Very Important detail about the vintage fifty fathoms

Feb 28, 2013,18:15 PM
 

Hi Nicolas ,

Wow , you are top nob vintage Blancpain collector I would say .
Your information to all collectors is very valuable I should salute to you . 
How do you define the value of these watches ....!
By the way , more to learn from you .
Cheers always .


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A nice ballet of cases...

 
 By: amanico : February 24th, 2013-10:27
AM and TR 900. An original way to look at two uncommon Fifty Fathoms. Best, Nicolas...  

Beautiful! Prima Ballarinas!!

 
 By: DivingT : February 24th, 2013-23:51
A very good way to demonstrate the case shape differences, So alike in manyways, so different in others!! Cheers Tony

Love this Buddha smile but not fond of these lip studs......

 
 By: Sandgroper : February 25th, 2013-04:19
Perhaps from the back? Nice and serene Buddha smile. :):):) Cheers my friend.

LOL. Thanks, my friend. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : February 26th, 2013-04:48

I'll take the one on the bottom, and....

 
 By: Darren : February 25th, 2013-19:23
I don't even need to see the dial. Neat picture. Darren

Well, you know them by heart! ;)

 
 By: amanico : February 26th, 2013-04:49
Actually, the one n the top is just... Top. ;) Best, Nicolas

Am or Tr900

 
 By: bpwatch : February 28th, 2013-08:34
Top piece is Am case and bottom is Tr 900 case. The differences is the crown .

One difference, yes.

 
 By: amanico : February 28th, 2013-08:36
The others being the case back, and the movement... Best, Nicolas

Am or Tr 900

 
 By: bpwatch : February 28th, 2013-08:40
The case back engrave Am and how many were made ? Any ideal how many left ? Both movement is using AS1361 if I am not wrong ...? Or I am wrong , can you provide me some information . Thanks

Yes, the engravings on the case backs are really different.

 
 By: amanico : February 28th, 2013-08:45
The AM doesn't have- as the TR 900, by the way- any case number, but a serial number. The movement of the TR900 has some special features, like these " copper " wheels, for the amagnetic purposes ( I guess ). As for how many AMs were made, I know only 4: ... 

Am

 
 By: bpwatch : February 28th, 2013-08:59
Thank you Nicolas for feeding me precious information about the AM watch . Which one is the most collectible piece base on your expertise point of view . I am curious to know more about these 2 different watches ...! Sorry to trouble you to answer my quer... 

There is much rarer than the TR 900.

 
 By: amanico : February 28th, 2013-12:09
Well, the TR 900 is quite hard to find, as it seems that many of the circa 1100 died; and that all those who pay a cult to this watch may evaluate their surviving number to around 100, 150? Thee Pakistani is much rarer, by far, as well as the AM. But the ... 

Very Important detail about the vintage fifty fathoms

 
 By: bpwatch : February 28th, 2013-18:15
Hi Nicolas , Wow , you are top nob vintage Blancpain collector I would say . Your information to all collectors is very valuable I should salute to you . How do you define the value of these watches ....! By the way , more to learn from you . Cheers alway... 

Value is not the most interesting point, bpwatch.

 
 By: amanico : February 28th, 2013-22:29
And not a top notch collector, just a lover of these special watches. Best, Nicolas