Blancpain

Today Blancpain have lifted the curtain on the new model, a 40.3mm limited edition of 500 pieces. Live impressions to follow soon 😇 Cheers Henrik ...  

I like it at first sight. The ordering process is not entirely clear: do you need to book an appointment at an AD?

I am one of those silly guys who still believe that dive watches, any new or well-functioning analogic dive watch still has a function, this being to safely dive with it! I also recognise that analogic dive watches are as useful as a barber shop on the st... 

... Of all those remakes, revivals, tributes... How they will look in 10, 15 years, double old?

I happen to be wearing the earlier reissue today. Just took it out of the vault a few hours ago. Very interesting, this smaller size.

Comment based purely on what I see, I know zero about BP or the history of the FF.

But I'm guessing they didn't want to produce brushed buckles to match the case.

But people are fatigued by these 40mm LE

Let history be history and either evolve based on that or try innovating instead.

I prefer to pu my money on a vintage Best Ø

I actually like the date, just can't stand the brand stamp on the side of the case. I could potentially overlook the brand stamp if I really thought this was a one off LE and it was now or never, but LE's are the norm now so I'll just wait for a LE that t... 

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I own two moderns; the 50th anniversary and the Hodinkee Bathyscaphe. In my wishlist, even if not crazy with them, the Barakuda and the Air Command.

they had left out this giant white date window. So not for me. Best Thomas