the Blancpains have higher quality and finish than the Rolex. It's even crazier that the preowned and grey market prices of the Bathyscaphe are lower than the Submariner.
To those who have never seen and worn a Fifty Fathoms: These are watches that need to be seen to be believed. The finishing on them is simply spectacular.
The fifty fathoms not the bathyscaphe, I've been downsizing my watches and trying to avoid 45mm watches. Really over 42 even. It's a cool watch but so many other things like better. Got a pre moon speedmaster pro with 220 bezel shortly after. So awesome.
I’ve had my fifty fathoms about a month now and it makes a change from all the subs, sea dwellers and deep seas I’ve had in the past. The lume is crazy with the bezel glowing with the dial. Also nice to have something different when ever other guy at the supermarket is wearing a sub.
PopBubbleWrappable I’ve lived in London and currently in Los Angeles. I saw more variation in London. LA is almost exclusively Apple Watch or Rolex Subs. It’s very dull.
The first time I saw the bathy I didn’t like it at all, the second time I said something like “it has something…” and afterwards it’s just for me the best looking dive watch. I love it.
My beloved fifty fathoms! ❤️ You should show how powerful is the luminescence! It is a lighthouse in the darkness! Something different from a Submarine and with a legacy that is incomparable.
Not sure. Sub is a really good watch but unfortunately Rolex is victim of its own fame. Wearing Rolex means first question is usually "is it real one"? And it's too obvious watch, watch for somebody who has money but no finesse. FF is too big and chunky but Bathyscaphe, that is something that fits the bill just nicely. They should work on clasp, though. Toolfree fine adjustment and such things, they should be common even on bracelets with butterfly clasps. Look what Overseas and new Santos did , brilliant.
1952 Jean Jacques Fiechter (Blancpain) was a SCUBA enthusiast befriended with René Paul Jeanneret (Rolex) at the Cannes dive club - France. That's how the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms came first (1952) directly followed by the Rolex Submariner (1953)... although Panerai had the Radiomir in 1941...
The Mil Spec 2 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms was worn by a few US Navy aviators who later made it into the astronaut corps (e.g. Robert Overmyer) #MoonwatchUniverse
there's not a single scenario in which i'd take a Sub over a FF. such a magnificent and timeless design. my grail would be the non-existing-but-hopefully-it-will-by-the-time-i-have-the-money FF in blue in 40-41mm (there's a limited edition in 40, but it's just not the same, with the half-way between the milspec and regular FF design. it's also nearly 3 times the price :D)
In order to diversify my collection I have just bought The Fifty Fathoms Dark Knight and the Ceramic Bathyscaphe (Grey). I have to say that the build quality and finish of these watches is better than those of Rolex....really high end.....well worth a look. The grey ceramic contrasting with the blue dial, bezel and nato strap looks awesome!!
the quality and finish of Bathyscaphe's dial, hour indices, case, and movement are at least a notch or two above Rolex Sub. I've handled both. What's crazy is that the preowned/grey market prices of the Blancpain is cheaper than the Rolex. You are getting a significantly higher quality watch for less money.
@@lettuce1305 no matter how good he is, he will never have a crown! he will always be number two! that's why I own rolex because it's the best and Blancpain and Grand Seiko because I like them
@@leomarsic9814 Rolex makes great watches but they're not necessarily the greatest in terms of finish and quality. There are many other brands that have fantastic offerings as well.
The first Bathyscape was issued in 1957. Hence the design of this watch is absolutely amazing taking into account, that it‘s nearly 70 years old. Imagine to design such a clean watch end of the 50ies. Incredible isn‘t it!
The 40 mm version of the modern Fifty Fathoms must wear like a dream with those short lugs. They should definitely make a regular version of this, with a no-date as an option and price it slightly above the Sub (I know there's a 38 mm Bathyscaphe). That would be a perfection and a grail watch of mine.
I fell in love with Blancpain when I first saw a billboard featuring a Villeret in Switzlerand back in the early '90s. The company has always stayed true to a classic Blancpain look but this Bathycaphe looks like a Japanese rendering of a legend and, at least on my laptop screen, I can't find anything that typically appealed to me from this company on said Bathy.
Very enjoyable... As usual.... Must admit have my eye on a Bathyscaphe.... Very nice on the wrist. With regards to requesting a review.... Charles Frodsham double impulse please
I thought it was a nice compliment to the very high polish on the case, tying in the more matte/brushed finish of the bezel sides. I see how one could perceive that as gaudy but I am sure some others find it handsome, as I do. It could also be the excellent footage by Watchfinder making it look better than it is lol
How come the red color on the second hand doesn't go all the way up to the circle? I see a lot of watches (from other brands as well) that are like that too. The manufacturers can produce everything else such high precision, how come the tip of the second hand looks a bit sloppy? The end bit of the color is not that sharp. (5:17) like the Rolex GMT hand. I am sure it isn’t visible unless we look at it with a magnifying lens or something I don't have much knowledge on watches either. Is there a historical thing about this, or manufacturing limitations? Just wondering.
I thought the same thing, it looked ragged really no excuse for that at all. But it was under high magnification. The rest of the watch appeared to be well finished.
To be totally honest, i would go for the Bathyscaphe over the Submariner without thinking about it twice... The dive watch that makes me doubt is, to be honest, the Seamaster 300, because it looks almost as good, for a quite lower price, and it is antimagnetic!...
Owning four Fiddies(pictured numerous times in FB groups Horology Talk, The Daily Wrist Watch Check & UGWC), and collecting for 38+ years along with spending 18+ in the biz, the Bathyscaphe is nothing more than a Fiddy Light. It is to the Fiddy what the IWC Mark XVIII is to the Big Pilot~ Nice enough time piece however if you’ve ever tried a FF on, they’re not even in the same game, much less league. Nice vid👌🏼 As always, just my .03 worth😉 Have a great weekend🍻 RP
I've always liked the look of the tribute to milspec version, except maybe that the indices are obviously painted on as opposed to applied (guess this is more historically accurate). I think the bezel really sets it apart, though it ironically looks like it needs to be babied more than a ceramic bezel. Could be wrong. Between the impeccable finishing, display caseback, and the fact that one probably won't see it as often as a sub, it definitely gets my vote.
Nearing perfection. Now all we need is a bracelet and/or a folding clasp for this nylon strap (and why not bring back the rubber while at it?) which still kinda looks like lower level without it.
I have both the 45mm Fifty Fathoms classic (non-milspec) and the Bathyscaphe on my want list. And given the money I would actually buy both. That might sound completely mad. But the classic and Bathyscaphe look so completely different. The Bathyscaphe I would get is the one featured; the base model steel with Meteor Grey sunburst dial. The classic I'd get is the 45mm black automatic.
I prefer the original over the remake, but both are classy and I would happily wear either of them over the millions who wear the Rolex simply because everyone else does.
Would you be able to review horological history in terms of founding companies? It is often mistaken that Patek is the oldest when it is Vacheron. Now I'm learning Blancpain is older by two years. Vacheron claims they're the oldest continuous company though I'm not sure what that means. Not alike A. Lange & Sohne?
Yes, VC are the oldest continuing unblemished company, Blancpain have had a fair few owners. It started when Mr Blacpain had a only child daughter and she hated watches and sold the company. Plus they have some lovely watches in addition to the peerless 50 fthms. A.Lange are 20th century. A lot of the top watch makers work both for the likes of PP and Blancpain.
The BP FF is the granddaddy of dive watches. And the most beautiful. Simple, and elegant. You can keep your Subs and Seamasters. This is my grail. The original. The Bathyscaph is good for the garbage though
I love the 50 fathoms so much Just because it is the first diver watch ever, but in that particular New versión the Power reserve kills the dial look... so sad
I like the Fifty Fathoms, I really do. But that date drives me insane. And, unless I’m mistaken, they don’t do a no date version. It just sticks out to me as being an afterthought. I’m a no date guy as is, but the slanted 4:30 date is one of implementations I really don’t like.
I too do not like dates. However, the choice to put it at the 4:30 position with white digits on a dark background is a good one. This way it practically disappears and does not spoil the clean aesthetic half as much as it would have done if placed at 3, 6 or 9 thereby replacing one of the hour markers. Make no mistake, it would have been better with no date. But with a date, they've done well to implement it in such a low impact way.
meson1 I respect your opinion on the subject, but the decision to slant the date makes it look ridiculous. There are a few Bell & Ross watches that pull off a 4:30 date in a much cleaner way. I still wouldn’t put it there (I prefer 6 o’clock, if there has to be a date), but for a watch that costs this much, they could have taken a bit more care in how they placed it.
Personally think 3-5k extra are not that much if you can spend 9 on BP anyway - and the TR900 is considered super safe from the radioactive lume (2,3years). Without a doubt this does not come close to it.
Pretty sure Omega made the first purpose built wrist watch for diving in the 1930’s but yeah I get ya point watchfinder... Also Zodiac released a waterproof wrist watch with timing bezel in the same year as BP
They didn't build the first so it could withstand the pressure of 50 Fathoms they named it after a William Shakespeare poem saying add Phantom 5 my father lies
Lol, dude, go do some research before you make such comment. It’s embarrassing. Longines and Rolex created such watches 15 years before fifty fathoms. They were merely copying the design. Please read up on Rolex Zerographe. fifty fathoms is the real homage to Rolex.
@@Touyoujin DUDE! Rolex produced the first waterproof watch ( no rotating bezel ) with their patent of the screw down crown in 1926. Fifty Fathoms 1953. Rolex Submariner 1954. Don't be so sensitive Danny, it's only watches! ( By the way, what did I say the Submariner was a homage TO? )
Burkhold St. Rudderberg Dude, Longines and Rolex both created watches with bezels in 1930s. To be more precise Rolex had their watches with bezels in 1937 named Rolex Zerographe. Rolex also assisted Panerai with their watch production to Royal Italian Navy in 1930s too, which served as professional diving watches. FF just merely made it to the market first as diving watch by stealing design of others coupled with some marketing tricks. Burkhold, It’s called getting your facts right with some proper read instead of ignorantly making silly comment.
Burkhold St. Rudderberg Also Rolex turn-O-graph ref. 6202 was released in 1953, a year before the release of Rolex submariner in 1954. Rolex submariner is the predecessor to Rolex turn-O-graph for your information.
Why do watch makers want to spoil symmetry of the watch face with a date?, at least the rolex sub comes in 114060. Dare i say, without the date window it would look more beautiful than the sub.
They are king. Blancpain at their prices is shit! I had a fifty fathoms. Sold it for 8k bought it for 8750. Didn’t like it. In fact the fifty fathoms Is like an omega planet ocean... look at them side by side
that's tough because it depends what you're looking for. In terms of classic design and bang-for-buck, I would say (no order): PP, ALS, AP, Rolex, Omega, JLC, Seiko/GS (i'd throw in a couple of independents there like Journe, Kari, LF but this highly depends on taste. Well, all of this is anyway.). Note that all these brands are still luxury so varying degrees of pricey.
Love and respect the brand, but I still dislike the rounded bezel insert. Man so close aesthetically, I want the old model with flat bezel insert, no moisture indicator with a high double dome sapphire crystal. Oh I would actually have to seriously consider it.
Hi there, thanks for the review ! As always, an unconventional review in a "storytelling" format !.. would you be able to do one just on bathy ? Tq in advance ! Im really looking forward to pull the trigger !
One reason alone keeps me from buying this watch, the absurd location of the date. Just get rid of it altogether or put it at 6 o'clock. These are also way over priced.
Anyone who knows anything about watches knows that Blancpain is not Blancpain, SHM (now Swatch) bought the company took over all it's patents and closed it down, until the 1980s when they sold the name to a new watch company who they then later bought (again). So Blancpain 1735 is actually more like Blacpain 1980. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH !!!!
![Noob To Max With DRAGON REWORK In Blox Fruits [FULL MOVIE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LnBMOinoOvA/mqdefault.jpg)
We know you want more watches…. click here: linktr.ee/watchfinder
Both are absolutely gorgeous timepieces. No Rolex ever tugs at my heart like these BlancPains.
the Blancpains have higher quality and finish than the Rolex. It's even crazier that the preowned and grey market prices of the Bathyscaphe are lower than the Submariner.
To those who have never seen and worn a Fifty Fathoms: These are watches that need to be seen to be believed. The finishing on them is simply spectacular.
Agree, I briefly tried FFB while buying Omega PO few weeks ago. Indeed great looking watch, hope it's my next purchase.
Been following this channel and finally my favorite watch of all is featured!
Didnt like it nearly as much when tried on.
@@m3chris1 which one did you try?
The fifty fathoms not the bathyscaphe, I've been downsizing my watches and trying to avoid 45mm watches. Really over 42 even. It's a cool watch but so many other things like better. Got a pre moon speedmaster pro with 220 bezel shortly after. So awesome.
I can't do anything bigger than 42. Even for 42 it depends on the design and chunkiness
I can but prefer now to go smaller.
I’ve had my fifty fathoms about a month now and it makes a change from all the subs, sea dwellers and deep seas I’ve had in the past. The lume is crazy with the bezel glowing with the dial. Also nice to have something different when ever other guy at the supermarket is wearing a sub.
Every other guy at a supermarket is wearing a Rolex? What kind of supermarket are you frequenting?
PopBubbleWrappable I’ve lived in London and currently in Los Angeles. I saw more variation in London. LA is almost exclusively Apple Watch or Rolex Subs. It’s very dull.
Ed Tedeschi - I also love in California and can say that Rolex is super prominent around here. Congrats on the new purchase!
@@PopBubbleWrappable if you've lived in major world cities like NYC, London, LA, HK, Singapore, Rolex is fairly common.
Hahahaha everybody wears a sub what affluent neighborhood are you in?!
The first time I saw the bathy I didn’t like it at all, the second time I said something like “it has something…” and afterwards it’s just for me the best looking dive watch. I love it.
My beloved fifty fathoms! ❤️
You should show how powerful is the luminescence! It is a lighthouse in the darkness! Something different from a Submarine and with a legacy that is incomparable.
its a true star , a victim of early espionage from the bigger companies .
The only thing Rolex beats Blancpain is marketing
Not sure. Sub is a really good watch but unfortunately Rolex is victim of its own fame. Wearing Rolex means first question is usually "is it real one"? And it's too obvious watch, watch for somebody who has money but no finesse. FF is too big and chunky but Bathyscaphe, that is something that fits the bill just nicely. They should work on clasp, though. Toolfree fine adjustment and such things, they should be common even on bracelets with butterfly clasps. Look what Overseas and new Santos did , brilliant.
Margus Nurk I wouldn’t agree less. Overseas is truly gorgeous
Who cares what others think? Real or fake? I enjoy wearing mine, it can be fake to others. It's 100% real to me and its all that matters
I'm not a fan of Submariner, even tough I like Rolex. I rescprt Blancpain but the regular BP FF looks like shit tbh.
If I am going to a war zone and need to buy my way out in a pinch, I will be wearing my Rolex.
My grail diving watch
1952 Jean Jacques Fiechter (Blancpain) was a SCUBA enthusiast befriended with René Paul Jeanneret (Rolex) at the Cannes dive club - France.
That's how the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms came first (1952) directly followed by the Rolex Submariner (1953)... although Panerai had the Radiomir in 1941...
The Mil Spec 2 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms was worn by a few US Navy aviators who later made it into the astronaut corps (e.g. Robert Overmyer) #MoonwatchUniverse
there's not a single scenario in which i'd take a Sub over a FF. such a magnificent and timeless design. my grail would be the non-existing-but-hopefully-it-will-by-the-time-i-have-the-money FF in blue in 40-41mm (there's a limited edition in 40, but it's just not the same, with the half-way between the milspec and regular FF design. it's also nearly 3 times the price :D)
In order to diversify my collection I have just bought The Fifty Fathoms Dark Knight and the Ceramic Bathyscaphe (Grey). I have to say that the build quality and finish of these watches is better than those of Rolex....really high end.....well worth a look. The grey ceramic contrasting with the blue dial, bezel and nato strap looks awesome!!
Martin Newton - congrats on the new purchases!
the quality and finish of Bathyscaphe's dial, hour indices, case, and movement are at least a notch or two above Rolex Sub. I've handled both. What's crazy is that the preowned/grey market prices of the Blancpain is cheaper than the Rolex. You are getting a significantly higher quality watch for less money.
@@lettuce1305 no matter how good he is, he will never have a crown! he will always be number two! that's why I own rolex because it's the best and Blancpain and Grand Seiko because I like them
@@leomarsic9814 Rolex makes great watches but they're not necessarily the greatest in terms of finish and quality. There are many other brands that have fantastic offerings as well.
@@lettuce1305 truth
I personally like the original more. The bathyscaphe just seems... empty.. like the markers aren't proportioned to the size of the dial.
this is exactly the one problem i have with it, the dial just feels empty.
I realize it is kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to stream new movies online ?
@Cohen Junior I would suggest flixzone. You can find it on google =)
@Blaze Cole definitely, have been watching on flixzone for years myself =)
@Blaze Cole Thank you, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D Appreciate it!!
Always educational. Any review for the JLC dive compressor?
You're such an excellent storyteller that even a novice like my daughter would be interested & glued to your mesmerising presentation !!!
The first Bathyscape was issued in 1957. Hence the design of this watch is absolutely amazing taking into account, that it‘s nearly 70 years old. Imagine to design such a clean watch end of the 50ies. Incredible isn‘t it!
As always another well put together video!
As an owner of both a Mil-Spec and a 43mm Bathyscaphe, they're both equally charming in their own ways.
Hello, What device do you film with??
new, better camera, best of the best on internet again....thanks
The 40 mm version of the modern Fifty Fathoms must wear like a dream with those short lugs. They should definitely make a regular version of this, with a no-date as an option and price it slightly above the Sub (I know there's a 38 mm Bathyscaphe). That would be a perfection and a grail watch of mine.
Stunning time piece!
Explain how a Tachymeter works. This would be a helpful video to understand the purpose of the function in many watches.
That mil-spec is much nicer than the Bathyscaphe imo. The bathyscaphe just feels empty and soulless by comparison
I fell in love with Blancpain when I first saw a billboard featuring a Villeret in Switzlerand back in the early '90s. The company has always stayed true to a classic Blancpain look but this Bathycaphe looks like a Japanese rendering of a legend and, at least on my laptop screen, I can't find anything that typically appealed to me from this company on said Bathy.
Pure pleasure to watch your videos
Love it - still took the Glashütte SeaQ Panorama Datum over the Blancpain FF
My favorite field watch!
Very enjoyable... As usual.... Must admit have my eye on a Bathyscaphe.... Very nice on the wrist.
With regards to requesting a review.... Charles Frodsham double impulse please
Legendary watch
I like blancpain. I just dont like that large blancpain inscription on the side of the case. The designer probably also wears Ed Hardy in the office.
I thought it was a nice compliment to the very high polish on the case, tying in the more matte/brushed finish of the bezel sides. I see how one could perceive that as gaudy but I am sure some others find it handsome, as I do. It could also be the excellent footage by Watchfinder making it look better than it is lol
French big and bold
How come the red color on the second hand doesn't go all the way up to the circle? I see a lot of watches (from other brands as well) that are like that too. The manufacturers can produce everything else such high precision, how come the tip of the second hand looks a bit sloppy? The end bit of the color is not that sharp. (5:17) like the Rolex GMT hand. I am sure it isn’t visible unless we look at it with a magnifying lens or something
I don't have much knowledge on watches either. Is there a historical thing about this, or manufacturing limitations? Just wondering.
Nice video mate
You said Blancpain was the oldest watchmakers. Is Vacheron not older ?
THE INTRO IS BACK! I LOVE YOU!!!!
Hey Watchfinder, could you please do a review for Blancpain 6263-55A or 55B? Thanks
I think the bathyscaphe should change the hour indicators and make them bigger
I love the old fifty fathoms, it's beautiful. Alan if you can would you review the new Oris Aquis in brown or green. Many thanks.
The paint on the seconds hand looked bad.
The touch of red makes it pop and look good.
@@Wil.Co. I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about it as a feature but how it was implemented. It looks shoddy to say the least.
Kusinuppi correct!
I thought the same thing, it looked ragged really no excuse for that at all. But it was under high magnification. The rest of the watch appeared to be well finished.
@@robertsullivan4773 Exactly. At a normal glance with the naked eye it would be almost indistinguishable, as can be seen at 6:03.
To be totally honest, i would go for the Bathyscaphe over the Submariner without thinking about it twice... The dive watch that makes me doubt is, to be honest, the Seamaster 300, because it looks almost as good, for a quite lower price, and it is antimagnetic!...
That Bathyscaphe is SEXXXXY as hell. Sleek and clean. I have so many sports watches with large dial it's nice to see a company try something different
wold you do a review of the JLC master compressor extreme world alarm ?
Can you review a Breitling Navitimer 8 black steel three hand configuration please 🙏🏼🤓
Owning four Fiddies(pictured numerous times in FB groups Horology Talk, The Daily Wrist Watch Check & UGWC), and collecting for 38+ years along with spending 18+ in the biz, the Bathyscaphe is nothing more than a Fiddy Light.
It is to the Fiddy what the IWC Mark XVIII is to the Big Pilot~
Nice enough time piece however if you’ve ever tried a FF on, they’re not even in the same game, much less league.
Nice vid👌🏼
As always, just my .03 worth😉
Have a great weekend🍻
RP
I've always liked the look of the tribute to milspec version, except maybe that the indices are obviously painted on as opposed to applied (guess this is more historically accurate). I think the bezel really sets it apart, though it ironically looks like it needs to be babied more than a ceramic bezel. Could be wrong. Between the impeccable finishing, display caseback, and the fact that one probably won't see it as often as a sub, it definitely gets my vote.
Nearing perfection. Now all we need is a bracelet and/or a folding clasp for this nylon strap (and why not bring back the rubber while at it?) which still kinda looks like lower level without it.
"It's like a low-poly 50 Fathoms", that statement earns a thumbs up.
I have both the 45mm Fifty Fathoms classic (non-milspec) and the Bathyscaphe on my want list. And given the money I would actually buy both. That might sound completely mad. But the classic and Bathyscaphe look so completely different. The Bathyscaphe I would get is the one featured; the base model steel with Meteor Grey sunburst dial. The classic I'd get is the 45mm black automatic.
Simply perfect
What are your thoughts on Fossil's mechanical?
L R Literally trash
Stunning, thanks, shame about the red tipped second hand, the finish is err sketchy
Rolex will be crushed the moment Blancpain decides to make the standard FF 40mm.
I would really enjoy a video on the IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calender Chronograph! I hope you'd do one soon!
He did that just 2 days ago. ruclips.net/video/HamOw3APfns/видео.html
Excellent
This in my opinion is the most beautiful watch ever made. ATLEAST in the diver category. WOW
You mean the bathy…or the FF?
FF@@L.A.C_Santos
Another great video of a very intersection watch, but I bought my Diver last November an Omega 300m Pro Diver. Much different watch in approach.
Only dive watch with moisture indicator I know of
Update, I have decided I'm allowed to have more than one Dive Watch so I'm getting a Bathyscaphe for my Birthday
Can you make a vid on Hamilton Pilot day-date pls
I much prefer the fifty fathoms to the other watches mentioned and showcased here.
Donjon Armory yes most people would agree
I prefer the original over the remake, but both are classy and I would happily wear either of them over the millions who wear the Rolex simply because everyone else does.
Nothing will out do the Rolex Sub. So iconic.
More history than most big named watches . Thanks cool video
0:09 the Apple iPhone ? Comparing a disposable item to a wristwatch which lasts generations ? You should know better !
Its beautiful
I might pick up a Fifty Fathoms with blue guilloché dial. I’d love it if they’d offer it as a GMT.
If they made it as big as the original it would even look better, I think
Interesting
TA
Would you be able to review horological history in terms of founding companies? It is often mistaken that Patek is the oldest when it is Vacheron. Now I'm learning Blancpain is older by two years. Vacheron claims they're the oldest continuous company though I'm not sure what that means. Not alike A. Lange & Sohne?
Yes, VC are the oldest continuing unblemished company, Blancpain have had a fair few owners. It started when Mr Blacpain had a only child daughter and she hated watches and sold the company. Plus they have some lovely watches in addition to the peerless 50 fthms. A.Lange are 20th century. A lot of the top watch makers work both for the likes of PP and Blancpain.
Blancpain is NOT the oldest watchmaker still in production.... i drank tooo much red wine this evening...
Blancpain the oldest wrist watch manufacturer
The BP FF is the granddaddy of dive watches. And the most beautiful. Simple, and elegant. You can keep your Subs and Seamasters. This is my grail. The original. The Bathyscaph is good for the garbage though
The Milspec is a nice size and I think still reasonable old stock.
Love my Bathy
I love the 50 fathoms so much Just because it is the first diver watch ever, but in that particular New versión the Power reserve kills the dial look... so sad
Could you mix it up and look towards some different watch’s like de German Sinn ?
The bezel looks like a tyre . Movements art work on these watches though
Then dive watches aren't for your taste I assume?
@@ahuca117 I have around 30 dive watches and I use them . But didn't like this tbh
@@ahuca117 the fifty is about the only dive watch with a bulbous bezel
@@UXXV which makes it stand out IMO. Although I don't like the overall look of it.
Actually the tire bezel look's awesome!!
I like the Fifty Fathoms, I really do. But that date drives me insane. And, unless I’m mistaken, they don’t do a no date version. It just sticks out to me as being an afterthought. I’m a no date guy as is, but the slanted 4:30 date is one of implementations I really don’t like.
I too do not like dates. However, the choice to put it at the 4:30 position with white digits on a dark background is a good one. This way it practically disappears and does not spoil the clean aesthetic half as much as it would have done if placed at 3, 6 or 9 thereby replacing one of the hour markers. Make no mistake, it would have been better with no date. But with a date, they've done well to implement it in such a low impact way.
meson1 I respect your opinion on the subject, but the decision to slant the date makes it look ridiculous. There are a few Bell & Ross watches that pull off a 4:30 date in a much cleaner way. I still wouldn’t put it there (I prefer 6 o’clock, if there has to be a date), but for a watch that costs this much, they could have taken a bit more care in how they placed it.
@@aslamc9288 At least they didn't use a cyclops. I hate cyclops dates.
meson1 Me too.
Talking about Rolex you forgot to add "there are better watches. Especially for the price and hype" 😂
the name Rolex was taken from Rolls Royce not the bullshit story Hans came out with
As much controversy as there is on who really made the first dive watch, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is still legendary.
Personally think 3-5k extra are not that much if you can spend 9 on BP anyway - and the TR900 is considered super safe from the radioactive lume (2,3years). Without a doubt this does not come close to it.
Pretty sure Omega made the first purpose built wrist watch for diving in the 1930’s but yeah I get ya point watchfinder...
Also Zodiac released a waterproof wrist watch with timing bezel in the same year as BP
SgtHail and don’t forget Longines they were in the mix, too.
I can't help but to notice how badly the red paint was applied onto the seconds hand... on a watch THIS expensive.
agreed, i don't think it is acceptable...
She’s a beauty!
Lovely...
They didn't build the first so it could withstand the pressure of 50 Fathoms they named it after a William Shakespeare poem saying add Phantom 5 my father lies
What we have always known, and nobody wants to admit, is that the Rolex Submariner is a HOMAGE!
Nope, René-Paul Jeanneret and Jean-Jacques Fiechter scuba dived together... Tornek-Rayville version looks cool with moisture indicator.
Lol, dude, go do some research before you make such comment. It’s embarrassing. Longines and Rolex created such watches 15 years before fifty fathoms. They were merely copying the design. Please read up on Rolex Zerographe. fifty fathoms is the real homage to Rolex.
@@Touyoujin DUDE! Rolex produced the first waterproof watch ( no rotating bezel ) with their patent of the screw down crown in 1926. Fifty Fathoms 1953. Rolex Submariner 1954. Don't be so sensitive Danny, it's only watches! ( By the way, what did I say the Submariner was a homage TO? )
Burkhold St. Rudderberg Dude, Longines and Rolex both created watches with bezels in 1930s. To be more precise Rolex had their watches with bezels in 1937 named Rolex Zerographe. Rolex also assisted Panerai with their watch production to Royal Italian Navy in 1930s too, which served as professional diving watches. FF just merely made it to the market first as diving watch by stealing design of others coupled with some marketing tricks. Burkhold, It’s called getting your facts right with some proper read instead of ignorantly making silly comment.
Burkhold St. Rudderberg Also Rolex turn-O-graph ref. 6202 was released in 1953, a year before the release of Rolex submariner in 1954. Rolex submariner is the predecessor to Rolex turn-O-graph for your information.
Why do watch makers want to spoil symmetry of the watch face with a date?, at least the rolex sub comes in 114060. Dare i say, without the date window it would look more beautiful than the sub.
Oris knows how it's done.
The hours & minutes hands are hard to differentiate.. Both have almost same design & lenth. No wonder the Submariner took pole position.
They will be perfect without the date window
You can’t see a watch video without the mention of Rolex
They are king. Blancpain at their prices is shit! I had a fifty fathoms. Sold it for 8k bought it for 8750. Didn’t like it. In fact the fifty fathoms
Is like an omega planet ocean... look at them side by side
ripperx444 Fortunately you didn’t lose too much selling your FF.
Eye Heart Sushi yes that’s a good thing.
In your opinion what are the Top 10 watch makers curently ?
that's tough because it depends what you're looking for. In terms of classic design and bang-for-buck, I would say (no order): PP, ALS, AP, Rolex, Omega, JLC, Seiko/GS (i'd throw in a couple of independents there like Journe, Kari, LF but this highly depends on taste. Well, all of this is anyway.). Note that all these brands are still luxury so varying degrees of pricey.
It's a good watch...very good...I like it a lot...
Not a very smooth movement for the price. Still my fav watch though
I just don’t understand why the paint on watch hands is often so uneven at the edges, even on high end luxury watches.
This looks like it is 50mm in comparing with the FF
The Bathyscaphe looks pretty cheap, and not to mention plain and boring, in my opinion but I do appreciate dive watches with a clear caseback
Not fond of the hands in particular
Love and respect the brand, but I still dislike the rounded bezel insert. Man so close aesthetically, I want the old model with flat bezel insert, no moisture indicator with a high double dome sapphire crystal. Oh I would actually have to seriously consider it.
Hi there, thanks for the review ! As always, an unconventional review in a "storytelling" format !.. would you be able to do one just on bathy ? Tq in advance ! Im really looking forward to pull the trigger !
One reason alone keeps me from buying this watch, the absurd location of the date. Just get rid of it altogether or put it at 6 o'clock. These are also way over priced.
Anyone who knows anything about watches knows that Blancpain is not Blancpain, SHM (now Swatch) bought the company took over all it's patents and closed it down, until the 1980s when they sold the name to a new watch company who they then later bought (again). So Blancpain 1735 is actually more like Blacpain 1980. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH !!!!
His & Hers 😊