It is in the domain of watches as well as that of grands crus: some years are much better than others.
Among watchmakers, too, vintages deserve to be preserved.
Precisely, echoing a rich past, 2023 marks the anniversary of models still and always in tune with the times!
It must be said that 1953 was a historic year in terms of timepieces.
At the time, watchmaking was hitting rock bottom… literally, while scuba diving was living its golden age.
The general public thus knows Commander Cousteau.
But on the military side, it was the first French combat divers, Bob Maloubier and Claude Riffaud, who were behind the specifications of Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms.
The first diver's watch of the modern era thus married three patented innovations: a rotating bezel with a locking mechanism, a double case back and a double gasket crown system.
Readable and watertight, it will quickly conquer the wrists...
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