Blancpain Fifty Fathom:
Any aficionados here?
Here are three unusual FF 1000 Bund from the attack divers of the Federal German Navy with Nato Stock No
6645-12-129-8664 on the back:
The automatic movements were AS 1700/FD R337.
The dials have Tritium dotted indication with less than 25 millicurie.
The watches were up to 10 bar = 1000m waterprotected.
The cases of these watches were supplied to Blancpain by Squale, a today still active divers watches manufacturer.
The watches were delivered to the military by the German divers equipment dealer
Barakuda, so this was also marked on the back.
(Not to be confused with Barracuda watches of Revue or Bulova).
Konrad
(A similar watch is for auction at Crott April 18th)
PS: I attach as documents:
- Bund specs
- Barakuda Diving
- old Blancpain in Villeret up to the 70s (backward pronounced Rayville)