Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Milspec 1 "Demolition" Civilian 1970s RARE

Description

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Milspec 1, one of the rarest and most sought after dive watches ever produced, Blancpain introduced this Civilian Milspec 1 in the late 1960s-1970s as a non radium alternative to their earlier 1950s Milspec watches, this particular Milspec variant is called the "Demolition Watch" as advertised by Abercrombie & Fitch in the early 1970s, the case is bead blasted with a matte finish, automatic AS caliber 1700/01 with Blancpain signed rotor, original glossy dial is in outstanding original condition with tritium that has aged evenly and uniformly, signature reads "Blancpain FIfty Fathoms Milspec I" moisture indicator applied to the dial to detect moisture intrusion into the case, minute hash tritium bakelite bezel is free of flaws and cracks, screw down crown, size 41mm, thickness 13mm, Extremely Rare vintage Blancpain Fifty Fathoms in outstanding collector condition accompanied by European Watch Company travel pouch and 6 month warranty.

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Reference:

Fifty Fathoms Milspec 1

Movement:

Automatic

Material:

Stainless Steel

Diameter:

41MM

Thickness:

13MM

Condition:

Like New

EWC#:

29183

More about Fifty Fathoms Milspec 1 "Demolition" Civilian 1970s RARE

This is a vintage c. 1970's stainless steel Blancpain Milspec 1 Fifty Fathoms. The stainless steel case is in excellent original condition with original bevels still intact. It has a military nylon strap with a stainless steel deployment clasp, and an acrylic crystal. It includes a screw down winding crown, and a solid screw down case back engraved with "BLANCPAIN – MILSPEC – AUTOMATIC – WATERPROOF – ANTIMAGNETIC - SHOCK PROTECTION – STAINLESS STEEL – SWISS MADE." The original dust cover is engraved with "IN CASE OF OPENING THE WATERTIGHTNESS OF THIS WATCH MUST BE RE-CHECKED BY AN OFFICIAL – BLANCPAIN – FIFTY FATHOMS – DEALER – PATENTS PENDING." The 41mm diameter solid three-body case, curved lugs, and flat unidirectional bezel, are brushed. The bezel is the original black Bakelite in excellent condition, with the gilt Arabic numeral dive times and baton minute markers, a knurled edge, and with a diamond shape at the 60. The original black dial has radium dot and baton hour indices, with a shield at the 12 o'clock position. The hand and dial radium is original to the watch, and there is a circular moisture indicator at 6 o clock that at one time changed from white to red if there was any moisture inside the seals; it has aged uniformly with the dial. There are white luminous skeletonized baton hands, a luminous center sweep second hand with an arrow-shaped tip, and there is a perimeter white minute/second scale. The 13.5mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed This Blancpain Milspec 1 Fifty Fathoms has an automatic Blancpain caliber AS 1361 movement that's rhodium plated. It's constructed with 17 jewels, an Incabloc shock absorber device, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a monometallic balance, a weighted rotor, and a self-compensating flat balance spring. It includes a hacking small seconds device for precision time setting. The Blancpain Milspec 1 Fifty Fathoms was introduced in 1957-58. It became the standard-issue watch for U.S. Navy combat swimmers in 1958. This is a rare, early example.

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