I greatly enjoyed this documentary, both parts one and two. I'm a proud owner of a Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, 5100-1140-052A. When I made the purchase last year I was not fully aware of the rich heritage and history of the Fifty Fathoms beyond the fact that it was the first, true diver. I'm not a diver so the Bathyscaphe is a "birth-year" watch for me (1953). I was drawn to the beautiful, clean aesthetics and go-anywhere ruggedness in the versatile 38mm size. The twin-barrel movement is a great feature. I was very pleased to learn that the 38mm Bathyscaphe has roots in the 1950's and isn't a recent brand extension; the Bathyscaphe has its own, long heritage. Love this watch.
what a great story. this is why I always wanted the fifty fathoms, not only because I am a diver but also because of passion and history behind this watch.
My compliments Mr. Hayek. My favorite is the original Fifty-Fathoms and the MILSPEC 1 & 2. I wish that these models would become a mainstay of the Blancpain lineup. Great video!
What an amazing documentary. So happy to have found it. Hayak's dedication and passion towards ocean conservation, exploration and preservation is evident throughout... RESPECT
Part II of the BP FF History is no less impressive than Part I. What a strong history the BP FF unites in itself. Today I am the proud owner of a BP FF Ocean Commitment II and wear it with awe and respect. I am very grateful to Mr. Marc A. Hayek he has awakened the FF from its slumber and wants to develop it further and let it live on. Thank you for continuing to pay your respect, know-how and innovation to an important part of Swiss watch history and not least of the world's diving history!
Amazing two part history lesson!👏👏 And what an amazing vision of both mr.Fiechter and mr.Hayek! 👏👏 As for the watch, one day maybe, for now it is just a dream. 😍
I loved the Trilogy! The land version (GMT) should be brought back and made the standard model for a couple reasons: 1. I know a lot of fellow pilots who, like myself, will enjoy a recreational dive during a long layover. And as pilots, we constantly cross time zones and so the rapid hour 12 hour hand is a necessity. 2. Many serious divers will cross many time zones in pursuit of their passion. And so making a Fifty Fathoms simultaneously a diver’s and a traveler’s watch would make perfect sense. Now, to really make it convenient, use screwed-down push buttons located on the left hand side of the case at 7:30 and and 10:30 to adjust the 12-hour hand. I’d love to see more dial and matching sapphire capped bezel color options of the base model Fifty Fathoms. Your own Havana brown with almond colored dial printing, lume, bezel printing and indices would be awesome, as would green and burgundy dial/bezel versions to match the blue versions currently offered. How about a salmon dial version with blued steel hands, indices, and dial printing with a reversed salmon printing on blue bezel? How about blued steel hands, indices, and dial printing on a powder blue dial? How about a yellow gold version with deep green guillochè dial and matching green capped bezel? I think a burgundy guilloché dial with matching burgundy bezel in a red gold version would look awesome as well! The possibilities are endless...
Superb documentary. As a marine biologist, I especially appreciated the Coelacanth work - superb! This video has done much to convince me that Blancpain's Ocean Commitment is more than mere 'greenwash;' the Fifty Fathoms more than 'just' a dive watch. I used to think it was too big, but sometimes the best things in life are challenging initially, whether music, art, literature, design... When you commit some effort and though it all makes sense - an extraordinary watch that works on so many levels.
What a great dedication not only to luxury watch making, but also to the (if we’re being honest) more important fields of oceanography and marine preservation.
Siete grandi mi fate molta compagnia perche'mi fate ridere tantissimo e specialmente quando sono giu'di morale non riesco a capire come riuscite sempre a trovare delle battute una piu' bella dell'altra grazie 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
I am a new owner of the Fifty titanium, 45mm. I have a decent watch collection including flagship Rolexes and I have never worn a watch that felt so intuitive, graceful and yet robust. You have to see the watch in real life and put it on the wrist, then everything makes sense. It is luxury of course but for once I don’t feel disappointed. Can’t wait to get some new nato straps for it!
The original version of the Fifty Fathoms was so aesthetically pleasing, iconic and user friendly in the same way as the Rolex Submariner design is, I am surprised that Blancpain do not offer a version of this watch. One that ordinary people of a with a spirit of adventure/ rugged demanding occupation could aspire to, and not just a desk diver for the super rich.
Beautiful watches...... Outrageously expensive..... Let's face it the days are numbered for Luxury Swiss watch companys the prices are just getting ridiculous....
Sorry, but the games of limited editions and sky high prices make these watches the sole preserve of the rich. If Blancpain really cared about the oceans, they'd offer watches accessible to a wider public. As such, this strikes me as mostly posturing.
I don’t see myself buying this goat mustache 50 fathom timepiece for $12-16 K. I’d get a reliable Seiko watch for significantly less with proven reliability.
The Bathyscaphe's watch face is so fugly that I don't know where to start. Those tiny hour pots and the syringe hands are all wrong. They should have used sticks like the vintage. Thinner sticks for the hours and thinner sticks for the hands. That would have created a winner.
Great reference to Spirit in the sky
Thanks for watching!
I Love my Fifty Fathoms 38mm. Great watch. Thank you Blancpain
Absolutely love my Bathy. Blancpain has class
FF is the greatest Diver Watch ever!
Congrats! Great icon of the watch industry forever.
Great history of a great company - Thank You Blancpain
Just the best brand ever made😍
Blancpain just got a new fan. And I just got a new grail watch. Great documentary. Thank You for this
Thanks for watching
I greatly enjoyed this documentary, both parts one and two. I'm a proud owner of a Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, 5100-1140-052A. When I made the purchase last year I was not fully aware of the rich heritage and history of the Fifty Fathoms beyond the fact that it was the first, true diver. I'm not a diver so the Bathyscaphe is a "birth-year" watch for me (1953). I was drawn to the beautiful, clean aesthetics and go-anywhere ruggedness in the versatile 38mm size. The twin-barrel movement is a great feature. I was very pleased to learn that the 38mm Bathyscaphe has roots in the 1950's and isn't a recent brand extension; the Bathyscaphe has its own, long heritage. Love this watch.
Jean Claude Biver Is a legend.
what a great story. this is why I always wanted the fifty fathoms, not only because I am a diver but also because of passion and history behind this watch.
Amazing segment, very well done. Bravo Herr Hayek.
I love this man
Documentaire incroyable, Blancpain est maintenant l’une de mes marques favorite, Mr. Hayek merci pour tout votre travail
I really enjoyed Mr. Hayek's passion and vision. What a great man to lead this project.
Great video for a great watch , thanks
Thanks for watching
My compliments Mr. Hayek. My favorite is the original Fifty-Fathoms and the MILSPEC 1 & 2. I wish that these models would become a mainstay of the Blancpain lineup. Great video!
I always come back to watch this...love this doc
"Pun intended"
Real interesting that was thanks 😊
Very welcome!
Wonderful and interesting video! BRAVO! I just linked and recommended it through the WatchAdvisor community section with to our 42.000 subscribers...
Thanks Alexander, nice one 👍.
Thanks for watching & sharing
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What an amazing documentary. So happy to have found it. Hayak's dedication and passion towards ocean conservation, exploration and preservation is evident throughout... RESPECT
I love the freediver receiving his watch underwater. There's not many people who can claim that.
Thank you Mr. Hayek for bringing back the FF and the Bathyscaphe. Both are exquisite and stunning time pieces.
And thank you for the Ocean Commitment initiative.
I've read Blancpain along with Breguet are his favorite brands .
Gola
Part II of the BP FF History is no less impressive than Part I. What a strong history the BP FF unites in itself. Today I am the proud owner of a BP FF Ocean Commitment II and wear it with awe and respect. I am very grateful to Mr. Marc A. Hayek he has awakened the FF from its slumber and wants to develop it further and let it live on. Thank you for continuing to pay your respect, know-how and innovation to an important part of Swiss watch history and not least of the world's diving history!
I love love my FF Bathyscaphe, looking to get another FF, hopefully the No Radiations limited edition.
These watches have to live for ever !
Amazing two part history lesson!👏👏 And what an amazing vision of both mr.Fiechter and mr.Hayek! 👏👏 As for the watch, one day maybe, for now it is just a dream. 😍
I loved the Trilogy! The land version (GMT) should be brought back and made the standard model for a couple reasons:
1. I know a lot of fellow pilots who, like myself, will enjoy a recreational dive during a long layover. And as pilots, we constantly cross time zones and so the rapid hour 12 hour hand is a necessity.
2. Many serious divers will cross many time zones in pursuit of their passion. And so making a Fifty Fathoms simultaneously a diver’s and a traveler’s watch would make perfect sense.
Now, to really make it convenient, use screwed-down push buttons located on the left hand side of the case at 7:30 and and 10:30 to adjust the 12-hour hand.
I’d love to see more dial and matching sapphire capped bezel color options of the base model Fifty Fathoms. Your own Havana brown with almond colored dial printing, lume, bezel printing and indices would be awesome, as would green and burgundy dial/bezel versions to match the blue versions currently offered. How about a salmon dial version with blued steel hands, indices, and dial printing with a reversed salmon printing on blue bezel? How about blued steel hands, indices, and dial printing on a powder blue dial? How about a yellow gold version with deep green guillochè dial and matching green capped bezel? I think a burgundy guilloché dial with matching burgundy bezel in a red gold version would look awesome as well! The possibilities are endless...
Superb documentary. As a marine biologist, I especially appreciated the Coelacanth work - superb! This video has done much to convince me that Blancpain's Ocean Commitment is more than mere 'greenwash;' the Fifty Fathoms more than 'just' a dive watch. I used to think it was too big, but sometimes the best things in life are challenging initially, whether music, art, literature, design... When you commit some effort and though it all makes sense - an extraordinary watch that works on so many levels.
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I will be getting a FF in blue ,thanks 😊
Good choice!
This along with part 1 are the best I've ever seen on the Fifty Fathoms 👌 Bravo !!
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Never had a Blancpain but do love Scuba diving, and still use my Sea Dweĺler for timing a dive along with a dive computer.
What a great dedication not only to luxury watch making, but also to the (if we’re being honest) more important fields of oceanography and marine preservation.
Siete grandi mi fate molta compagnia perche'mi fate ridere tantissimo e specialmente quando sono giu'di morale non riesco a capire come riuscite sempre a trovare delle battute una piu' bella dell'altra grazie 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Great video. I had no idea about Blancpains involvement in documenting the coelacanth.
Принимаю и благодарю.
Wonderful story. I wish you would introduce a line at 40-41mm and add a full balance bridge to the 1315 calibre to make it even more robust.
Lion ❤
No pain momma
No more pain
Great watch ⌚but love 💘my Seiko Tuna
Congratulazioni al Signor Hayek e a questa grande realtà che è Blancpain... assolutamente entusiasmante
Sai qual, è la musica iniziale?...chi suona??
@@simonamonti526 No mi spiace. Buona giornata
@@simonamonti526 No
I like the CEO. A shame modern FF are more fancy jewellery than the 1950s tool ones, which are still the best looking too imo
I wonder, if he loves them so much, why not bring back the smaller original sizes? Not an exact copy (or please do), but bring them back.
I am a new owner of the Fifty titanium, 45mm. I have a decent watch collection including flagship Rolexes and I have never worn a watch that felt so intuitive, graceful and yet robust. You have to see the watch in real life and put it on the wrist, then everything makes sense. It is luxury of course but for once I don’t feel disappointed. Can’t wait to get some new nato straps for it!
Congratulations 👍
À noble company! 👌❤️👍
The original version of the Fifty Fathoms was so aesthetically pleasing, iconic and user friendly in the same way as the Rolex Submariner design is, I am surprised that Blancpain do not offer a version of this watch. One that ordinary people of a with a spirit of adventure/ rugged demanding occupation could aspire to, and not just a desk diver for the super rich.
The modern reinterpretations of the barracuda/mil-spec and no radiations are visually pretty close.
@@novocainekarma Yes, but Blancpain do too many limited editions. This is a game to artificially hike prices and create scarcity.
@@malikknows3510 Not really given that the limited editions (milspec/barakuda/no-rad) retail at below the rrp of the standard 45mm Fathoms.
@User 2389 Same as rolex ap and patek then 🤷♀️
@User 2389 It is what it is. You either get a popular watch at retail or you pay market rate.
1:43 😊
Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky” FTW
This is exactly the comment i was searching for! 😊
let customers to build their own watch, give more options to the customers, like hands, hour indexes, dials and with or without calendars.
Beautiful watches...... Outrageously expensive..... Let's face it the days are numbered for Luxury Swiss watch companys the prices are just getting ridiculous....
When you make wearable dive watches that we all want you make them in such limited quantities that they are unattainable
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Поединок,очень смешно
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Stop releasing your best models as HODINKEE limited editions. How about you guys make the MilSpec a regular production model?
No GMT no mo43
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Il titolo della musica iniziale qual'e??
And then Seiko came along....
And now everybody could enjoy quality dive watches with out being a millionaire 👍
Sorry, but the games of limited editions and sky high prices make these watches the sole preserve of the rich. If Blancpain really cared about the oceans, they'd offer watches accessible to a wider public. As such, this strikes me as mostly posturing.
I don’t see myself buying this goat mustache 50 fathom timepiece for $12-16 K. I’d get a reliable Seiko watch for significantly less with proven reliability.
The Bathyscaphe's watch face is so fugly that I don't know where to start. Those tiny hour pots and the syringe hands are all wrong. They should have used sticks like the vintage. Thinner sticks for the hours and thinner sticks for the hands. That would have created a winner.
Anna
Либо ты вытаскивает медианы либо я вас грохну всех
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Couldn't get past spirit in the sky. So cheesy.
Dude go back to basics or change title
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Solar upgrad.🧐🤔🤫🤣🫡💚❣️