Blancpain

I was recently reading shortys home's awesome FF summary: He didn't mention this iteration which is fair 😉. I think it is a Bathyscaphe first, Fifty Fathoms second. I'm glad BP used a clean simple dial and kept those vintage Bathyscaphe lugs. The view fr...  

The key is to know when to stop subtracting!

Unfortunately I have had no chance to handle this one in the metal so far. I hope one day this will change 😉 Thank you very much for your feedback on my blog essay, appreciate it! Henrik

For the win !

When the date is done with intention and good design… I’m down with that!

If I recall, from Holben’s fine watch bands (but can get from many stores).

And while I can deal with the thickness, I’m not sure I like how shiny the rehaut is; I’m on the fence with this one. ...  

I've tried on the SLA 037 a few times, but couldn't convince myself to purchase. While the blue/grey dial is amazing, the thickness of 14.7mm feel right on my wrist. The Bathyscaphe is closer to 10mm in comparison. Credit Fratello Credit Fratello ...  

I like the idea of a diver that’s only 10 mm thick.

For this Bathyscaphe, the 10mm thickness even includes a sapphire case back 👍 It’s not a 💯 % apples to apples comparison as the Seiko's SLA has a thick domed sapphire which does add to the dial appearance.

Also good point about the domed crystal; I like that detail. That Blancpain looks great. I don’t believe I’d seen it before. I wish Glashutte made a black dialed Sea Q with smaller numbers, no fauxtina, and no date. That could be cool. Or a slightly small... 

We have similar tastes! 😃

I pulled the trigger immediately when it became available. I'm so happy I did. ...