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Brevets Blancpain - Fifty Fathom or not?

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 model to be featured in the Fifty Fathoms exhibition? Photo from Nicolas's detailed exhibition report post.

So, given that it must have some sort of heritage that had granted it entry, I figured it was worth a risk.....

Its a bit small than what I would normally wear, but its quite charming really.

With its domed plexi-glass, it features that lovely flying saucer side profile.

And also requires an even push down with 3 fingers to allow the bezel to turn in either direction, just like the early Fifty Fathoms.

Turn it over, and we have a 2 piece back, featuring the coat of arms of LIPs home city - Besançon.

Internal engraving on the rear cover.

View of the internals and the 2 part cover pieces. No internal dust cover on this model.

Close up of the R23 C movement, signed in 2 places by LIP. This is a manual wind, where as the one in the exhibition was an automatic (??), but the serial number on this watch could mean its an older model - possibly a chance of an earler movement??

Its keeping great time, and has been getting a bit of wrist time recently. All in all, a nice little watch.

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