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The sweet spot for a FF is 41-42 mm.
The 40 mm wears smallish on a strap, putting it on a steel X71 bracelet adds some heft and makes it appear bigger. Somewhere between a Rolex Daytona and Submariner. ![]() |
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I am a big fan of Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms limited edition series. Here my No Rad (40.3 mm) with the X-71 bracelet.
![]() Initially, I have worn it with its original tropic strap; it was not comfortable so I changed to the X-71. With this metal bracelet the No Rad looks a bit larger (and better to me) on my wrist. The X-71 is much more comfortable than the tropic strap, which tends to stick a bit. |
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the Barracuda and No Rads look fantastic on a bracelet. Would be nice if Blancpain offered more watches with the X71 as the default, rather than an expensive and sometimes hard to find, option
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Those are amazing pieces. The Barakuda is the one piece I would consider buying aftermarket at a big mark-up.
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The lume doesn’t bother you? I bought that one new 25% off and let it go right away because of the lume. It’s one of very few times I’ve been guilty of a flip without wearing. Those days are long gone.
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A little heavy handed with the fauxtina for me. Not the glow. Looks good there.
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Awesome nato! What is it? I’m assuming it’s not from BP. They’re not that creative with their Natos. |
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And the Hodinkee MilSpec. I had the No Rad as well but sold it. I’m a sucker for a no date diver. I love the bracelet but the beauty of the FF is that it works on a bunch of strap types too so I often have it on a strap. ![]() Last edited by NardinNut; 23 April 2022 at 01:27 AM.. Reason: Meant to add photo |
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It was one of the very few Natos I could find with brushed rose goldesque hardware, and the big Panerai style buckle looks the part as does the pleasingly chunky aged canvas strap. It's a 3 layer construction, canvas on top, glued to a finer poly/cotton type fabric with a rubberish layer next to the skin. Out of the bag, all signs were good. Unfortunately, the rubberized backing started to come away within a week of wear leaving little goobers on my wrist. The mid layer is still there at the moment and it's holding everything together, but it also absorbs the sweat and oil from my skin that I imagine the backer was there to stop. Neither was it a one off. When I got the first strap I was impressed with it enough to order another 2 the next day, all 3 have done the same thing. At some point I'm going to transplant the hardware to a olive nylon Nato.... ![]() ![]()
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What a shame about the wear quality. That 'rustic' style nato looks fantasic on your FF.
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I wish blancpain had a rose gold bracelet for it though....that is really it's only downside Sent from my IN2017 using Tapatalk |
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YES! a matching brushed gold X71, that would be amazing
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You may find this hilarious.....
But I sent the CEO of Blancpain an email stating the reasons why they should make a brushed rose gold bracelet and they never responded.... I had to try at least. If anyone knows someone who I could reach out to at the Company to make this happen, let me know! Sent from my IN2017 using Tapatalk |
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If they’d just released a normal rubber strap like everyone else instead of their disposable sailcloth crafted with paper inside, I would let them be.
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You can spot on the strap picture following the linke https://blancpainblog.com/timepieces/strap-options/ Last edited by Crashblue; 26 April 2022 at 04:56 AM.. Reason: added url |
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What the hell, is that a 34mm watch or is that a giants wrist?
That is a really cool watch and the shabby strap with the matching hardware looks really good - perfect look! Just need to find a higher quality NATO. Quote:
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Heresy I know.... but it even looks good on suede.
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Here is a 2022 new model, received a mail from Blancpain today: "The Air Command collection takes off for new horizons"
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Beautiful Barakuda by the way ![]() Sent from my SM-N975W using Tapatalk |
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Smelling like smaller FF is coming. ;-)
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Got an invitation for a Blancpain event at the end of the month. I think something is cooking in the Blancpain kitchen. Hoping for the no date 42 mm FF
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