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BLANCPAIN 500 Fathoms Beneath The Sea
On the eve of the Baselworld 2009 watch show, Blancpain presents the “big sister” of its now famous Fifty Fathoms watch: the brand-new 500 Fathoms. More high-performance and high-tech than ever, the brand’s latest diver’s watch displays an uncompromisingly sporting design. Waterresistant to 1000 metres, it is equipped with a helium decompression valve that is [...]
BLANCPAIN Women Saint-Valentin 2009
A chronograph in the name of love
Blancpain Press Release, February 2009 – At Blancpain, the annual lovers’ day is a celebration. Each year, the Manufacture in Le Brassus makes it a point of honour to conceive and create a limited series of ladies’ timepieces dedicated to love. Watchmaking tradition mingles with the boundless creativity of [...]
Blancpain rewards Geir SKEIE, Winner of the Bocuse d’Or 2009
January 27th -28th 2009 Eurexpo, Lyon (France) – 24 contestants, a single champion: Geir SKEIE, of the Restaurant Mathuset Solvold, in Sandefjord (Norway), wins the most coveted international gastronomy award. As the icing on the cake, Blancpain, official timekeeper of the Bocuse d’Or 2009, presents the French laureate with a watchmaking gem: its famous Flyback [...]
World-first Preview of Blancpain Fifty Fathoms watch
Blancpain presents a world-first preview of its new Fifty Fathoms watch in a special limited series of 50. This exclusive edition is clad in a deep blue colour celebrating the inseparable ties binding the Manufacture in Le Brassus to the splendours of the ocean depths. It plays the starring role in an exhibition that is [...]
Blancpain, the watchmaker of gourmet cuisine
As official timekeeper of the Bocuse d’Or 2009 competition in Lyon, Blancpain is honoured to be associating its name with the best-known international cuisine contest in the international gourmet world. The quest for excellence, inimitable know-how, precise gestures and meticulous hand-crafted work are a set of values that the Manufacture in Le Brassus proudly shares [...]
