Blancpain X Swatch
Discussion
Well, who would have thought so ....
https://www.instagram.com/p/CwvuRfLrTR3/
https://www.swatch.com/
There seem to be five models coming, based on the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.
Will be interesting to see ....
https://www.instagram.com/p/CwvuRfLrTR3/
https://www.swatch.com/
There seem to be five models coming, based on the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.
Will be interesting to see ....
The colour of these is inspired by a nudibranch!
GQ Magazine said:
While the dial colours or specifics are unknown, we can confirm each one will feature brand new bioceramic colours, and each watch’s colourway is inspired by a nudibranch that is native to the particular ocean.
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/swatch-blancpain-collab-tease-2023Castrol for a knave said:
Am I missing something? None of those look like a Fifty.
They haven't been released yet, not even a teaser.This is a render by Monochrome:
https://monochrome-watches.com/predictions-swatch-...
They are expected to be powered by the Swatch Sistem 51 calibre, which is quite an interesting calibre in its own right.
ChrisH79 said:
Wallace12R said:
Mosdef said:
Great way to trash another brand.
Has that happened with Omega?I'm a big fan of the Fifty Fathoms but have never had the balls to stump up the cash.
What I don't understand is that the FF is a proper divers watch with at least as much (and arguably more) heritage as the Rolex sub.
But the Swatch watch will probably only be splash resistant...it doesn't really make sense.
And before someone brings up the usual cliche, yes, I do actually dive with my dive watches.
What I don't understand is that the FF is a proper divers watch with at least as much (and arguably more) heritage as the Rolex sub.
But the Swatch watch will probably only be splash resistant...it doesn't really make sense.
And before someone brings up the usual cliche, yes, I do actually dive with my dive watches.
T6 vanman said:
I may be there on Saturday morning with my cash in hand ...............
And my proper BP FF NR on my wrist
And no doubt there will be a line of 100 young males who are all wearing the same clothes and trainers sitting on fold up chairs ahead of you waiting to buy one to flip on eBay.And my proper BP FF NR on my wrist
Deep said:
I'm a big fan of the Fifty Fathoms but have never had the balls to stump up the cash.
What I don't understand is that the FF is a proper divers watch with at least as much (and arguably more) heritage as the Rolex sub.
But the Swatch watch will probably only be splash resistant...it doesn't really make sense.
And before someone brings up the usual cliche, yes, I do actually dive with my dive watches.
This watch will be used to raise the profile of Blancpan as a brand off the back of the Omega Swatch collaboration. It will inevitably do that along with selling a lot of swatch units. What I don't understand is that the FF is a proper divers watch with at least as much (and arguably more) heritage as the Rolex sub.
But the Swatch watch will probably only be splash resistant...it doesn't really make sense.
And before someone brings up the usual cliche, yes, I do actually dive with my dive watches.
It was reported that sales of genuine Omegas increased off the back of the swatch collaboration, they will be hoping for the same with rhe lesser known blancpan.
Deep said:
I'm a big fan of the Fifty Fathoms but have never had the balls to stump up the cash.
What I don't understand is that the FF is a proper divers watch with at least as much (and arguably more) heritage as the Rolex sub.
But the Swatch watch will probably only be splash resistant...it doesn't really make sense.
And before someone brings up the usual cliche, yes, I do actually dive with my dive watches.
They have done 200m WR Swatches before so you never know What I don't understand is that the FF is a proper divers watch with at least as much (and arguably more) heritage as the Rolex sub.
But the Swatch watch will probably only be splash resistant...it doesn't really make sense.
And before someone brings up the usual cliche, yes, I do actually dive with my dive watches.
Joey Deacon said:
T6 vanman said:
I may be there on Saturday morning with my cash in hand ...............
And my proper BP FF NR on my wrist
And no doubt there will be a line of 100 young males who are all wearing the same clothes and trainers sitting on fold up chairs ahead of you waiting to buy one to flip on eBay.And my proper BP FF NR on my wrist
ChrisH79 said:
Wallace12R said:
Mosdef said:
Great way to trash another brand.
Has that happened with Omega?It's not snobbery or being mistaken for 'one of the poor people' - it's just a shame (in my view at least) to splash the brand all over something much cheaper and ubiquitous.
Has it happened with Omega? It's put me off and I've been a lifelong fan. I think ideas like these have short term gains that please the beancounters but it's brand dilution in the longer term.
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