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Old 24 April 2017, 02:36 AM   #61
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Nice post! Out of the three watches, what is your favorite?

I have yet to try on the BP FF in person, but I plan to visit a boutique sometime this year to see it in person -- it (or maybe the SubC, I have yet to decide) might become my every day watch.

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Old 24 April 2017, 04:49 AM   #62
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Interesting I nevr heard that Omega was the first, always that Blancpain and Rolex were the first
They were the first modern divers i.e. with rotating bezels, etc.
Blancpain was first to show the FF, in 1953, with the Sub coming the following year.
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Old 24 April 2017, 06:15 AM   #63
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Great pics. The FF looks nice but it's not even close...the sub looks way better.


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Old 24 April 2017, 06:45 AM   #64
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FF. Caz everyone has a Sub.
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Old 24 April 2017, 03:21 PM   #65
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Great photos!

My guess is that Blancpain will come out with a smaller FF during Basel 2017.
Nailed it
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Old 24 April 2017, 09:09 PM   #66
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I really like the Bathyscape, strongly considering one at the moment. You cannot argue with the Sub, but I am just over looking the same as everyone else, I had one for years and loved it but I want a change.....
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Old 25 April 2017, 03:26 PM   #67
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Old 26 April 2017, 07:23 AM   #68
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Really nice I would love to actually handle a FF they have a great look
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Old 28 April 2017, 12:30 AM   #69
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The sub is an amazing piece but the FF surpasses it by a mile. The quality and detail it has makes the FF compensate for the difference in prices. Rolex is more inpress the non wis people while Blancpain is more to impress yourself.
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