According to the Watch House, Blancpain, the world’s oldest watch brand, recently held a grand cocktail reception dinner in New York. On the tenth anniversary, the Fifty Fathoms is also the first diving watch in the history of horology.
After the birth of the BLANCPAIN Fifty Fathoms series, it first won the favor of military experts and became the darling of the underwater battlefield. After the Second World War, the Frogman Dive Commando created by the French Navy included fifty cents in the core diving tools; subsequently, the German military and the U.S. military also successively used fifty cents as diving essential equipment-pure The military pedigree is deeply rooted in the lifeblood of the Fifty Fathoms, and the sharpening of the war has made it a leader who has stood the test of actual combat. From 1953 to the end of the 1970s, BLANCPAIN produced more than 20 watches of different models, different sizes and functions, and provided them to multinational naval and submarine research teams.
Multinational naval installations of BLANCPAIN 50 platinum include France, the United States, Germany, Spain, Israel, Sweden, Norway, Finland and so on. In its 50-century history, the Fifty Fathoms series not only represents the first modern diving watch, but also the standard model of the watch industry for diving watches. These watches also include early diving forces. Development history and the pioneering cause of the French Navy.
After many guests at the event enjoyed delicious cocktails and exquisite meals, this event will show you the history of a Blancpain watch legend.
BLANCPAIN Fifty Fathoms did not stop at its inherent advantages, but for sixty years, it has always maintained the original intention of innovation and has always been committed to the ultimate diving experience. For more than sixty years, BLANCPAIN has not changed its original intention, and has long followed the strict standards set by the first 50-year-old, and has continuously improved the technical innovation of diving watches.
In the era of BLANCPAIN under the leadership of Mark Hayek, the interpretation of Fifty Fathoms has been injected with new vitality. At present, the Fifty Fathoms series has become one of BLANCPAIN’s core products. This series is joined by new members every year. A number of classic masterpieces and many surprises and innovations are amazing.