Blancpain — Bathyscaphe

Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe

“Bathyscaphe (original)”

Smaller everyday companion to the Fifty Fathoms, launched 1956; namesake of the modern Bathyscaphe line.

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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe FF-BATHY-1956

ReferenceFF-BATHY-1956

BrandBlancpain

FamilyBathyscaphe

Produced1956–1970

StatusDiscontinued

Editorial context

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Blancpain — 12 min readBlancpain Fifty Fathoms: The Dive Watch Born Under PressureA connected history of the Fifty Fathoms, from Jean-Jacques Fiechter, Bob Maloubier, Claude Riffaud, and the French combat swimmers to Tornek-Rayville, No Rad, Bathyscaphe, the 2003 revival, modern Automatique references, heritage tributes, and the Tech Gombessa.