From devising proxies to approximate a far more complex reality, to developing timepieces that do the same, we’ve always sought to simplify the ways we mark the passage of time.

Blancpain revealed the last tribute to its own achievement of creating the first true dive watch in 1953 with the Fifty Fathoms Act 3

Blancpain celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms this year. We dig into the archives for the exceptional story on the genesis of original dive watch.

Despite its more contemporary and muscular look, the Fifty Fathoms watch is the direct descendant of the original Fifty Fathoms from 1953.

Australian photographer Brooke Pyke won the Female Fifty Fathoms awards while the 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year’s grand prix went to Ben Thouard.

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tourbillon 8 Jours’s manifestation of style, possibilities, and sophistication makes for a beautiful, desirable watch.