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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Air Command

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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 12:57 pm

Skipdawg
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There are quite a few watches out there that really catch my eye but this one is one that lately I have been drawn back to a few times to look at and today it came to my attention again. But I'd have to sell off a few of my Grails or take out a loan to jump on this 45mm awesome Chrono. :):cool:

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http://forums.watchnet.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=228337&rid=0

http://www.prestigetime.com/item.php?item_id=7552

http://www.pakiemak.com/2008/05/blancpain-fifty-fathoms-air-command.html

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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 01:03 pm

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It is a beautiful watch...I especially like the domed acrylic bezel insert which Eddie Platts was able to represent in his Precista PRS-50.

Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 01:10 pm

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Yea Ken those are sweet! hearteyes.gif Eddie Platts did a heck of a good job there. ;) One is on my "to buy" list. :cool:

Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 02:00 pm

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man o man ! ..... that is a sweetheart ..... it go's without saying that Blancpain makes superlative watches.....I would think they are elite like Rolex , Vacharon Constatin and Patek , etc. ?

Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 02:17 pm

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canadajo wrote: man o man ! ..... that is a sweetheart ..... it go's without saying that Blancpain makes superlative watches.....I would think they are elite like Rolex , Vacharon Constatin and Patek , etc. ?
Yes...but, Blancpain does not, as a SWATCH owned company, use a proprietary movement as do the others mentioned...although one could argue that since SWATCH also owns ETA, the movements are proprietary!!!

Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 02:46 pm

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That truly is a beauty Skip.

Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 03:41 pm

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Aside from money falling in my lap from a inheritance or winning the lottery this Zenith could be a nice alternate substatute in a more affordable range. ;) If I behave myself in watch buying long enough I may try to find myself one at a good price for Christmas. :cool: Maybe? :D :)

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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 05:04 pm

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John that Blancpain looks awesome. Gee i would have to sell my Truck to pay for one.......

Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 06:05 pm

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KenC wrote: canadajo wrote: man o man ! ..... that is a sweetheart ..... it go's without saying that Blancpain makes superlative watches.....I would think they are elite like Rolex , Vacharon Constatin and Patek , etc. ?
Yes...but, Blancpain does not, as a SWATCH owned company, use a proprietary movement as do the others mentioned...although one could argue that since SWATCH also owns ETA, the movements are proprietary!!!
Well, but Blancpain doesn't use ETA movements-- they uses much more high end stuff-- a number of which were designed specifically and exclusively for Blancpain. The caliber F185 in that FF Air Command is actually a F. Piguet 1185, which was exclusively designed for Blancpain by Frederic Piquet in 1988. At the time it was the world's smallest and thinnest automatic chronograph movement. Nowadays the F. Piguet 1185 is the base caliber for chronographs from Cartier, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin. Not bad company.

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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 06:26 pm

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obsidian wrote: KenC wrote: canadajo wrote: man o man ! ..... that is a sweetheart ..... it go's without saying that Blancpain makes superlative watches.....I would think they are elite like Rolex , Vacharon Constatin and Patek , etc. ?
Yes...but, Blancpain does not, as a SWATCH owned company, use a proprietary movement as do the others mentioned...although one could argue that since SWATCH also owns ETA, the movements are proprietary!!!
Well, but Blancpain doesn't use ETA movements-- they uses much more high end stuff-- a number of which were designed specifically and exclusively for Blancpain. The caliber F185 in that FF Air Command is actually a F. Piguet 1185, which was exclusively designed for Blancpain by Frederic Piquet in 1988. At the time it was the world's smallest and thinnest automatic chronograph movement. Nowadays the F. Piguet 1185 is the base caliber for chronographs from Cartier, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin. Not bad company.

I stand corrected...you are absolutely right...my mistake...ETA does not make Blancpain movements...their are made by F. Piquet which are excellent...which in turn, negates any claim of a proprietary movement. :dude:

Posted: Sun Aug 10th, 2008 12:39 am

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canadajo wrote: man o man ! ..... that is a sweetheart ..... it go's without saying that Blancpain makes superlative watches.....I would think they are elite like Rolex , Vacharon Constatin and Patek , etc. ?
From the periodic arguments, ehrr... I mean discussions on the various forums about which are the top ten finest watch brands, most collectors seem to put Blancpain much higher on their list than Rolex, but several notches below Patek and VC.

Posted: Sun Aug 10th, 2008 12:56 am

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KenC wrote: obsidian wrote: KenC wrote: canadajo wrote: man o man ! ..... that is a sweetheart ..... it go's without saying that Blancpain makes superlative watches.....I would think they are elite like Rolex , Vacharon Constatin and Patek , etc. ?
Yes...but, Blancpain does not, as a SWATCH owned company, use a proprietary movement as do the others mentioned...although one could argue that since SWATCH also owns ETA, the movements are proprietary!!!
Well, but Blancpain doesn't use ETA movements-- they uses much more high end stuff-- a number of which were designed specifically and exclusively for Blancpain. The caliber F185 in that FF Air Command is actually a F. Piguet 1185, which was exclusively designed for Blancpain by Frederic Piquet in 1988. At the time it was the world's smallest and thinnest automatic chronograph movement. Nowadays the F. Piguet 1185 is the base caliber for chronographs from Cartier, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin. Not bad company.

I stand corrected...you are absolutely right...my mistake...ETA does not make Blancpain movements...their are made by F. Piquet which are excellent...which in turn, negates any claim of a proprietary movement. :dude:
But nobody made any claim of a proprietary movement, or lack there of..... except you.....

It just goes to show how silly and subjective all this talk of "inhouse" movements from "true manufacturers" can get. The Seiko 7S26 is a proprietary inhouse movement from a true manufacturer, yet if I was given the choice of either a Seiko Black Monster with the 7S26 movement, or a Cartier Seatimer with a non-proprietary ETA 2892-- I'm pretty sure I'd take the Cartier. :D

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