Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Nageurs de combat tribute frogman Limited Watch

Posted by tomy lee on October 26th, 2019

Since its inception, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms has captured the hearts of people with its unique design, solid and reliable quality. As a model in the high-end watchmaking diving watch, in commemoration of the close cooperation with the founders of the French combat diving team, this year, Blancpain launched a special edition of the fifty-five diving watch - Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Nageurs de combat tribute frogman Limited watch https://www.captainthewatch.co/.

45 mm diameter satin brushed steel case, water resistant to 300 meters. Like the prototype of the watch, the hands and time markers of the watch are coated with luminous materials, and the geometry of the hands and hour markers echoes the Blancpain military diving watch of the 1950s. The iconic one-way rotating bezel, luminous display coating and ceramic and steel case form the unique design of the Fifty Fathoms.

The black unidirectional rotating bezel of the Nageurs de combat comes with a luminous time scale and is protected by a sapphire curved crystal that resists both impact and scratch. The number "7" appears because pure oxygen will become toxic under 17 meters of pressure, and the maximum seabed depth that combat divers can reach under such conditions is 7 meters. This figure is therefore meaningful.

 The Nageurs de combat watch features a 1315 self-winding movement, and three series of barrels allow the watch to provide up to 5 days of extra power reserve. At the same time, this watch also has a date display function to meet people's daily needs. Blancpain also made a big fuss on the back of this new Fifty Fathoms - the badge of the engraved commando team: the center of the badge is an anchor symbolizing the sailor, and there is a winged seahorse on each side of the anchor. Representing the sea and the paratroopers respectively. To commemorate the significance of the founder of the French Frog Diving Commando for Blancpain.