Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Pacific Ocean Gray Dial Watch SO35P100
$799
H 1.66 in W 0.6 in Dm 1.66 in
Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Pacific Ocean Gray Dial Watch SO35P100
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
Brand new full set.
$799
H 1.66 in W 0.6 in Dm 1.66 in
Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Pacific Ocean Gray Dial Watch SO35P100
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
Brand new full set.
$799
H 1.66 in W 0.6 in Dm 1.66 in
Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Arctic Ocean Cream Dial Watch S035N100
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
Brand new full set,
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Rotomatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Fifty Fathoms Rotomatic Extremely rare, earlx military diver watch by Blancpain CASE screwed
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Watch 5052 1146 E52A
By Blancpain
Located in Southampton, PA
The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Watch, reference number 5052 1146 E52A, is a rugged
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Titanium Watch 5015-12B40-O52A
By Blancpain
Located in Southampton, PA
The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Watch, reference number 5015-12B40-O52A, is stylish, sophisticated, and
Titanium
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique 5015 1130 52A Men's Watch Box Papers
By Blancpain
Located in Great Neck, NY
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique 5015 1130 52A Men's Watch. 45MM stainless steel case with
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Flyback Chronograph 5085F-3630-52A
By Blancpain
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A mens Fifty Fathom's Flyback chronograph crafted in rose gold by Blancpain. Features a black dial
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Ceramic 5200-0130-B52A
By Blancpain
Located in București, București
return, please check our terms&conditions agreement. The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 5200-0130-B52A is a
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms
By Blancpain
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds, date Case: 45mm round stainless steel case, uni-directional rotating bezel, push/pull crown Band: stainless steel oyster bracel...
Stainless Steel
Blancpain White Gold Fifty Fathoms Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM824 Model: 5015-1540 52 Serial: 06/** Condition: 9.5 - Excellent condition Age: 15th October 2015 Case Diameter: 45 mm Case Size: 45mm Box and Papers: Box, Manuals and Guaran...
18k Gold, White Gold
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Southampton, PA
Displays hours, minutes, seconds, flyback chronograph, and the date on a black dial. Lastly, the watch has a matching stainless steel bracelet with a deployment clasp. Included items...
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms No Radiations Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W4053 Model Number: MW7627 Serial Number: 208*** Condition: 9 - Excellent Condition Age: 1950's Case Diameter: 36 mm Case Size: 36mm Box And Papers: Xupes Presentation Pouch Mo...
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Black Dial Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, date Case: 45mm round stainless steel case, black uni-directional diver’s bezel, stainless steel crown and pushers...
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms No Radiation Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W3571 Model: 206226 Serial: NW7*** Condition: 8 - Good condition Age: 1953 Case Diameter: 36 mm Case Size: 36mm Box and Papers: Xupes Presentation Pouch Movement: Automatic Case...
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Air Command Flyback Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W4282 Modle Number: 5885F.1130.52 Serial Number: No.*** Condition: 9 - Excellent Condition Age: 2017 Case Size: 45mm Box and Papers: Box and Open Guarantee Movement: Automatic ...
Stainless Steel
2004 Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms GMT Mens Watch 2250-1130-71
By Blancpain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Specifications Movement: Automatic Case: Stainless Steel Case Diameter: 40.5mm Dial: Black Bracelet: Stainless Steel Buckle: Stainless Steel Deployment Buckle Glass: Sapphir...
Stainless Steel
Blanpain Fifty Fathoms Stainless Steel Men’s Vintage
By Blancpain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
REF: W4383 MANUFACTURE: Blancpain MODEL: Fifty Fathoms AGE: Circa 1950 GENDER: Men's BOX & PAPERS
Stainless Steel
1930's Movado Vintage Mens Stainless Steel Elapsed Time Pilots Watch
By Movado
Located in Suwanee, GA
these icons. Rather than being a dive watch like the iconic Rolex Submariner or Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 1.66 in W 0.6 in Dm 1.66 in
Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Indian Ocean Green Dial Watch SO35I100
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Indian Ocean Green Dial Watch SO35I100
Sold
H 1.66 in W 0.6 in Dm 1.66 in
Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Antarctic Ocean Grey Dial Watch SO35S100
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
Brand new full set
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung
By Blancpain
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a vintage Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung model. The case is in excellent condition, the
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Rotomatic Incabloc
By Blancpain
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Rotomatic Incabloc milspec was one of the first modern dive watches from
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Milspec I
By Blancpain
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is an original Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Milspec dive watch from the 1950s. This is a very
BLANCPAIN Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Rotomatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Rotomatic Incabloc was one of the first modern dive watches from the
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Aqualung Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a great example of the vintage Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung model with a beautiful
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Aqua Lung
By Blancpain
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a great example of the vintage Blancpain Fifty Fathoms aqualung model with a beautiful
Blancpain Stainless Steel Aqualung Diver's Wristwatch circa 1950s
By Blancpain
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a highly collectible and very difficult to find Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung. This was
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 45mm 5015-1130-71
By Blancpain
Located in Surfside, FL
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms in stainless steel. Auto w/ sweep seconds and date. 45 mm case size. Ref
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5015D.1140.52B
By Blancpain
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pre-owned in very good condition Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, 45mm stainless steel case
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms "Bathyscaphe" stainless steel Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Surfside, FL
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in stainless steel on black leather strap. Auto w/ sweep
Stainless Steel, Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 5005-1110-B52A
By Blancpain
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pre- owned in very good condition Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 43mm stainless steel case
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms stainless steel Automatic Wristwatch Ref 5100B 1110 B52A
By Blancpain
Located in Surfside, FL
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in stainless steel on a canvas strap with a Blancpain stainless
Stainless Steel, Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Titanium Black Dial Mens Watch 5015 Unworn
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Titanium Black Dial Mens Watch 5015 Unworn. Automatic self-winding movement
Titanium
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ceramic Blue Dial Mens Watch 5000
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ceramic Blue Dial Mens Watch 5000. Automatic self-winding
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Flyback Rose Gold Chronograph Men's Watch 5085F
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Flyback Rose Gold Chronograph Mens Watch 5085F. Automatic self-winding
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatic Steel Black Dial Mens Watch 5015 Box Card
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatic Steel Black Dial Mens Watch 5015 Box Card. Automatic self-winding
Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ceramic Blue Dial Mens Watch 5000 Box Card
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ceramic Blue Dial Mens Watch 5000 Box Card. Automatic self
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ceramic Gray Dial Mens Watch 5000 Box Card
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ceramic Gray Dial Mens Watch 5000 Box Card. Automatic self
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Flyback Moonphase Mens Watch 5066f-1140-52b Box Card
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Flyback Moonphase Mens Watch 5066f-1140-52b Box Card. Automatic self
2009 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 500 Fathoms Titanium 50015-12b34-52b Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Contemporary 2009 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 500 Fathoms Titanium 50015-12b34-52b Wristwatch
Titanium
1950 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Stainless Steel Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
divers. The fifty fathoms is the eponymous watch of the 1950s from Blancpain, being able to withstand
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Stainless Steel 5015D-1140-52B
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Ref: W6603 Manufacturer: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Model Ref: 5015D-1140-52B Age: 31st
Stainless Steel
2004 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms GMT Stainless Steel 2250 1130 71 Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Contemporary 2004 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms GMT Stainless Steel 2250 1130 71 Wristwatch * *Complete
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 0.36 in W 0.79 in
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Automatic Watch Stainless Steel and Fabric
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Automatic Watch Stainless Steel and Fabric 38 Item Number: 189914
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 0.4 in W 0.79 in
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Automatic Watch Stainless Steel and Fabric
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Automatic Watch Stainless Steel and Fabric 38 Item Number: 189914
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Trilogy GMT Automatic Watch Stainless Steel 40
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
, Band Width: 20mm, Wrist circumference: 6.25" Designer: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Trilogy GMT
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5200-0130-B52A Ceramic Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Xupes Reference: COM002598 Manufacturer: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Model Variant: 0 Model
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 0 500811B30 Men Stainless Steel 0 Watch
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Xupes Reference: COM002958 Manufacturer: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Model Variant: 0 Model
Steel, Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tribute to Fifty Fathoms Ltd Ed of 500 NO5075B071030
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Ref: COM002459 Manufacturer: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Model Ref: NO5075B071030 Age: Gender
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 0 5200-0130-B52A Men's Ceramic Bathyscaphe Flyback
By Blancpain
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Xupes Reference: COM002598 Manufacturer: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Model Variant: 0 Model
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda 5008B-1130-B52A Men Stainless Steel Limited Ed
By Rolex
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Xupes Reference: W007756 Manufacturer: Blancpain Model: Fifty Fathoms Model Variant: Barakuda
Steel, Stainless Steel
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Dallas, TX
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, model 2200.1130.71 Mens automatic wristwatch. Stainless Steel round style
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Titanium Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ref 5000-0130-NAB A
By Blancpain
Located in Naples, FL
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Titanium Automatic Movement with Sapphire Transparent Back
Titanium
Blancpain SS "Aqualung" "Lifeguard" model, ref 3500 c1950s
By Blancpain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
AS calibre 1361 movement Rayville calibre R.570, rotor signed Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Milspec. Inside
BLANCPAIN Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brand Name Blancpain Style Number 5015-1130-52 Series Fifty Fathoms Gender Men's Case
Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Blancpain Lip Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Diver's Wristwatch circa 1950s
By Blancpain
Located in Paris, FR
Blancpain Lip stainless steel self-winding Fifty Fathoms diver's wristwatch, circa 1950s.
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Stainless Steel Fifty Fathoms Aqua Lung Wristwatch circa 1950s
By Blancpain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brand: Blancpain Series: Fifty Fathoms Aqua Lung Case Back: 5585 Dial: Original aged black dial
Stainless Steel
Blancpain Stainless Steel Bathyscaphe Diver's Automatic Wristwatch
By Blancpain
Located in New York, NY
. In 1953, Blancpain debuted the Fifty Fathoms wristwatch, which would become known as the original
Steel
$28,125Sale Price|25% Off
H 1.97 in W 1.02 in Dm 8 in
AUSTRIAN Art Deco 1925 Curvex Wristwatch in Platinum With 7.75 Ctw in Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco curvex wristwatch in platinum with gemstones. This is an absolutely gorgeous wristwatch, created in Austria during the art deco period, back in the late 1920's. The case...
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
$1,472Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.58 in W 0.95 in
Tiffany Co & Baume Mercier Hampton Tank Watch, MV045063, Quartz, Serviced, Rare
By Baume & Mercier
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing the exquisite Tiffany & Co. and Baume & Mercier Hampton Tank Watch—a true blend of elegance and functionality. This stunning timepiece, model Hampton MV045063, represents...
Stainless Steel
Zodiac Sea Wolf Stainless Steel Automatic Diver Wrist Watch, circa 1960s
By Zodiac
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Zodiac STYLE / REFERENCE: Diver METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 43mm X Diameter 35mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Win...
1970s Christian Dior by Bulova 14K Gold Green Oval Dial Watch
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
14K gold plated Dior by Bulova wrist wind up watch, fully working, green and white face, original black leather strap Condition: Early 1970s, gold metal ware is in very good conditi...
14k Gold, Gold Plate, Gold
Franck Muller Yellow Gold Long Island Master Complications Automatic Wrist Watch
By Franck Muller
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
FRANCK MULLER LONG ISLAND, Master of complications 1000 SC yellow gold case, black leather strap, automatic winding
18k Gold
Omega 18Kt Pink Gold Bumper Automatic circa 1940's with Waffle Dial
By Omega
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Omega Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Dress Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt Rose Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 40mm X Diameter 36mm MOVEMENT / C...
18k Gold
Rolex Steel Air King with Custom Green Roman Dial And Diamond Bezel ca 1960's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Air King / Reference 5500-1002 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39m X Diameter...
Stainless Steel
$4,800Sale Price|50% Off
H 1.11 in W 0.99 in
Franck Muller Ladies 18k White Gold Cintrée Curvex Watch Ref. 1752QZ
By Franck Muller
Located in Richmond, CA
A beautifully timeless Franck Muller Cintree Curvex ladies watch crafted in elegant solid 18k (au750) white gold, with a silvered guilloché dial, original FM 18k (au750) WG buckle a...
White Gold
Rare Save the Seals Frozen Tears Swatch Watch Prototype New Never worn
By Swatch
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is a rare collectible Swatch Watch called Frozen Tears Save the seals. It is a prototype. It is no longer available and very hard to find. It is a very unique Swatch that no one...
Roger Dubuis Limited Edition Bi-Retrograde Calendar White Gold Watch
By Roger Dubuis
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A classic Bi-Retrograde 34mm wristwatch by Roger Dubuis crafted in white gold. Featuring a cream dial with roman numerals, a date and day display as well as a moon phase indicator. F...
18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage Omega De Ville 1365 Gold Plated Dress Watch
By Omega
Located in Toronto, CA
Brand: Omega Model: De Ville Reference Number: 1365 Features: Gold Plated-Golden Dial Country Of Manufacture: Switzerland Movement: Quartz Case Material: Gold Plated- Stainless...
Gold Plate
Tiffany & Co. Diamond Enamel Watch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. platinum and gold diamond enamel expandable wristwatch. Meylan 17 jewel movement, 32 diamonds weighing approximately 1 carat. Inner circumference: 6.25 inches. Can expa...
14 Karat Gold Omega 342 Automatic Men's Wrist Watch
By Omega
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Among the first of the automatic Omega movements, this circa 1947 fourteen karat 14K yellow gold Men's Omega Wrist Watch Model 342 is with unrestored silver toned dial, gold markers,...
Gold, 14k Gold
$950
W 1.88 in D 0.25 in L 9.13 in
Kostabi Swatch Watch Twelve Apostles, Signed & Illustrated by Kostabi New
Located in Wallkill, NY
New never worn 1995 Mark Kostabi Swatch Watch, Twelve Apostles. Hand signed and Artist illustrated on the case by Kostabi HIMSELF, I watched it, I was there. Mark Kostabi is a contro...
Patek Philippe Art Deco Platinum Diamond Lady's Dress Watch
By Patek Philippe
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, circa 1920s platinum dress watch by Patek Philippe, featuring platinum case, adorned with rose and single cut diamonds, approx. 0.50ctw, on a black fabric strap with 14k go...
Diamond, Platinum
Bulova Gold Filled Art Deco Automatic with Original Dial from 1954
By Bulova
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Bulova Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Round METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1954 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39mm X Diameter 31mm MOV...
In 1735, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain opened a modest workshop on the second floor of his farmhouse in the Jura village of Villeret in Switzerland. These humble beginnings would form the foundation of what is now the world’s oldest existing watchmaker and one of the premier brands within the category of Swiss watchmaking.
Like most horologists at the time, Blancpain’s business was, at the beginning, a family affair: Jehan-Jacques’s son and siblings joined in the work at hand. After all, between the honing, polishing, design and assembly, the making of an innovative watch calls for all hands on deck. Since then, even given its deep history, Blancpain has remained a forward-looking brand.
At the end of the 18th century, Jehan-Jacques’s grandson David-Louis endeavored to turn the family business into an international one, traveling to cities across Europe to proffer the family’s distinctive timepieces, which were known for their roue de rencontre, or meeting wheel, escapements.
By the early 1800s, Frédéric-Louis Blancpain, Jehan-Jacques’s great-grandson, had begun work on ultra-flat movements and implemented modern means of production at the factory. Soon, Blancpain built a two-story factory that further bolstered its production capacity.
In 1926, Blancpain partnered with British watchmaker John Harwood to produce the first automatic wristwatch, an innovation that had existed only in pocket watches at that point. Then nearly 30 years later, when the race to craft modern dive watches had gained speed and Rolex was unveiling its iconic Submariner, Blancpain introduced its Fifty Fathoms, a timepiece designed initially for the French Navy to be waterproof up to a depth of 50 fathoms.
After two centuries of family management, Blancpain left the hands of its namesake family in 1932, passing between a few owners before being acquired in 1961 by SSIH, the venerable Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogère, whose other subsidiaries include Omega and Tissot.
SSIH would sell Blancpain to a member of another Swiss watch family, Jacques Piguet, in the early 1980s. In 2010, Piguet merged with Blancpain under the Swatch Group. Today, Blancpain maintains its painstaking attention to detail, producing fewer than 30 watches per day, each crafted by a single watchmaker.
Find a wide range of vintage Blancpain watches for sale on 1stDibs today.
Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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