Even the Rolex Submariner and the Omega Seamaster could be more famous, but Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms predates them both, was designed in the early-Fifties in reaction to the French military’s need for a robust diver’s watch.The Fathoms went to see service in a number of’mil-spec’ guises (including a stint with the US Navy), before being […]
Read MoreBlancpain began in 1735 by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain establishing his first workshop around the upper floor of his house at Villeret, in our-day Bernese Jura. In those days, little did he know that today his brand would end up being the world’s earliest watch brand? In 1926, the Manufacture joined right into a partnership with John […]
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