Throwback Thursday: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Sets the Standard in Dive Watches

Remarkably, diver’s watches did not exist  in 1953, when Blancpain CEO and diving enthusiast Jean-Jacques Fiechter set out to create a reliable instrument capable of accompanying him on his underwater adventures. It was christened Fifty Fathoms after the British measurement corresponding to around 91 meters, then considered to be the maximum depth divers could reach […]

By Adrienne Faurote