Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms celebration at BaselWorld
By Joel Grandjean
Editor-in-Chief
Designed by Jean-Jacques Fiechter (first from the left) still dapper at the birthday party, the Fifty Fathoms, iconic diving watch signed by Blancpain, haunts for the past 60 years the subaquatic corridors frequented by divers of the world. In the presence of Marc A. Hayek (first right), an exhibition in the mythical Hall of the new Basel building, celebrates history while unveiling the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, the 2013 version with a name inspired by the famous submarine of Auguste Picard (1884-1962).
The exhibition will be on display in the United Nations for three months as from the 8th June 2013, International Oceans Day before leaving for Shanghai and then returning to Switzerland in Geneva.
Eric Singer from Kiss talks about his Fifty Fathoms
By Marco Gabella
, Chairman & Executive Publisher
Everyone knows KISS. However, what most people do not know is that the band’s drummer, Eric Singer, is a dyed-in-the-wool watch collector. Indeed, he is...
Blancpain Bathyscaphe: rapture of the deep
By Marco Gabella
, Chairman & Executive Publisher
Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms is considered the first modern diving watch. To mark the occasion of its 60th anniversary, Blancpain released the Fifty Fathoms...
