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The new Blancpain Bathyscaphe Bucherer Blue Edition
Oct 19, 2018,00:39 AM
Yesterday the well known retailer Bucherer released a new timepiece belonging to their Blue Editions collection, which already features watches by Vacheron Constantin, IWC, Piaget, Audemars Piguet, Tudor and others. This time it is a collaboration between Bucherer and Blancpain and the timepiece is called Blancpain Bathyscaphe Chronographe Ceramic Bucherer Blue Edition.
Thanks to Bucherer Hamburg and Blancpain Germany I had the opportunity to view the watch just hours after official release and of course take a lot of photos to share with you.
The watch is powered by the 5Hz calibre F385, which features a personalized rotor celebrating the result of the collaborative effort between Blancpain and Bucherer:
Now, this watch is reminding us very strongly of the two first Ocean Commitment Bathyscaphe models, one with grey ceramic case and blue dial, the other with blue ceramic case and grey dial. Does the Bucherer Blue Edition compromise Blancpain’s Ocean Commitment series? And did Blancpain take it easy by just blending two previous watches into a new one?
Well, after having seen the new watch I answer both questions with a „no“: with this year’s edition of the Ocean Commitment Blancpain already left the Bathyscaphe Chronographe as a basis for the series. Also the OC timepieces are limited to 250 pieces each, including a 1000€ donation to the Ocean Commitment fund with each timepiece. The Bucherer Blue Edition is not limited to a certain number of timepieces.
I hope you enjoyed the introduction and the photos! A heartfelt Thank You goes to Bucherer Hamburg and Blancpain Germany for having granted me the opportunity to encounter this brand new watch so quickly!
Cheers
Henrik