Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date '70s Pre-owned If you're a fan of

If you're a fan of triple dates

and a matching handset with a bright orange seconds hand

But when the war ended and these simple military timepieces were no longer in high demand

Whether you're looking to round out an already blossoming collection or begin one

These watches were anything but afterthoughts

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date '70s Pre-owned If you're a fan ofIn the history of dive watches, a few names tend to stand out as pioneers and innovators: Rolex. DOXA. Blancpain. The latter changed the world with its Fifty Fathoms, a timepiece that many consider and rightfully so to be the world's first true diver's watch. However, the Fifty Fathoms wasn't the only diver that the maison from La Brassus produced. There was also a scaled down version called the Bathyscaphe, named after the manned submersible of the