Blancpain Vintage Fifty Fathoms Aqualung 1000FT "Jacques Cousteau" 41MM

Description

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung 1000FT, the "Aqualung" was Jacques Cousteau's name for the diving line, stainless steel polished case is in excellent condition, the lugs are full and thick, automatic AS 1361 caliber with Blancpain RAYVILLE signed rotor, original black radium dial has turned a dark tropical brown, arabic numeral dial with 12 3 6 9, the dial has incredible patina and is in original condition, original bakelite radium bezel in outstanding condition, original crown, plexiglas crystal, solid screw down case back, SN (24XX) from the late 1950s, size: 41mm, thickness: 14mm, Excellent Condition for a rare and historically important diving watch with European Watch Co 6 Month Warranty.

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Reference:

Movement:

Automatic

Material:

Stainless Steel

Diameter:

41MM

Thickness:

14MM

Condition:

Like New

EWC#:

27318

More about Vintage Fifty Fathoms Aqualung 1000FT "Jacques Cousteau" 41MM

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is one of the most iconic dive watches ever made in the history of watchmaking, the watch was introduced in the mid 1950s for not only military use around the world, but for recreational diving, This Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung 1000FT 2462 has an automatic self-winding Blancpain caliber military specification AS 1361 movement. It's rhodium-plated, and it's constructed with 17 jewels, a straight-line lever escapement, and a shock absorber device. It includes a monometallic balance, a blued steel flat balance-spring, an index regulator, and a signed rotor. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Aqualung 1000FT 2462, referred to as the "life saver," due to its wide bezel, was introduced in the mid 1950's. It was originally requested for the French Ministry of Defense for the elite UDT "nageurs de combat" teams.

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