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Blancpain first professional dive watch with mechanical depth measurement and water resistance

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Blancpain 50 watch

In 1953, the Blancpain 50 dive watch was launched, becoming the first professional dive watch in the industry. Blancpain "Fifty Fathoms" can reach a water resistance depth of 50 fathoms (approximately 91.45 meters) due to its water resistance. In 2011, the Blancpain brand continued the characteristics of this classic style, added a mechanical depth measurement function, and launched Blancpain's latest dive watch X Fathoms (released at BaselWorld 2012).

Since the entire circle is ground from sapphire crystal, the process requirements are very high. After polishing, it must achieve dual visual and tactile effects. It can be seen that Blancpain technology is absolutely first-class. Only in this way can we have such perfect Blancpain expression. Blancpain5015rose gold shell replica watchsapphire crystal outer ring has a high scrap rate, so the cost is higher. Many watch fans may not understand why it takes hundreds to change the bezel. The first is the sapphire crystal material, the second is the craftsmanship, and the third is the scrap rate.

This Blancpaindial has a radial texture and is exquisite overall. Blancpain gives people a simple and comfortable feeling. The rose gold hour markers and hands have a very high three-dimensional texture, and the lume layer is also very uniform without any overflow. If viewed at night, it can produce a lume effect. The overall font of the flat 3D3 type is very regular and rounded, and the time is equivalent to lume, making it easy to read at night. In the middle of four o'clock to five o'clock is a schedule window with clear fonts and accurate orientation. The details of this small part of ZF Factory are also very well done.

Whether it is the polishing of the entire Blancpain case or the edges and corners, everything is done with great care. While it is full of luster, it makes the entire Blancpain watch more majestic and luxurious. There are engravings on the four corners of the ears. The handwriting is clear and distinct.

Blancpain aurora green retail price

From the perspective of the watch industry, Blancpain is known as the "spirit of heaven and earth", which partly reflects the affirmation of Blancpain watchmaking.

In recent years, green has become a hot topic in the watch field. Take the new models released this year, Rolex Datejust “olive green”, IWC 41mm flying meter, Glashütte Original and other series all use green dials. The "extreme green" submersible perfectly integrates this trendy color scheme, and catering to fashion trends is also one of the reasons for its popularity. "The "Ultra Green" dial blooms with green light and shadow like an aurora, and can present gradient metallic tones according to changes in light angles. The visual effect is very gorgeous.

The unique aurora green is full of vitality and depth, vivid and charming, with metallic tones, satin luster, and embroidery-like delicate texture. The "Aurora Green" series of deep submersibles, the "Aurora Green" flyback chronograph, is the lucky light that Blancpain presents to watch fans when traveling through the deep sea.

In order to create the ideal shade of Aurora Green, Blancpain conducted a lot of research and development; after going through dozens of processes, it achieved the charming color and light and shadow effects of Aurora Green.

"Aurora Green" is equipped with BlancpainCal.1315 core. In order to better integrate the dial color, the date display disk is also adjusted to green accordingly. The core adopts a card-free hairspring design, and the entire body is finely polished, down to every screw, and the chamfered parts of the parts are polished with high gloss. Thanks to the 3 barrel design, it can provide 120 hours of power storage. The automatic top is made of 18k gold and decorated with extremely low-key carbon black. In terms of materials and craftsmanship, its movement materials and craftsmanship can be called "conscience".

What grade does Blancpain watch belong to?

Blancpain introduction:

The birth of Blancpain is earlier than the birth of Blancpain, and Blancpain is still the leader of Swiss watches. Popper was founded in Switzerland by Jacques Jacques Popper in 1735. It is the oldest brand in Swiss history and the first registered watch brand in the world. It can be said that he is one of the best in the watch industry, focusing on building his own watchmaking kingdom. When many watch brands are changing in response to the trend of the times, Blancpain has become a lone ranger. It has two insistences: only making round watches and not making superficial remarks. It is precisely because of his insistence on in-depth research in the fields he is good at that he has created unique craftsmanship, including five major crafts of red copper, Damascus gold inlay, metal carving, enamel, and gem inlay. By adhering to Swiss-made traditions and pursuing technological innovation, Blancpain has achieved this unparalleled status in Swiss luxury watches. So far, each Blancpain watch has been independently assembled by a watchmaker. Although the number of watches is not large, the output is scarce due to its own production and labor, so it is called unlimited limited edition.

Friends who are not familiar with Blancpain watches may ask what grade Blancpain watches are? In fact, Blancpain watches are a world-class brand. Blancpain was born in 1735. It is the oldest brand in Swiss history and the first registered watch brand in the world. Blancpain Polper is one of the most advanced complex mechanical watches and one of the few brands that can completely independently design, develop, manufacture, assemble and sell (from A to Z).

So far, although there is no official ranking of the watch industry, among many rankings, Blancpain has always ranked first among the top ten famous watches in the world.

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms top-tier replica

In the advanced watchmaking industry in the 1960s, some people broke the tradition of case shapes, some explored new materials, and several movements that are still regarded as classics were born. During this period, the replica model developed by Blancpain showed the vision of Blancpain in the 1960s from two aspects: one is non-radiation lume material. If we want to say that it will cause a tsunami-like change in the entire industry, the use of non-radiation lume materials can definitely be ranked behind the Top 3; the other is a bold attempt at color aesthetics. The 1960s were colorful and magnificent, and Blancpain's "Aurora Green Leaves" transformed into a magnificent color, showing the essence of the 1960s against the background of a color.

It is true that the special social background of that era made the society full of slogans of sexual liberation, hippiedom, entertainment to death, and the desire to rebuild freedom. It was difficult for people to stay awake in the "technological" carnival brought by radium elements, and it was even harder for people to maintain rational thinking in the face of the great market prospects. However, although the dim underwater environment requires more light, Blancpain has always adhered to its own judgment when creating the No. 50 dive watch. From the earliest tritium to the current SuperLuminova, Blancpain's lume does not use radiation materials, ensuring that it can be read clearly in dim light.

In fact, once the No. 50 watch was launched, it immediately became an indispensable part of the combat equipment of the French frogman diving commandos. Its most popular features are water resistance, legibility, strength, and safety. Safety comes from the safety guarantee of the one-way rotating bezel, from the precision mechanical structure, and also includes Blancpain’s strict attitude and strict standards when facing new materials. At that time, many other dive watches on the market blindly pursued clear readings and used self-luminous radium elements to make time scales and hands. However, Blancpain's predecessors took a step forward and used non-radioactive tritium materials in all the original No. 50 watches, making them transparent in dark environments and, most importantly, harmless to the human body.

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