New Horizons: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa16 February 2023
The Fifty Fathoms collection embodies Blancpain’s passion for the underwater world, which began in 1953 with the creation of the first modern divers’ watch. With its 70-year history of Fifty Fathoms, the brand is closely aligned with the world’s explorers, photographers, oceanographers and conservationists who appreciate and protect precious underwater life. Now, the model line is heading for new horizons with the introduction of the Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa. The Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa not only features a watchmaking innovation that enables the measurement of dive times of up to three hours, but also marks the launch of a new line in Blancpain’s diving watch collection.The launch of the timepiece commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Gombessa initiative, which Blancpain has supported as a founding partner since its inception in 2013. Laurent Ballesta’s Gombessa project focuses on exploring extreme depths with the aim of encountering some of the rarest marine life on earth. Ballesta and his team aim to acquire unique scientific data, photos and videos...................