Mib Blancpain Ss Fifty Fathoms Flyback Chronograph

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Described by: B Reichold Title Blancpain SS Fifty Fathoms Flyback Chronograph MIB

Description: You are bidding on a Mint in Box Blancpain SS Fifty Fathoms Chronograph. A private collector who purchased it from an authorized dealer owned this magnificent watch. It was only worn a few times and traded in. A chance at owning a timepiece of this caliber is what we offer. With a retail of almost $15,000.00, we would be insane to sell this with no reserve, but that is exactly what we are doing. The Watch is in pristine condition except a few very small scratches on the buckle and case back. Good luck!Blancpain created the first modern diver's watch, the famous 'Fifty Fathoms' in 1953. It was the first serious (and serially produced) watch manufactured that met the strict requirements of professional divers, explorers and engineers. In 1952, the French Ministry of Defence entrusted Captain Bob Maloubier and his lieutenant Claude Riffaud with creating an elite unit of military 'Combat Divers'. There simply was nothing on the market that could withstand the rigors of extreme underwater conditions. The two officers went to Blancpain with a specific set of requirements which were as follows: watertight up to 50 fathoms (91.45m) self winding movement stainless steel case with screwed back and crown large luminous numerals and hands unidirectional rotating bezel displaying markers to help divers calculate their bottom time while under waterAnd what emerged was the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms (name derived from the fact that it was water resistant to 50 Fathoms).

All the words on dial 1B, 1735, Blancpain, Fifty Fathoms, Flyback, Swiss Made

Numerals Luminescent Arabic, Luminescent Trapezoid and Luminescent Triangle markers.

All words on case and case back Blancpain, No. 271, Fifty Fathoms, Antimagnetic

Case markings: Blancpain, No. 271, Fifty Fathoms, Antimagnetic

Movement Type: Caliber 1315 Automatic self winding FLYBACK chronograph movement with date indication.

Band and total watch length: Approx 10" & Approx 250mm

History of the company In 1988, Blancpain a brand with historical connections dating back more than two and a half centuries unveiled a complete watch collection dedicated to complicated mechanical watch making. Born on the premise that it would never make a quartz watch, Blancpain has regularly mastered the most complex horological feats of excellence. Indeed, the first Blancpain collection included the six most difficult timekeeping legacies: the ultra slim watch, the moon phase, split seconds chronograph, perpetual calendar, tourbillon and minute repeater. Every timepiece the brand creates is dedicated to the master watchmaker that bears its name, and pays homage to the traditional art of watch making begun by him.Blancpain's expansive history is inextricably tied to the rural village of Villeret, nestled in the Jura Mountains, where Jehan Jacques Blancpain set up shop in 1735 in a farmhouse and gradually built a full fledged watch making atelier. Blancpain's work was steeped in invention and innovation. These are the benchmarks of the brand even today. Blancpain garnered international acclaim in 1991, when it unveiled the now famed "1735" model one of the most complex timepieces in the world. Six years in the making, the 1735 housed a movement comprised of 740 parts and offering a wealth of different functions. Other critical accomplishments of the 1990s included creating the smallest self winding chronograph, and creating the ultra complicated Self Winding Tourbillon Split Seconds Flyback Chronograph watch.In the year 2000, The Swatch Group acquired Blancpain and CEO Nicholas Hayek vowed to continue in the brand's rich tradition. Following this creed in 2001, Blancpain unveiled the Quattro platinum watch an elegant self winding timepiece housing a tourbillon regulator, perpetual calendar, flyback chronograph, and split seconds chronograph. The 39 jeweled movement features a platinum rotor and consists of 432 parts each hand finished to exacting detail. In 2002, Blancpain unveiled a very classic new watch collection appropriately named Villeret. Bold in size and endowed with signature Blancpain aesthetic references (including long hands, a slender bezel and a stepped case), the Villeret series of timepieces combines the beauty of a clean, uncluttered face with the technical sophistication of complex automatic movements.The most recently unveiled Villeret watch, referred to as the 4040, is a 40mm wide case of 18 karat white or red gold that houses an extra slim self winding movement with hour and minute displays and a power reserve indicator. Water resistant to 30 meters, the watch features a silvered opaline dial with Roman numerals and long, leaf shaped hands.

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