Reviews

On the one hand, we have Blancpain creator of the extraordinary and oversized X Fathoms watch, which we reviewed last week. On the other hand, we have Blancpain who has released possibly the sexiest, classic styled watch that is going to come out for 2014 period. I don’t want to jump the gun but it is clear that if this watch is to be upstaged by another three-handed beauty; that watch will have to be on the better side of exceptional. The Villeret collection gets its name from the town i..

In Dubai, Blancpain launched their newest addition to the Fifty Fathoms collection at the largest aquarium in the world – the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in the Dubai Mall. This new model features many world firsts in innovation and is designed with the professional diver in mind. This exceptional timepiece is inspired by a watch that Blancpain used to produce in 1953. The X Fathoms is fitted with a mechanical depth gauge, making this watch a must-have for any serious professional di..

After weeks of teasing, Blancpain has announced their new X Fathoms diver. This new model boasts 300m WR, a 90m (two stage) depth gauge, and a separately activated five minute counter for measuring decompression times. Take a close look at the dial (or the included animation) and you will see standard hour and minute hands which measure time, a blue-tipped hand that measures depths of 0-15 meters(with +/- 30cm accuracy), and an inner (yellow tipped) hand that measures for 0-90m (295 ft). This ..