Blancpain Fifty Fathoms

Brand Blancpain, Villeret (Bernese Jura) Model ‘Fifty Fathoms’ ‘No Radiations’ Retailed by - Year circa 1960 Reference - Movement - Calibre AS 1700 manual-winding, 17 jewels Case No. 301 336 Material/s stainless steel Bracelet beige ‘Nato’ strap with steel clasp Buckle - Dimensions Ø 41.2 mm. 51.8 x 41.2 mm. Ø 41 mm. (bezel) Thickness 13.1 mm. Length 190 mm. (approx.) Weight 76.6 gr (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories - Blancpain Large, diver’s, self-winding, centre-seconds, black dial; ‘Fifty Fathoms’ ‘No Radiations’; stainless steel Stainless steel, self-winding, round-shaped, massive diver’s wristwatch, with centre-seconds and 60-minute graduated bidirectional revolving bezel with black insert for the decompression times. Case: three-piece, satin-finished, water-resistant with screwed case-back; large polished screwed crown; stainless steel bezel with graduated black Bakelite insert. Case-back engraved ‘Zur / Erinnerung / als Minnetaucher / Erich u.Heino’ (In / memory / as a minstrel / Erich and Heino). Dial: ‘T<25’ (tritium), black colour, with radiating luminescent indexes and dots; external minute track divided five by five, with white painted radiating lines; ‘No Radiations’ logo at 6 o’clock; white painted skeleton luminescent ‘Bâton’ hands. Movement: calibre AS 1700, manual-winding, 17 jewels, unajusted.