Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique Suede and a tractor—out to sea

and a tractor—out to sea

the brand established itself from its earliest days as a manufacturer of in-house movements of exceptional quality

which is useful on a hand-wound watch since it let's you easily tell at a glance if it is wound and running

a Benrus Contract DTU-2A/P has a contract date of June 1964

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique Suede and a tractor—out to seaAlongside the Rolex Submariner and DOXA Sub 300 Series, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is without question one of the most important dive watch designs in history, and is often credited with being the first purpose built timepiece with sub aquatic usage in mind. Designed by nageur de combat (combat swimmer) Captain Bob Maloubier, who sketched it with a pen and paper, the idea was first sent to French watchmaker LIP. But LIP dismissed the idea as a