Blancpain adds new Bathyscaphe models to its Fifty Fathoms collection 2024

In 2024, Blancpain is expanding its Fifty Fathoms collection with three new Bathyscaphe models in black ceramic with prices starting at €15,100

Blancpain is expanding its Fifty Fathoms collection with three new Bathyscaphe models in black ceramic, each of them available with three wristband options including a ceramic bracelet, first introduced in 2023 for the Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de Lune.

The first two Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe timepieces are three-hand plus date models, both featuring sunburst-finished dials, one in green, the other in blue.

Measuring 43.6 mm in diameter with a thickness of 13.83 mm, they are equipped with a unidirectional satin-brushed black ceramic bezel with green or black ceramic inserts and Liquidmetal hour-markers.

Visible through the transparent sapphire crystal caseback, the Manufacture Calibre 1315 operates at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) and provides a remarkable five-day power reserve thanks to its three-barrel design.

Offering a stop-seconds function for precise time-setting, this high-performance self-winding movement is entirely decorated in keeping with Haute Horlogerie traditions and features an NAC-coated 18K gold oscillating weight engraved with the Blancpain logo.

The new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe models, either in green (Ref. 5000 0153 01S) or in blue (Ref. 5000 0140 01S), have prices of €15,100 with a sail-canvas or NATO strap or €23,450 with its ceramic bracelet.

The third model is a Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback with a sunburst blue dial and a unidirectional satin-brushed black ceramic bezel with black ceramic insert and Liquidmetal hour-markers.

 

The watch is powered by the high-precision Manufacture Calibre F385, a self-winding chronograph movement featuring a column-wheel system with vertical clutch to ensure smooth chronograph start and stop operations, without any unwanted stuttering. 

Operating at a high frequency of 5 Hz, this calibre has a 50-hour power reserve and is accurate to 1/10th of a second. 

Its flyback function serves to reset the current timing operation and start a new one with a single press, unlike a conventional chronograph that requires three presses on two different pushers to stop, reset and restart the mechanism.

The new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback, Ref. 200 0140 01S, is priced at €20,250 with a sail-canvas or NATO strap or €28,600 with its ceramic bracelet.

All new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe models are water resistant to 30 bar (approximately 300 metres / 1,000 feet). blancpain.com

Suggested reading:

- The history of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms