Back in June, Blancpain launched the first-ever all-ceramic version of a Fifty Fathoms diver.
The ultramodern, ultratough take on the original dive watch took the ceramic Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe — which already existed — and added a new full-ceramic bracelet. To celebrate the launch, the brand also debuted an all-new ceramic Bathyscaphe featuring complete calendar and moonphase complications.
While it’s only been a few months since Blancpain debuted what is arguably the best ceramic bracelet in the business, its success is plain as day, as evidenced by the fact that the world’s oldest extant watch brand has just expanded its ceramic Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe line by 50 percent.
Dial It Up
Prior to today’s expansion, the brand made ceramic Bathyscaphes in the aforementioned complete calendar guise with a black, green or blue dial, along with a flyback chronograph version with a green or black dial. The most affordable iteration of the Bathyscaphe in ceramic — the time-and-date model — was only available with a black dial.
But now, Blancpain is giving you more options. The brand has added two more colorways for the basic three-hand Bathyscaphe in ceramic, as it now matches the complete calendar with green and blue dials. Both new dial colors feature a sunray finish and look spectacular when contrasted with their matte black ceramic cases.