Blancpain’s dedication to ocean conservation places its cash the place its dive watch is. Enter the Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV, a 100-piece restricted version that performs an lively position in marine preservation; with each watch offered, EUR 1,000 goes straight to the newly established Blancpain x Sulubaaï Marine Analysis Centre to gasoline discoveries and improvements into ocean restoration efforts.
The watch model has been at this sport for a very long time. Because the Fifty Fathoms debuted in 1953 as the primary fashionable dive watch, Blancpain has been entrenched in ocean advocacy. The Blancpain Ocean Dedication (BOC) initiative is one such endeavour into marine conservation for over 20 years and now, the Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV takes that mission even additional.
Taking cues from the Fifty Fathoms seventieth Anniversary Act 2 Tech Gombessa, the Tech BOC IV is available in a 45mm Grade 23 titanium case that’s strong but surprisingly wearable. At 14.1mm thick, it has sufficient presence with out feeling like an anchor in your wrist. Engineered for skilled diving however trendy sufficient for on a regular basis put on, the watch has a unidirectional bezel with a domed black ceramic insert and an “absolute black” dial that it absorbs 97 per cent of sunshine and the luminescent block appliqués to make sure legibility within the murkiest depths.
Powered by Blancpain’s trusty Calibre 1315A, there’s a five-day energy reserve and an anti-magnetic silicon steadiness spring. Flip it over and also you’ll see the 18-carat gold oscillating weight by way of the sapphire caseback, stamped with the blue BOC brand.
Proceeds from the BOC IV go straight to the Blancpain x Sulubaaï Marine Analysis Centre, an extension of the Sea Academy programme. The programme, which has been working since 2020, was set as much as shield the marine ecosystems within the Philippines. Situated in Sandoval, close to Shark Fin Bay, the centre is positioned to reinforce conservation analysis, restoration, and training efforts within the area.
Every watch is available in a rugged Pelicase field, bundled with a numbered donation certificates and an unique print by award-winning underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta. His picture, taken round Pangatalan Island, captures a prehistoric horseshoe crab — a creature whose existence is threatened (and can also be the brand for the Sulubaaï Marine Analysis Centre), however now finds sanctuary within the protected marine areas that Blancpain helps.
This text was first seen on Esquire Singapore.
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