
It’s always interesting to see the treasures hidden in brands’ historical archives, and Blancpain is no exception. The famous Swiss brand is revisiting one of its legendary diving watches from 1960’s – the Fifty Fathoms Barakuda. In its modern day rendition, the watch is produced in a limited run of 500 pieces that retain the main features of the original model, while making the most of technical innovations.
The Fifty Fathoms watch, introduced in 1953, was the only diver’s watch at the time to meet the many requirements of professional divers. Blancpain supplied this model for many armies of the world, including French marine corps, and the German Bundesmarine in the 1960’s. Germans were supplied with Fifty Fathoms via Barakuda, a company specializing in production and marketing of technical diving equipment. Barakuda also introduced a civilian model, which Blancpain is now revisiting as a 500 piece limited edition.
The original Fifty Fathoms Barakuda was distinguished by its two-tone rectangular hour-markers, white painted fluorescent hands, and a highly visible date display at 3 o’clock. The new Fifty Fathoms Barakuda retains the same aesthetic codes with its black dial highlighted by oversized red and white hour-markers painted with “old-radium” type of Super-LumiNova. Its luminescent pencil-type hands are white-lacquered, while the date returns to 3 o’clock position.
The Fifty Fathoms Barakuda is crafted from stainless steel and sized at 40mm in diameter – a size reserved for Fifty Fathoms limited editions. The case is water resistant to 300 meters and topped by a unidirectional bezel with a domed sapphire insert. The case accommodates the 1151 self-winding movement with two barrels and 100 hours of power reserve.
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda, reference 5008B-1130-B52A, is mounted on a tropical rubber strap, inspired by that of the historical models. The watch is priced at CHF 14,500. For more information, visit blancpain.com.
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