Blancpain Tribute To Fifty Fathoms Mil Spec. The blancpain fifty fathoms tribute to mil spec is a beautiful version of this famous diving watch collection. At the show we were able to spend time examining the watch and photographing it and.
The distinctive feature of the blancpain tribute to fifty fathoms mil spec diving watch is the water tightness indicator that appears on the dial. The watch will be available from blancpain later this year but i would suggest putting in a pre order now if you want one ref. As written above it is limited to 500 pieces only and comes on a sail canvas strap as pictured a nato strap or a stainless steel bracelet.
Limited to just 500 pieces the blancpain tribute to fifty fathoms mil spec is available on a nato or sail cloth strap for us 14 000 or on a steel bracelet for us 16 200.
Blancpain s fifty fathoms has been among the archetypal diving watches it s a modern icon but back in the 1950s was a timepiece that was instrumental pardon the pun in defining what a diving watch should be. Now more than 60 years later blancpain has chosen to commemorate the early years of the fifty fathoms by releasing a tribute to a specific model from 1957 1958 called the mil spec 1. Considered by many to be the first true dive watch as we know the genre today the blancpain fifty fathoms first launched in 1953 became a hit around the world with militaries and professional divers alike. This was the fifty fathoms mil spec 1.