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Blancpain traces its origins to Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, who registered as a watchmaker in Villeret, Switzerland, in 1735.͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌   [STORIES]( [SHOP]( [SELL OR TRADE]( [INSURANCE]( [STRAPS]( [Shop Blancpain]( [Explore Blancpain Icons]( [Blancpain traces its origins to Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, who registered as a watchmaker in Villeret, Switzerland, in 1735. A pioneer in introducing modern industrial methods to the region in the 19th century, Blancpain produced pioneering timepieces in the 20th as well, including some of the first self-winding wristwatches ever made, and the Fifty Fathoms watch for combat divers, which was made in collaboration with the French Navy, and introduced in 1953. Blancpain became part of SSIH (later, Swatch Group) in 1992. The company today maintains its two manufactures in Le Brassus and Le Sentier, in the Vallée de Joux, where it creates watches ranging from tough, technically sophisticated instrument watches such as the various Fifty Fathoms models, to some of the most beautifully crafted high complications made anywhere in the world.]( [Explore the latest from Blancpain in the Hodinkee Shop today.]( [SHOP BLANCPAIN]( [Explore Blancpain Fifty Fathoms]( [The Fifty Fathoms Automatique in titanium is practically identical to the one released in 2007 when the brand revived the Fifty Fathoms as a full production collection, except for the titanium construction that now extends to the bracelet as well as the case. The application of titanium, well regarded for its lightness, hypoallergenic qualities, and resistance to corrosion, is an ideal fit for the contemporary Fifty Fathoms, and the result is one of the more wearable offerings in Blancpain's entire collection.]( [SHOP BLANCPAIN FIFTY FATHOMS]( [Shop Blancpain]( [The Bathyscaphe, named after the deep-diving submersibles invented by Swiss physicist and explorer Auguste Piccard, was introduced in 1956 as the civilian complement to the more professionally minded Fifty Fathoms. The original Bathyscaphe came in a smaller size than the more substantial Fifty Fathoms and was targeted toward the sport diving market, meaning a more casual audience.]( [SHOP BLANCPAIN FIFTY FATHOMS BATHYSCAPHE]( [Shop Blancpain]( [The Blancpain QUANTIÈME COMPLET, or Complete Calendar, or just QC, is what many also call a "triple calendar moonphase," one of the classic complications in all of horology. A QC features the time, the day of the week, the date, the month, and in this piece, the phases of the moon. Dating from the era of pocket watches and seeing popularity in wristwatches from the 1930s into the 1950s, the QC is unabashedly classic by default, and Blancpain has fully embraced the classical style with this stunning watch.]( [SHOP BLANCPAIN QUANTIÈME COMPLET]( [Shop Pre-Owned]( BUY NOW, PAY LATER WITH AFFIRM [Buy Now, Pay Later With Affirm]( [Discover incredible content, shop new, vintage and pre-owned watches, and engage with an entire community by downloading the Hodinkee app.]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Email](mailto:shopnews@hodinkee.com) Disclaimer: All items are subject to availability. Prices subject to change without notification. Applicable sales tax and shipping costs not included. Products and offers may be withdrawn at any time. In the event of errors, typos, or omissions, this offer is void. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Update your subscription preferences]( | [Unsubscribe from Hodinkee emails]( | [View in browser]( Hodinkee · P.O. Box 1129 New York, NY 10013 Copyright © 2023 Hodinkee, All rights reserved.