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| − | The FF is considered the first ‘modern’ dive watch | + | The FF is considered the first ‘modern’ dive watch although the [[Zodiac SeaWolf|Zodiac Seawolf]] owner might argue with that given it had a greater depth rating. Both watches were announced at the Basel Fair in 1953. |
The FF carried all the design elements we now consider as standard in our modern dive watches (a black dial with contrasting, self-luminous numbers and indexes, a notched unidirectional bezel also in black with luminous numbers and indexes). The round case of the first edition measured 42 millimeters with long lugs. The watch was designed to be waterproof up to a depth of 50 fathoms – which led the brand to call it the “Fifty Fathoms”. | The FF carried all the design elements we now consider as standard in our modern dive watches (a black dial with contrasting, self-luminous numbers and indexes, a notched unidirectional bezel also in black with luminous numbers and indexes). The round case of the first edition measured 42 millimeters with long lugs. The watch was designed to be waterproof up to a depth of 50 fathoms – which led the brand to call it the “Fifty Fathoms”. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 30 April 2020
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
The FF is considered the first ‘modern’ dive watch although the Zodiac Seawolf owner might argue with that given it had a greater depth rating. Both watches were announced at the Basel Fair in 1953.
The FF carried all the design elements we now consider as standard in our modern dive watches (a black dial with contrasting, self-luminous numbers and indexes, a notched unidirectional bezel also in black with luminous numbers and indexes). The round case of the first edition measured 42 millimeters with long lugs. The watch was designed to be waterproof up to a depth of 50 fathoms – which led the brand to call it the “Fifty Fathoms”.
Fifty Fathoms, a British measuring unit, corresponds to a depth of 91.45 meters - in 1953 considered as the maximum depth that divers could safely reach.
