Blancpain x Swatch

[sski]

Originally Posted by tedo

May get a little rough unfortunately for Blancpain in the near term?

i'm very interested to see his take on the history; afaik-- I always thought 50 Fathoms released before the Submariner (1953 vs 1954.)

Very curious to see why he insinuates that the 50 Fathoms is a Submariner copy; his usual research is impeccable though, hence i await this with an open mind.

[-dustin]

Pelican Air case. I’m already sold.

[Easy E]

Originally Posted by Notimetodie

Biggest question of all. Is it safe to wear FF in London now or will my hand be chopped off in Mayfair? ;)

No one will know what it is, so you’re probably ok.

[enjoythemusic]

Looks like it leaked. Reports say it'll have the 51 mechanical movement.

??? Odds are we'll see various colorways ???

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[Notimetodie]

Interesting. The crown in the preview is of classic FF not the bathyscaphe.

[szabo_martin]

Well that was a nothing-burger if that's the actual final product

[enjoythemusic]

Wait, I may have jumped the shark... the pic might just be a guess. The pic seems to be popping up in places... but let's see.

My bad.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Looks like it leaked. Reports say it'll have the 51 mechanical movement.

??? Odds are we'll see various colorways ???

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Well that is espcially lame looking

[cy888]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Looks like it leaked. Reports say it'll have the 51 mechanical movement.

??? Odds are we'll see various colorways ???

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This is a render?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CwyTV7Qr..._web_copy_link

in comments:
"they are a DIY job but mine...not on Reddit"..."thanks buddy, it'll be interesting to see how close they are to the releases on Friday. The actual colourways are anyone's guess."


We'll see in a few days the real versions, seems almost confirmed it'll use the Sistem51 movement, to stay true to their slogan, “Since 1735, there has never been a quartz Blancpain watch. And there never will be.”

[Tugboat 997]

I have been lazily searching for the Hodinkee Mil Spec version of the FF with no date. Have not found a decent one yet, and I am not sure that this will deter my search.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by cy888

This is a render?

You may be correct. I added a comment later in this thread.

My bad :(

[DVR]

All the above are just somewhat Photoshoped real BP's.

This is the 'ATLANTIC', my favorite. 3 have dates, 2 don't.

[Slimpee]

Britt Pearce has a video with supposed leaks. I haven’t watched it yet so my bad if it’s just a clickbait headline:

Edit: I don’t think they’re leaked renders so im deleting the link.

[cy888]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

You may be correct. I added a comment later in this thread.

My bad :(

All good, been seeing lots of renders online. His post seemed to imply he has "exclusive" info.


Here's more leaked pics:

[NardinNut]

Originally Posted by Tugboat 997

I have been lazily searching for the Hodinkee Mil Spec version of the FF with no date. Have not found a decent one yet, and I am not sure that this will deter my search.

It won’t. The Hodinkee Mil-Spec is amazing. Keep searching. It’s worth it.

[NardinNut]

I already own a couple BP, and have absolutely no need for one (or likely more) of this collaboration, but that won’t stop me from throwing my money at BP/Swatch, especially if they have a useful water resistance. These will be fun summer watches.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by cy888

All good, been seeing lots of renders online. His post seemed to imply he has "exclusive" info.


Here's more leaked pics:

OK I don't hate the green one

I will try to resist

[DVR]

Originally Posted by NardinNut

if they have a useful water resistance.

Exactly 91m which is 50 fathoms, that's so cool

[Tugboat 997]

Great photo of the Hodinkee watch....I may continue my search. Know of one for sale?

[alllexandru]

The Movement
Caliber: Sistem51
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Power Reserve: 90 hours
Winding: Automatic
Frequency: 21,600VPH

[GB-man]

[GB-man]

I rather have this than the real thing and I am a watch junkie. They are fools I think.

[GS719691]

Case diameter?

[Etschell]

At least the strap looks better than the moonswatch.

I'm sure the price is 500 bucks or something.

[enjoythemusic]

Nice ladies' timepieces. Good way for the girls to become fans of mechanical movements.

[Gebbeth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79r4Il2t6iU

[AAMD11]

$400, digging the green and I don’t care for green

[NardinNut]

Not going to lie, I think they did an awesome job. I’ll buy two (both no dates of course) just to have for fun beater watches. Now if only I could actually buy one. No Swatch stores anywhere remotely close to me.

[Notimetodie]

Even got the hex screws! This is pretty nicely executed.

[Etschell]

Case material: beige Bioceramic case including crown



Case diameter: 42.3 mm



Case thickness: 14.4 mm



Lug-to-lug distance: 48.0 mm



Movement: SISTEM51 mechanical movement



Water resistance: 50 fathoms (91 m / 300 ft / 9 bar)



Glass: biosourced material with anti-scratch coating



Hands, hour markers, 60 minutes diving scale: Grade A Super-LumiNova®



Bezel: one-direction rotating bezel in beige Bioceramic material with anti-scratch coating insert in orange



Strap: NATO strap made from recycled fishing nets removed from the sea