As an owner of a Mil Spec, I'd be pretty annoyed if Blancpain released another version without a date. I'd sell mine and never buy another limited edition watch from them.
I think the dial is the main appeal of this watch, there is no reason to poke a hole in it. For me there are two more issues that are more obvious in person than in pictures - the case is too thick relative to its diameter, the same for the bezel which ma...
..... pilot, you get up and you know the date. You do not need the date on your wristwatch. Trouble is that 99+% of the respective buyers are neither divers nor pilots. But then, eh, buy another watch if the missing date bothers you. Cheers, HSTE
1. Bezel should not have the graduations in the first 15 minutes. Should be plain 2. Case should be brushed 3. Humidity indicator pink or light blue instead of orange This would be a killer imo. All the very best, Alex
But quite pleased with the watch anyway! Then again, I am a total Blancpain FF newbie and when I first saw the announcement of this piece, I decided to jump right in and become a new owner. I just wish they had an easier method for changing straps. In any...
... no date would be perfect. However, it is a modern interpretation, other than the Omega Trilogy 1957 watches it is not meant to exactly replicate the original. A modern dive watch is often more an everyday watch, so for me it works with date - it still...
As an owner of a Mil Spec, I'd be pretty annoyed if Blancpain released another version without a date. I'd sell mine and never buy another limited edition watch from them.
They both look fabulous. amazing watch really. Now, will blancpain give us 40mm ff? they already released 38mm Bathy. so ff50 is incoming? moreover, the watch was released since 2007. the upgrade is impending.
With the editing. One other thing...prefer a brushed finish versus a polished finish. An FF should be more understated and less bling, just like how tool watches are meant to be.
I’m going to be in the minority and say I prefer with the date. I think it’s functional and I like the splash of asymmetry it gives to the dial. I completely understand the ‘no date’ camp though!