Blancpain
The Blancpain story can be traced back to 1735, when Jehan-Jacques Blancpain registered himself as a watchmaker. In 1815, his grandson Frédéric-Louis Blancpain developed an ultra thin movement by redesigning the watch escapement.
The brand’s first automatic wristwatch was unveiled in 1926 in collaboration with John Harwood. The business was sold in 1932, and in 1950, Jean-Jacques Fiechter joined the company and was key to the development of the Fifty Fathoms.
In 1981, Jean-Claude Biver and Jacques Piguet bought the brand and developed the world’s smallest moonphase display in 1983. Nicolas Hayek’s SMH, which later became the Swatch Group, bought the company in 1992, and a decade later, Marc A. Hayek took over as Blancpain’s president and CEO.
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Blancpain Adds 38mm Mother-of-Pearl Variants to Fifty Fathoms Dive Watch Lineup
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Blancpain Adds 38mm Mother-of-Pearl Variants to Fifty Fathoms Dive Watch Lineup
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Be Among The First To Discover Blancpain 2025 Novelties At New York Flagship
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The latest Blancpain Ocean Commitment BOC IV limited edition is a tech diver’s dream
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The latest Blancpain Ocean Commitment BOC IV limited edition is a tech diver’s dream
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Blancpain Continues its Support of Oceana with Fabulous Auction Offering
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Blancpain Continues its Support of Oceana with Fabulous Auction Offering
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Blancpain Unveils the First All-Ceramic Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
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Blancpain Unveils the First All-Ceramic Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
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Blancpain Unveils New Fifty Fathoms Automatique in a 42mm Case
Mar 22, 2024
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Blancpain Unveils New Fifty Fathoms Automatique in a 42mm Case
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The Swatch x Blancpain Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms Ocean of Storms celebrates a different kind of ocean
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The Swatch x Blancpain Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms Ocean of Storms celebrates a different kind of ocean
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Blancpain and Sotheby’s Partner to Support Oceana
Nov 29, 2023
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Blancpain and Sotheby’s Partner to Support Oceana
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A closer look at Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 3
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