On May 10, 2024, the 10th Only Watch charity auction will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Blancpain has provided enthusiastic donations and strong support to its sponsor, the Monaco Association Against Muscular Dystrophy, for over two decades. The Only Watch charity auction is a grand event in the watch industry today. Its predecessor was called Only One. As the original and never-absent initiator and participant, Blancpain was the first and only participant in the Only One charity event in 2003 and 2004. Watch brands at auction. Since Only Watch was officially founded in 2005, Blancpain has consistently provided unique and creative high-end event timepieces.
In March 2024, Blancpain, the originator of modern mechanical diving watches, launched two new 42mm Fifty Fathoms works in red gold and titanium alloy, injecting new vitality into this series. For this 2024 Only Watch charity auction, Blancpain has meticulously crafted a unique 42mm stainless steel timepiece with a distinctive blue theme. This piece will be exclusively available for this charitable event. Fake gold watches.
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 42mm Steel Only Watch Special Edition 5010
The legendary Fifty Fathoms, the originator of modern mechanical diving watches, was created by Jean-Jacques Fiechter, then CEO of Blancpain. As a pioneer in diving, he drew inspiration from his own experience to make the Fifty Fathoms diving watch, becoming the father of modern mechanical diving watches. Fichte’s insights were unique and far-reaching, and since then, the functions and combinations he invented have set industry standards for diving watches. The Fifty Fathoms watches have successively become the standard equipment of the world’s mainstream naval forces, such as France, Germany, the United States, Norway, and Israel, which also confirms Fichte’s foresight. In fact, between 1957 and 1959, the U.S. Navy conducted rigorous tests on many diving watches. They compared the Fifty Fathoms watch with other watches produced in Switzerland and the United States. In the end, only the Fifty Fathoms passed successfully. Passed all tests. When summarizing why the U.S. Navy chose Blancpain watches, the test report stated:
“To sum up, almost all of the 12 Blancpain diving watches used in Operation HARDTACK achieved satisfactory results. We can’t make any more valuable suggestions for improvements to this Watch. “
This Fifty Fathoms 42mm steel Only Watch special edition watch 5010, created for the Only Watch charity auction, is inspired by the first generation Fifty Fathoms watch officially produced in early 1953 and the other two watches in this series. Two landmark timepieces – the Fifty Fathoms 50th Anniversary watch launched in 2003 and the Fifty Fathoms watch released in 2007, marking the advent of a new generation of Fifty Fathoms watches. The traditional features of these three watches are vividly demonstrated in this new Watch:
The blue one-way rotating bezel with a curved appearance gives the Watch an extraordinary sense of visual depth.
The use of sapphire glass also provides tWatchtch with excellent scratch resistance.
The outer edge of the exquisite gradient blue dial is darker and decorated with luminous hour markers.
These time scales are coated with multiple layers of super-luminous coating, Super-LumiNova, making them more visible. Profound. The Watch has the Blancpain 1315 movement and three mainspring barrels, providing a stable power reserve of up to 5 days. The card-free hairspring balance system used in the movement is equipped with a silicon hairspring, making the Watch more accurate and stable.
Through the sapphire glass case back Watch, you can have a clear view of the 1315 movement with a curved sunray polishing process: the movement is equipped with oversized gemstone bearings and an 18K gold winding oscillating weight. The oscillating weight is covered with NAC platinum alloy coating and “Only Watch” text engraved. The new model is equipped with a 42.3 mm diameter stainless steel case, which is the same size as the cases of the two new Fifty Fathoms works released in March. Swiss replica website.
The 18K gold winding oscillating weight coated with NAC platinum alloy is engraved with “Only Watch.”
The 2024 Only Watch special edition watch is a masterpiece of horology and a symbol of Blancpain’s commitment to the environment. It has a blue NATO strap, a testament to our ‘ocean heart ‘. This strap is made of nylon recycled from used fishing nets obtained from marine environmental cleanup efforts, a tangible practice of the concept of sustainable development that we hold dear.