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Great collection Jeff!!!..... more
Can you show me a close up of the one with the square white panel the dial...looks interesting.
& from what i understand the rounds are special indicators showing radiactivity? correct
tell / show us more & love the bakeliet bezels!
rgrds.P
OT: Fifty Fathoms
some of you love vintage Rolex but also other brands. Sometimes the keywords are the same: history, patina, bakelite bezels, plexis, gilt dials... Here are some vintage Blancpain Fifty Fathoms that I have accumulated over the years....
I love le Fifthys
I came in the world of watches, by this wonderful Fifthy. One day I will own one of this beauty. The vintage one is (for me) much more beautyful than the new one.
Beauty or soul, Jason ?
I thikn the new FF is a beautifulk watch, but a modern watch will never have the soul of a Vintage, of course... Best. Nicolas
I respectfully disagree, Nicolas . . .
. . . modern watches can have soul, too, and one of the best examples is the 50th anniversary edition of the Fifty Fathoms. If I were going to acquire a dive watch, a 50th would be at the very top of the list . . . it faithfully carries the tradition esta...
Interesting point, Art
Where is the border line between Beauty and Soul? The FF 50th Anniversary is without doubt a magnificient watch, I agree...LOL But compare it to a Vintage Watch, a FF From 1953, the original one. The Patina of the Original model is to be seen in the flesh...
Great collection Jeff!!!..... more
Can you show me a close up of the one with the square white panel the dial...looks interesting. & from what i understand the rounds are special indicators showing radiactivity? correct tell / show us more & love the bakeliet bezels! rgrds.P
These are moisture indicators
they are always located in a two zones circle, except for this watch where it is a rectangle. You cannot distinguish the two colors anymore (or hardly), which means that humidity has poured into the watch at some point....
Aha...& as far as i know Rolex wasn't that inventif in their dials...
The ones that have those indicators are they special [ military ] serie or from a later serie where it became standard?? very interesting, Rgrds.P
