Blancpain

Why not, my friend?!!!

Mar 24, 2012,23:54 PM

Ok, the hot Vintage FFs are those you and me know and love, around 40 / 41 mm big, with or without Moisture Indicator at 6 o clock.

But there are some small FF which are worth some attention, and this one is one of them.

Blancpain Brevets... As you know, in 1953, Blancpain were the first ( or among the first, with the Rolex Submariner ) to create THE diving watch, the faithful timekeeper which set, at this moment, the milestone of our modern diving watches.

Bob Maloubier explained it veryt well during the exhibition.

Lip came one or two years later.

So is the link between Lip and Blancpain.

Now, this one is a Lip, with some of the solutions of the FF.

Some only, because, as you pointed it out, some others are missing, such as the dust cover.

Funny how the insert on this one of yours loooks like a TR 900 insert!

A lovely beast, my friend.

Best,

Nicolas

This message has been edited by amanico on 2012-03-24 23:55:01

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Brevets Blancpain - Fifty Fathom or not?

By: DivingT : March 24th, 2012-13:46

Hi all, I supose the question really is, what brevets, or patents, belonging to Blancpain did LIP use with this mid size diver? We all know the connection between Blancpain and LIP in the early days of the Fifty Fathom. But what was it that allowed this m...

certainly...

By: gensiulia : March 24th, 2012-14:32

... our friend nicolas will answer the question, i can say that i really love blancpain FF (and also TR-900) and i find this LIP just fantastic! best. christian

Thanks Christian, yep, not TR 900, but still intriguing. Cheers [nt]

By: DivingT : March 25th, 2012-10:05

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A lovely watch you have got there.

By: grigo : March 24th, 2012-23:36

As fas as the patent is involved, I would adventure that it has to do with the case and the fact that it is a diving watch. But I am sure that Nicolas will have the correct answer. Best regards, George

I think your right George, and below we have Nico's answer [nt]

By: DivingT : March 25th, 2012-10:06

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Why not, my friend?!!!

By: amanico : March 24th, 2012-23:54

Ok, the hot Vintage FFs are those you and me know and love, around 40 / 41 mm big, with or without Moisture Indicator at 6 o clock. But there are some small FF which are worth some attention, and this one is one of them. Blancpain Brevets... As you know, ...

Thanks Nicolas.....

By: DivingT : March 25th, 2012-10:14

Interesting, I had thought about the operating mechanism / lock of the bezel, but not the insert style - we'll compare them next time I'm free in Paris. And I agree, it's not of beloved models, but well worth paying attention to! I actually find it quite ...

Why not, my friend?!!!

Brevets Blancpain - Fifty Fathom or not?

certainly...

Thanks Christian, yep, not TR 900, but still intriguing. Cheers [nt]

A lovely watch you have got there.

I think your right George, and below we have Nico's answer [nt]

Why not, my friend?!!!

Thanks Nicolas.....

With great pleasure, Tony! [nt]

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How big?..

34mm across the bezel/body, and 36mm inc the crown

quick shot beside the Milspec 1

That speaks a lot. Thanks for this comparative photo, Tony.

I've got one too...

...yep, I can vouch for that too....