No Reserve
8113
Blancpain
Ref. 5200-0153-B52A
Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph
A “like-new” and attractive ceramic diver’s chronograph wristwatch with date, warranty and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$50,000 - 100,000•€5,900 - 11,800$6,400 - 12,800
HK$88,900
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Blancpain
- Year
- Circa 2022
- Reference No
- 5200-0153-B52A
- Case No
- 2062
- Model Name
- Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph
- Material
- Ceramic
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. F385, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Canvas
- Clasp/Buckle
- Ceramic Blancpain pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 43.6mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Blancpain international warranty stamped Blancpain Taipei 101 Boutique dated 5th September 2022, purchase invoice, blank service booklet, instruction manual, diver’s logbook, additional strap, cloth, travel pouch, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
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Catalogue Essay
- Introduced in 1953, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is one of the firm’s most iconic designs and it has been cemented as the classic archetypal diver’s watch through time. The name “Fifty Fathom” refers to the depth ratings that divers could safely reach in the 1950s.
- Taking inspiration from the original, the present timepiece is a great modern re-interpretation. It is fitted in a full ceramic case, making it highly resistant to scratches, corrosion, and oxidation. It also features a charming green sunburst dial and unidirectional satin-brushed bezel, filled with Liquidmetal™ markers.
- It houses the caliber F385, a modernised in-house flyback chronograph movement with a column wheel, vertical clutch, and free sprung balance with silicon balance spring, delightfully observable via the transparent caseback. It boasts a power reserve of 50 hours and is 300 meters water-resistant.
- This present example is offered in “like new” condition and complete with its full set of accessories.
- Taking inspiration from the original, the present timepiece is a great modern re-interpretation. It is fitted in a full ceramic case, making it highly resistant to scratches, corrosion, and oxidation. It also features a charming green sunburst dial and unidirectional satin-brushed bezel, filled with Liquidmetal™ markers.
- It houses the caliber F385, a modernised in-house flyback chronograph movement with a column wheel, vertical clutch, and free sprung balance with silicon balance spring, delightfully observable via the transparent caseback. It boasts a power reserve of 50 hours and is 300 meters water-resistant.
- This present example is offered in “like new” condition and complete with its full set of accessories.
Blancpain
Swiss | 1735As the watchmaking brand with the earliest founding date, Blancpain remains close to tradition, concentrating on classical mechanical watches. Established in 1735 by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, the Le Brassus manufacturer today continues to innovate with the development of high-quality calibres and is proud of their heritage, having never made quartz watches. One of the firm's greatest successes was the Fifty Fathom wristwatch introduced in 1953 — the vintage models of which are now highly coveted by collectors. The earliest dive watch available to the market, Fifty Fathom came out a year prior to Rolex's Submariner. Another key model is the Air Command from the 1960s, considered one of the most mythical collector's watches due to their extreme rarity. Today, the firm specializes in creative innovated complicated timepieces.
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