ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX
2 September 2023, 11:05 AM | #1 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: USA
Posts: 146
|
Blancpain x Swatch
Looks like FF is next. Interesting move. As a big fan of Blancpain I am excited to see what they come up with and how it helps introduce the FF to the wider public. Could also point to BP offering a smaller version (perhaps the 42mm) as a regular production model. The 45mm is just too big for most, regardless of how awesome it is.
I can’t post links apparently but a simple google search is all that’s needed. |
2 September 2023, 01:39 PM | #2 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Real Name: Martijn
Location: Amsterdam
Watch: On the left wrist
Posts: 722
|
|
2 September 2023, 04:07 PM | #3 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Wales
Posts: 130
|
Very interested in this colab/release. I wonder if there will be multiple models, each representing a different ocean. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern. Would love to buy one. However I live nowhere near a swatch boutique 😔. Oh well, guess we have a week until we find out.
|
2 September 2023, 05:03 PM | #4 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Asia
Watch: Audemars Piguet RO
Posts: 2,562
|
yucks, disgusting
|
2 September 2023, 05:48 PM | #5 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Real Name: Dr. Osama
Location: Jeddah
Watch: AP RO
Posts: 336
|
Interesting, let see if it will have any water resistant rating like the FF
|
2 September 2023, 06:42 PM | #6 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: london
Posts: 6,080
|
Well, Moonswatch didnt go to the moon!
__________________
@imrootbeer7 |
2 September 2023, 10:39 PM | #7 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
Watch: Rolex/Others
Posts: 46,674
|
I saw this. It should be interesting.
|
2 September 2023, 11:06 PM | #8 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: CA
Posts: 469
|
If true has to be automatic, as Blancpain says they have and will not ever produce quartz.
__________________
Both past and present Santos de Cartier Hublot BB Panerai Luminor Patek Calatrava AP Royal Oak Omega Hermθs Breitling Rolex IWC Schaffhausen TAG Heuer Doxa |
2 September 2023, 11:28 PM | #9 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: HK
Posts: 189
|
Hope they will do a decent size... and not use the 44mm regular FF model and if no quartz.. Sistem 51 perhaps? Cant wait to see what comes... which model would they deem "iconic"? Unless they go for the more interesting options like mil spec no rads etc.
|
2 September 2023, 11:34 PM | #10 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: USA
Watch: addiction issues
Posts: 37,173
|
Blancpain x Swatch
__________________
|
2 September 2023, 11:54 PM | #11 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: CA
Posts: 469
|
I think Bathyscaphe, 43mm easier model to adapt as no sapphire bezel
__________________
Both past and present Santos de Cartier Hublot BB Panerai Luminor Patek Calatrava AP Royal Oak Omega Hermθs Breitling Rolex IWC Schaffhausen TAG Heuer Doxa |
3 September 2023, 01:47 AM | #12 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: HK
Posts: 189
|
Quote:
Am interested to see what comes out, I wouldnt mind a mil spec FF or no rad FF either |
|
3 September 2023, 02:32 AM | #13 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: USA
Posts: 146
|
Could be bathy, but it’s not as legendary as the FF, and the crown in the preview is a FF one with 8 ridges. Agree that trying to recreate the unique elements of FF will be much harder than with the Speedy.
|
3 September 2023, 04:02 AM | #14 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: USA
Watch: addiction issues
Posts: 37,173
|
Pardon my ignorance but cant they just use umm plastic for the sapphire bezel lol
__________________
|
3 September 2023, 03:52 PM | #15 | |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Sweden
Watch: 1680
Posts: 1,852
|
Quote:
I see the Moon swatches as a Swatch with Omega design elements, this will have Blancpain design elements but still be a Swatch. |
|
3 September 2023, 04:53 PM | #16 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Europe
Posts: 664
|
What a sellout. One more formerly serious horological brand bites the dust.
|
3 September 2023, 08:17 PM | #17 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: HK
Posts: 189
|
Quote:
Its time for BP to have some of the limelight I feel |
|
3 September 2023, 08:31 PM | #18 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: The UK
Watch: I love them all.
Posts: 1,841
|
My guess is Blancpain will make a new Fifty Fathoms in 42.3mm size.
They have already brought out the first 2 Acts for this year. A third Act is imminent.
__________________
Regards, CharlesN Member of the IWJG. |
3 September 2023, 09:38 PM | #19 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Real Name: Steven
Location: Glocal
Posts: 20,487
|
Well said and agree. They are using their Swatch brand as an entry into.... It should, at the least, help bring familiarity to their other brands with the general public. i like this idea far better than what Richemont has been doing.
__________________
__________________ Love timepieces and want to become a Watchmaker? Rolex has a sensational school. www.RolexWatchmakingTrainingCenter.com/ Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory. |
4 September 2023, 02:12 AM | #20 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: USA
Posts: 146
|
Would make sense. One thing I like about BP is they do whatever they want to do unlike many other brands chasing current hypes. They know 40mm / 42mm would sell like crazy. But they dont care (or havent until now) to make it a standard production model. Unless they cut the 45mm line I also dont see how any 42mm non LE edition wouldnt have massive wait times regardless. I have the 70th edition and hardware wise, everything about that watch is perfect. My black sub date (12xxxx) is most likely never going back on the wrist again, feels like a massive downgrade.
|
4 September 2023, 03:22 AM | #21 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: uk
Posts: 367
|
I'll buy one for sure.....the £208 I spent on my Moonswatch great was bang for buck!
I've come around to believing a fella only needs one good Swiss watch......the rest can be fun purchases, like my recently acquired Citizen pro master tough, which like the Swatch, has given me lots of enjoyment for not much money. |
4 September 2023, 06:40 AM | #22 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Wales
Posts: 130
|
Just seen this. Not sure if genuine or not but personally think its exciting.
|
4 September 2023, 08:08 AM | #23 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Real Name: A-Aron
Location: Utah
Watch: 126710BLNR 226570
Posts: 2,075
|
I loved that the FF was a diver that either:
1. Hard core divers wore 2. Hard Core watch fans wore The lack of popularity is what made the FF appealing to me. Well, that and an absolutely gorgeous bezel and clean dial. I understand TSG wants to ignite the brand but this just seems silly. What's next? Swatch Reverso? Swatch Marine or Type XX? Swatch Panomatic Lunar? |
4 September 2023, 09:29 AM | #24 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: usa
Posts: 19,374
|
Jlc is richmont but point taken
|
4 September 2023, 09:35 AM | #25 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: USA
Posts: 146
|
Swatch reverso would be pretty sweet. Ha. Jk.
It is an interesting thought because if swatch just wanted to get more $$$ out of BP, they would do majority of FFs in 40/42mm and there would be a waiting list for all of them. Maybe their goal is just to sell a ton of plastic trinkets. But to your point, BP is largely unknown to non watch enthusiasts; this isn’t like the moons watch. Although with a bit of marketing and instagram hype, this could also end up going crazy. |
4 September 2023, 09:58 AM | #26 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: FL
Watch: ♛ & ✠
Posts: 943
|
look fwd to the Tree Fiddy Fathoms!
|
4 September 2023, 09:59 AM | #27 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: HK
Posts: 189
|
|
4 September 2023, 10:41 AM | #28 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: HK
Posts: 189
|
|
4 September 2023, 10:51 AM | #29 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Real Name: Steven
Location: Glocal
Posts: 20,487
|
Wonder how big the crowds will be Sept. 9th. Flippers gonna flip :(
__________________
__________________ Love timepieces and want to become a Watchmaker? Rolex has a sensational school. www.RolexWatchmakingTrainingCenter.com/ Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory. |
4 September 2023, 11:37 AM | #30 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: Daniel
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Watch: my signature
Posts: 2,684
|
quartz dive watch??
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|
*Banners
Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.