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**This Friday Wind Down may contain traces of bromance** Watches are meant to be a boring business, right? All about details, serial numbers and swap meets…
It’s 2015. We’re all pretty familiar with the concept of a pop-up shop. But a pop-up exhibition is a whole other level. But this was…
The story in a second: For many, Blancpain is synonymous with the Fifty Fathoms, but there’s much more to the brand than dive watches. The…
One of the watches we are most looking forward to getting our sweaty, watch loving palms on is the Blancpain Ocean Commitment Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph.…
I recently wrote a piece for The Weekly Review looking at three brands with broader visions than just their bottom lines: IWC, Blancpain and Michael…
For the last 14 years, the watch industry has congregated in Geneva to celebrate the most innovative, most beautiful and generally the best watches of the year,…
Let this be a full and frank admission. Like Vladimir Putin we have a (increasingly well documented) thing for Blancpain. Unlike Vladimir Putin we have never, and…
It’s a common dilemma that once you’ve decided on your next timepiece, a second dilemma can often kick in. Which material? Which band? Which colour?…
You could be forgiven for thinking the natural habitat of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is the French Riviera or the casinos of Monaco – but…
One of the most elegant and understated watches we saw at this years Baselworld fair was the Blancpain Villeret Grand Feu, the latest from the…
As I write this, sitting on the balcony of my apartment by the Rhine, the sun setting gently on the Swiss town of Basel, the…
Now in its 60th year, Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms watch has become a legend. A legend that is steeped in history. It is a history with…