BLANCPAINFifthy Fathoms Bathyscaphe

BLANCPAIN. A TITANIUM AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX

SIGNED BLANCPAIN, FIFTY FATHOMS, BATHYSCAPHE, REF. 5000-1230-NABA, CASE NO. 134, CIRCA 2014

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BLANCPAIN. A TITANIUM AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED BLANCPAIN, FIFTY FATHOMS, BATHYSCAPHE, REF. 5000-1230-NABA, CASE NO. 134, CIRCA 2014
Movement: cal. 1315, automatic, 35 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, 43 mm. diam., signed
With: titanium Blancpain buckle, International Guarantee stamped by Blancpain la Boutique in Geneva and dated 10 March 2014, product literature, cleaning cloth and presentation box.

Lot Essay

The present watch is preserved in like new condition. It is a re-edition of Blancpain's celebrated "Fifty Fathoms" model launched in 1953, considered the archetype of the diver’s watch. In the wake of its adoption by the French Navy’s combat swimmers corps for which it was initially designed, this timepiece was ordered by some of the most powerful navies in the world. Its name is derived from the water resistance guaranteed to a depth of 50 fathoms or 91.45 meters.

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