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Blancpain Follow A highly rare and attractive stainless steel divers' wristwatch with "Double Swiss" dial, humidity indicator and exhibition certificate 1968 41mm. Diameter Case, dial and movement signed
Manufacturer: Blancpain Year: 1968 Case No: 2832 Model Name: Fifty Fathoms Milspec 1 "Double Swiss" Material: Stainless steel Calibre: Automatic, cal. AS 1361, 17 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Tropic Rubber Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel pin buckle Dimensions: 41mm. Diameter Signed: Case, dial and movement signed Accessories: Accompanied by Blancpain Fifty Fathoms exhibition certificate, original paper tag from the 275th anniversary exhibition and Kubik winding box with Fifty Fathoms Exhibition logo. Exhibited Fifty Fathoms Collectors Exhibition, Exposition to celebrate the 275th Anniversary of the brand. Catalogue Essay Since its launch in 1953, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is has remained one of the most iconic dive watches in history. Conceived by fulfilling a gap in the market for a reliable diver's watch, the Fifty Fathoms featured high water resistance, a robust protecting crown system, an automatic winding movement, legible luminescent markings and a rotating bezel with with timing markings. The present example is the very sought after Milspec 1 with a humidity tester at 6 o’clock. It displays other military specifications such as a three part body case, a diamond at 12 o'clock on the revolving bezel. The inside case back displays "Rayville S.A", denoting the watch was made for the American Market. While this watch does display military specifications, research shows that it was made for civilian use. An even more interesting feature is the "double Swiss" designation at 6 o'clock. Like Rolex's "Double Swiss Underline" reference 6239, we can surmise that the bezel had originally obscured the Swiss signature. As a result, Blancpain had to print it again, as to make it legible. This theory makes particular sense as the watch, was made for the American market, hence the importance of having a "Swiss" signature for importation reasons. Research shows that the present watch is the only Milspec 1 with this dial configuration to appear on the auction market. The present watch has furthermore been displayed at the Fifty Fathoms exhibition commemorating the 275th anniversary of the brand. Read More Maker Bio Blancpain Swiss • 1735 Follow As 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. View More Works