a brown ceramic insert and Liquidmetal® hour-markers.


    Although this new model has a vintage look, its mechanism is resolutely modern. Housed in a 43 mm satin-brushed steel case and water-resistant to 30 bar (approximately 300 m), the Manufacture-made 1315DD movement offers all the performance attributes essential to a diver's watch. It also features a five-day power reserve, which is particularly useful in daily life. Another major asset is its balance fitted with a silicon balance-spring, a guarantee of accuracy and resistance to magnetic fields. The sapphire crystal caseback of the watch allows one to admire the finishes of this top-of-the-range movement, including its gold oscillating weight coated with a NAC treatment, thereby endowing it with added character.


    Issued in a 500-piece limited series, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Edition model comes with a sandy-coloured sail canvas strap matching the warm tones of the dial.

  • A desert-coloured Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date


    Blancpain presents a new version of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date watch. This 500-piece limited-edition model inspired by a Blancpain diver's watch from the 1970s is characterised by a gradient-coloured sandy beige dial featuring a sunburst pattern. This nuance evokes the desert, and more specifically Death Valley in the United States, where Ernest H. Brooks II, pioneer of underwater photography and contributor to the Edition Fifty Fathoms project, made a spectacular dive in 1962.


    "It is unbelievable how hot the sun blazes at seven o'clock in the morning in infamous Death Valley. We could already feel the hot sand under our feet as we set off [to dive]", says Ernest H. Brooks II. The dive he is referring to is Devils Hole, an underwater chasm that plunges into the bowels of the earth at a depth of more than 120 metres before opening out into a gigantic underwater river. Devils Hole is also unique in that it is the exclusive home of a seriously endangered species of fish, Cyprinodon diabolis, of which Brooks took the first pictures.


    The new desert-coloured Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date is for adventurers, enthusiasts and creative minds. In the 1970s, Blancpain's own innovative mindset led the Brand to break with the traditional aesthetic codes of the Bathyscaphe models by producing a series of pieces featuring a cushion-shaped case, an inner rotating ring – replacing the conventional outer rotating bezel –, a gradient-coloured grey dial as well as the day of the week and date indication. The dial of the Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Edition adopts this style, which it combines for the first time with a subtle gradation of sandy beige, a hue that is new to the collection. Its shades and sunburst finish endow it with remarkable clarity, while its boldly-sized rectangular hour-markers guarantee instant readability of the information displayed. A chapter ring punctuated with Arabic numerals marks the five-minute intervals while evoking the inner rotating ring of the 1970s watch. Just as on the period timepiece, the date and day of the week windows are located at 3 o'clock. The hands are coated with Super-LumiNova® and feature the same baton-shaped design as earlier Bathyscaphe models. The dial of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Edition is enhanced by a unidirectional rotating bezel with a brown ceramic insert and Liquidmetal® hour-markers.


    Although this new model has a vintage look, its mechanism is resolutely modern. Housed in a 43 mm satin-brushed steel case and water-resistant to 30 bar (approximately 300 m), the Manufacture-made 1315DD movement offers all the performance attributes essential to a diver's watch. It also features a five-day power reserve, which is particularly useful in daily life. Another major asset is its balance fitted with a silicon balance-spring, a guarantee of accuracy and resistance to magnetic fields. The sapphire crystal caseback of the watch allows one to admire the finishes of this top-of-the-range movement, including its gold oscillating weight coated with a NAC treatment, thereby endowing it with added character.


    Issued in a 500-piece limited series, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date Desert Edition model comes with a sandy-coloured sail canvas strap matching the warm tones of the dial.

  • Brand  : Blancpain
    Collection  : Fifty Fathoms
    Model  : Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Beige
    Reference  : 5052-1146-E52A
    Nber of pieces : 500
    Complement : Steel - Sandy Beige Dial - Sail Canvas Strap
    On sale : 2020
    List Price : 11 880 €
    Diameter : 43.00 mm
    Thickness : 14.25 mm
    Styles : Vintage
    Sporty
    Diving
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : 1315DD
    Complication : Days Indicator
    Date
    Case material : Steel
    Case peculiarity : Unidirectional turning bezel
    Sapphire caseback
    Screwed-down crown
    Screwed-down caseback
    Bezel with dark brown ceramic insert and Liquidmetal® hour-markers
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 300 meters
    Dial : Sun Satin-finished
    Dial color : Sand
    Beige
    Display : Superluminova luminescent hands
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Superluminova luminescent
    Glass : Antireflective coating
    Sapphire
    Strap material : Sail Canvas
    Strap color : Beige
    Strap clasp : Pin buckle
    More characteristics :
    Movement
    CALIBER 1315DD
    Automatc
    Thickness 6.60 mm
    Diameter 34.75 mm
    Power-reserve (hours) 120
    Jewels 37
    Components 281
    edition ∙ Limited edition 500

    Case
    Satin-brushed steel

    Dial
    Subtly graduated sand coloring