In this episode of Behind the Dial we talk about the history of dive watches, the provenance…
Swatch X Blancpain teased the Ocean of Storms a few days ago with advertisements online and in…
Swatch had a huge hit with the not-limited-edition but definitely hard-to-get MoonSwatch. Now they’re back with the Swatch x Blancpain, a Blancpain collaboration.
Well, we just started this new “For Your Consideration” series last week (at least, officially), and here…
When it comes to iconic dive watches, I am sure we all have many of the same ones pop to mind, most often coming from Rolex and, due to their more recent resurgence, Panerai. Back in the 1950s, though, there was another brand that produced what I feel is an iconic diver as well – the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. That is the watch we will be going through in today’s edition of Historical Horology.
Frédéric Piguet has as their claim to fame (well, at least one of their claims) for having produced what was, at the time, the thinnest hand-wound chronograph movement in their Calibre 1180.
The Power Reserve Is Where? from HODINKEE on Vimeo. SIt’s Basel time and a couple of our…
Have a little cash lying around? Pick yourself up a Blancpain one-of-a-kind watch at the Monaco Yacht…