Blancpain Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms
Blancpain Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms
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BASEL, Switzerland, April 28, /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --
Since its creation in 1953, the Fifty Fathoms has been the archetypal modern
diver's watch. Sixty years later, two new models join a fabulous lineage that
has earned iconic status and Blancpain has chosen to celebrate the anniversary
with a dedicated exhibition and press conference.
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Marc A. Hayek, President & CEO of Blancpain welcomed emblematic figures and
partners from the diving world who have played, or still play an important role
in the discovery of the ocean. The father of the Fifty Fathoms, Jean-Jacques
Fiechter, Blancpain President from 1950-1980; David Bennett, National
Geographic Vice President; Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer in
Residence; Krov Menuhin, Hans Hass Award Committee President, and also the
free-diver Gianluca Genoni gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the first
diving watch. The audience even experienced a live transmission with Laurent
Ballesta, currently in expedition with Blancpain in South Africa to encounter
the coelacanth, a living fossil.
Today, the 2013 Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe model appears in the wake of a
fabulous lineage extending over more than half a century and still meeting the
requirements of modern divers.
Source: Blancpain
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