Posted in Luxury on 14 September 2009
Blancpain is a famous watch designer who is best known for the Fifty Fathoms watch which was released in the early 50s. The French Navy is closely associated with this luxury watch maker and reportedly they ordered a lot of watches for their seamen. Now, the Blancpain establishment is unveiling 500 Fathoms in Cannes.
The model is homage to the world of seafaring and thus comes with strong navy themed look. It has an alternating silver and black dial which looks like a ship’s propeller. It also has Arabic numerals and a certain amount of luminosity. It measures 48 mm in diameter and comes with a rugged Blancpain calibre 1315. It is extremely exclusive and costs 17,400 Euros and is packaged in a great way.
Posted in Luxury on 6 September 2009
Blancpain will officially release their previously announced Blancpain 500 Fathoms timepiece at The International Boat Show in Cannes, which will begin from September 9-14, 2009. In addition to this, Balncpain will also release a special limited edition version of the Blancpain 500 Fathoms watch to celebrate the event. These limited edition watches feature a specially engraved caseback.
The 500 Fathoms’ rotor gives you a propeller shape along with a hand perlage polish on it. The titanium case is 48mm wide. However, the case may be somewhat prone to scratches. So, you will have to pay enough attention to it. The rotating diver’s bezel has a sapphire crystal over it. The caliber 1315 movement is very accurate.
