Blancpain 500 Fathoms for Only Watch 2009
Jun 26, 2009
By Ariel Adams for ViaLuxe.com
Blancpain was smart to produce a special version of its new 500 Fathoms watch for Only Watch 2009. The 500 Fathoms watch should be a good seller for the luxury Swiss watch maker as a follow-up or complimentary model to the 50 Fathoms as well as the Aqua Lung models. This unique piece for Only Watch 2009 features a very different style dial for the watch. You have an anthracite face that features a partially skeletonized date disc underneath sections of transparent blued surfacing, as well as a carbon fiber center. The framed and lume-filled white hour indicators should contrast off the shiny anthracite dial well, but the carbon fiber adds a sports touch, enhanced by the ultra visible “torpedo” hands.
The watch case is large at 48mm wide in brushed titanium with 1000 meters of water resistance. The measurement does not actually coincide with “500 fathoms” but you get the idea. One of the most formidable elements of the watch is the Blancpain in-house made automatic caliber 1315 movement. It has an industry envious level of accuracy along with 120 hours of power reserve though several barrels. Even though the case is so water resistant, it still manages to have a sapphire display back in the 17mm thick case. This is quite rare for watches that must be so durable. The unique Only Watch 2009 version of the 500 Fathoms watch is nice, but it is really a message and reminder regarding the more widely available standard 500 Fathoms line (in both three-hand and chronograph versions) from Blancpain that were released this year.
Ariel Adams publishes the popular luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.
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