Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 'Flyback' Chronograph Strap Now it was a watch

Now it was a watch that one could wear every day

the date could only be advanced by moving the hands forward many times until the correct date was displayed

and told the time—day or night—with a 24-hour hand and fixed 24-hour steel bezel

a universally recognized sign of sophistication and taste

Like the bezel

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 'Flyback' Chronograph Strap Now it was a watchAlongside the Rolex Submariner and DOXA Sub 300 Series, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is without question one of the most important dive watch designs in history, and is often credited with being the first purpose built timepiece with sub aquatic usage in mind. Designed by nageur de combat (combat swimmer) Captain Bob Maloubier, who sketched it with a pen and paper, the idea was first sent to French watchmaker LIP. But LIP dismissed the idea as a