Blancpain

Still processing this. “ The Manufacture is now offering a 555-piece limited-edition reinterpretation of the timepiece with its trademark moisture indicator. Faithful to its original 41.30 mm diameter, the Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 3 is made of 9...  

Now that would be a hell of a watch : )

Definitely a Revelation

I want one! Oops. I shouldn't say that publicly, I just killed my chances of ever getting one.

You're supposed to say, "I hate this watch! I wouldn't wear it if someone gave it to me!!" Then, you might have a chance : )

I find the price hard to justify compared to the other limited editions from years past. Second hand market shows them at like 20k. I may just be too poor

Looks good, size is right, and its production volume makes it far more attainable than the other "70s" we've seen so far. I'm not a NATO fan, but that's easily swapped out. Also, I'm guessing this is the same 9K "bronze gold" that Omega launched on the Ch... 

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My wallet remains safe

Too vintage for me. You could almost buy an original for the price if you want a historic look. The whole appeal of the modern FF is its interpretation as a modern piece. I'm certainly in the minority on this one though

I can’t name the source, but if this is what 32k usd gets you… ...  

The one which served as an inspiration: ...  

Not sure about the bronze gold, however. It does look rich and will not react to the skin the way bronze will. Would have preferred stainless, however, both in terms of appearance and price.

A nice hint to the past utilitarian one ...  

Here is the original one. ...  

I could never entertain this knowing how many interesting options there is out there for a much more rational outlay, seems very high.

A lot of watch for a half the asking for the above. Different proposition of course but there are some interesting options in the FF line, there's A LOT to choose from.

Case (size and form), lugs, hands, bezel, the dial without date, the shape of the sapphire. The practicability of the watch (WR 30 bar - as always - and PR 100 hours). I like everything. As the owner of a RG cased FF with blue dial (the matt RG is very ha... 

My AD is already informed and so I am looking forward to inspect this bronze version personally. Then I will make my final decision. ☺️

The pricing is a little ambitious though....

The third (Act 3) disappointment in a row. None matches the standard FF and it’s just a pity that BP keeps ignoring the calls from the market to offer a high quality unlimited edition in a smaller size.

…my sentence is meant to be phrased as an “AND” clause whereby the request was for three conditions to be met at the same time: high quality, unlimited and smaller size. Two of the conditions are not met here.

I still think the Hodinkee Bathyscaphe looks best, just wish it was slightly larger. ...  

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Who is in?

some articles(like 2! including a duplicate) try to ruin this nice moment with negative narratives. I hope that moderators do something about this, at least delete *duplicate" posts redirecting to an external blog.