Having just read a great write-up on a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, I was inspired to post a picture of my Blancpain Rattrapante (Cal. 1186). I'm a big fan of BP.



And so i thought: are there other Blancpain fans on this forum? Post pictures of your BP, please.

PS. I am also an Omega fan, obviously.

 

Why yes, yes there are fans of BP. Does a former watch count? I sold this Villeret a few years ago, which was pretty stupid. Luckily, I replaced it with a vintage AP so I kind of, maybe, sorta, got over letting this go.

 

Looks as good at night as it does during the day.

 

Never owned one, the new 40mm FiftyFathoms with moisture indicator is gorgeous. I helped friend pick limited Aqualung in gold from pawnshop for pretty good money, gorgeous watch:

 

I am fan of the Blancpain GT Series



But it doesn’t affect my preferences in terms of watches in any way

 

I have three that I've aggregated over the years: A military dial Leman, A military dial tdmp Leman, and a Flyback Chronograph.

Military Dial Leman...Almost sold this one a couple of times, but @ulackfocus didn't like my price.



The Military Dialed Moonphase...



BP Flyback Chronograph. This one is a little different from the normal ones. It's a limited edition called the Bagatelle. The opaline dial, sword hands, sapphire back, and gold rotor was done in 100 pieces in ~1998





That's all I've got. I used to have more, but there was this horrible boating accident.....

 

For a split second, I thought that watch was called the Baguette. This would have been a perfect name for a watch from Blanc Pain (which translates to "white bread").

 

Bagatelle for a BlanPain works well too : trifle in proper English

 

Yes, definitely BP fan here...my old Leman...



21,600 A/hr...



Even came is a nice box...



Kinda miss it sometimes...

 

Oh yea those old 2000~ boxes, velur on the underside, and they are as pretty as they are heavy.

 

Forgot about how nice those boxes were!

 

Such a great and often overlooked brand. One of my favorites

2017-06-06 11.16.25 by ataripower, on Flickr

 

I think I would overlook them less if they would release a non-limited edition of the Fifty Fathoms (not the Bathyscaphe, the real FF) for less than $12,000 fing dollars...

 

I had a cigar cutter once.

 

Nice! I like my dual branded Cuisinart / Audemars Piguet breadmaker better though.

 

Here’s a long term project Blancpain that still needs a bezel sourcing. Not sure that it fits in here, it’s certainly the ugly duckling amongst the swans. I’m still dreaming of the day I can find a 50s Fifty Fathoms on the cheap...

 

The hell it never occured to me that AP would be like lets brand a breadmaker.

 

Well they sell their watches for obscene amounts of dough, so they have to do something with it all

 

They make a whole line of small kitchen appliances, available in white or silver.

Toaster:



Toaster Oven:



Rice Cooker:



There are lots more, but you get the picture.

 

I would kill for AP branded popcorn cooker, ah well maybe next time