A new Bathyscaphe in titanium from Blancpain

Measuring 43 mm and water-resistant to 30 bar, the sharply contoured case of the new Bathyscaphe is made of satin-finished grade 23 titanium – rarely used in the watch industry and extremely challenging. The anthracite-coloured dial features a hand-crafted vertical satin finish, enhanced by the Bathyscaphe’s traditional luminescent baton-type hands and geometric hour-markers, as well as a satin-finished titanium bezel with a satin-finished ceramic insert and a Liquidmetal time scale. The Bathyscaphe is equipped with the in-house Calibre 1315, a self-winding movement with a five-day power reserve that notably features a silicon balance-spring rendering it totally insensitive to magnetic fields. The high level of movement finishing is visible through the transparent sapphire caseback. It comes fitted with a NATO or anthracite sailcloth strap, or a grade 23 satin-finished titanium bracelet.