Fun addition

[GB-man]

Just picked this up as a little b day gift to myself. I probably nitpicked it when released. Frankly, considering market price on these it’s hard to argue with. Also in the past I would never have gotten blue when black is available but something clicked in my head that I should have a bit of variety to my dreary collection of black watches.

Very light and comfortable being titanium. Hopefully it proves reliable as I could see getting a lot of wrist time given the kind of watches I’m wearing lately.

Size wise reminds me a bit of my former 40mm SDc although much lighter.

No I won’t be selling my submariner anytime soon but happy to park this next to it for days when I’m feeling blue.

[opawlows]

love this model! congrats on the recent acquisition!

[MichelleP]

Congratulations. I've tried it on a couple times. Definitely wears smaller than 42

[Jackie Daytona]

Great looking watch! Congrats!

[UnderPolished]

Congratulations! Great Choice!

[AEC]

Nice!

[ZOOK]

Congratulations

[Easy E]

Fantastic choice.

[GolfJunkie]

Great looking watch, congrats!

If it didn’t have the 4:30 date window I’d buy one.

[Edwardfry3]

Nice addition.

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by opawlows

love this model! congrats on the recent acquisition!

Thank you!

Originally Posted by MichelleP

Congratulations. I've tried it on a couple times. Definitely wears smaller than 42

Agreed. It’s about right for this watch. I’ve had the 40mm limiteds and for my wrist size 7” this is a better fit.

Originally Posted by UnderPolished

Congratulations! Great Choice!

Thank you

Originally Posted by Jackie Daytona

Great looking watch! Congrats!

Thanks Jackie

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by ZOOK

Congratulations

Thanks Zook. Now I just need to win that 126610LV to pair with it.

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

Great looking watch, congrats!

If it didn’t have the 4:30 date window I’d buy one.

I hear you 100 percent on that. I’m in a weird space where I don’t care right now but that was my opinion prior.

Originally Posted by Easy E

Fantastic choice.

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by Edwardfry3

Nice addition.

Appreciate it!

Originally Posted by AEC

Nice!

Thanks!

[Ichiran]

Congratulations

[mailman]

Nice watch T. Congratulations

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

Congratulations

Thanks Michael

Originally Posted by mailman

Nice watch T. Congratulations

Thanks P

[ajw45]

Congrats! For anyone that hasn't tried the new 42mm in person, the bezel action is so much better, one of the best. Feels like a ball bearing rather then a click spring, sooooooo nice!

[BNA/LION]

Congratulations!

[scarlet knight]

Nice!

[Cru Jones]

Looks great, congratulations!

[unknown]

Fun addition ?

To me this is the best diver ever made and it blows away a submariner.
Owning both it's an easy decision for me.

I do however have the bigger 45 mm in steel on an steel bracelet. And yes they do wear smaller ( you compared yours with a 40mm Rolex, well the 45mm was like a 42 mm watch :-)

Enjoy yours !

[ChetBaker]

Cool watch. It’s making me look at one now. I used to have the 45 in steel but that wore a little big.

[waterman1]

Congratulations on an excellent watch!! I am a little biased. Bought the black 2 months ago and loved it so much I picked up the blue as well.
I have no complaints about this diver. So far perfection.

[brandrea]

That’s a fantastic looks reference Tom, congratulations

Can you comment on the strap and buckle?

[1William]

Congratulations.

[ap1]

Nice one. I have the brac version and it sees solids wrist time. Great dial and of course the lume. I agree the 40mm felt a bit small. Congrats

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by ajw45

Congrats! For anyone that hasn't tried the new 42mm in person, the bezel action is so much better, one of the best. Feels like a ball bearing rather than a click spring, sooooooo nice!

Have to agree the bezel action is good. No complaints here. Also the feel on the bezel is great. Nice bite without being overly aggressive.

Originally Posted by BNA/LION

Congratulations!

Thank you

Originally Posted by scarlet knight

Nice!

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

Looks great, congratulations!

Thanks Cru

[bioyuki]

Congrats, love it in titanium, and Blancpain is so underrated like many of its Swatch group compatriots.

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by unknown

Fun addition ?

To me this is the best diver ever made and it blows away a submariner.
Owning both it's an easy decision for me.

I do however have the bigger 45 mm in steel on an steel bracelet. And yes they do wear smaller ( you compared yours with a 40mm Rolex, well the 45mm was like a 42 mm watch :-)

Enjoy yours !

Agree I nearly bought the 45 many times and could support it no problem on my wrist. This size for me is ideal and I really do favor titanium these days. I realize most don't and why they don't but for me I would have my watches light as a feather if I could.

Regarding the sub, the point is you still have one This is of course objectively better finished and you aren't tattooing your bank statement on your arm the way you must with a Rolex.

Originally Posted by ChetBaker

Cool watch. It’s making me look at one now. I used to have the 45 in steel but that wore a little big.

I can definitely recommend it. They are widely available for generous pricing relative to Rolex.

Originally Posted by waterman1

Congratulations on an excellent watch!! I am a little biased. Bought the black 2 months ago and loved it so much I picked up the blue as well.
I have no complaints about this diver. So far perfection.

Wow bought the set. I am a bit jealous as I love black dials at heart. This was meant to be a changeup for me. So far zero regrets.

Originally Posted by brandrea

That’s a fantastic looks reference Tom, congratulations

Can you comment on the strap and buckle?

Sure Brian. This is their tropic strap thats meant to evoke vintage vibes. It is rubber with a bit of a crosshatch pattern and a waffling underneath. It is very comfortable on the tang buckle. BP will also sell you a deployant version for a not insignificant premium. Lucky for me I strongly prefer tang to deployants. It also can be optioned in sail cloth or matching grade 23 ti bracelet. I specifically wanted this combination.

Originally Posted by 1William

Congratulations.

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by ap1

Nice one. I have the brac version and it sees solids wrist time. Great dial and of course the lume. I agree the 40mm felt a bit small. Congrats

I should have known. We have probably owned or cross shopped 90% of the same watches under 50k at this point.

[GB-man]

The movement is really quite good as well for the price. Lest we forget 120 hours power reserve in the cal 1315.

[waterman1]

I had owned the black 5010 for about 3 weeks when I saw a blue being offered for sale here by a trusted seller for what I considered an excellent price. I bought it within minutes of it being posted for sale! I have sold 2 Rolexes and 3 others since buying these 5010’s. They are that good. For all the reasons you mention.
I’ll add I have the canvass, the rubber, and the nato. Blancpain makes an excellent nato strap!