Blancpain 500 Fathoms GMT

Blancpain 500 Fathoms GMT is touted as the ultimate dive watch because it has water-resistance 10 times Fifty Fathoms, or 1000 meters deep. It is equipped with a helium expulsion valve at the 10 o'clock position, which is a life-saver when diving in such extreme conditions. In this Sport 500 Fathoms GMT, we see an extension of Blancpain's expertise, and improvement over the Sport 500 Fathoms.

The dual time-zone display is sure to come in useful for cosmopolitan individuals, and is shown by a red-tipped central hand pointing to a 24-hour scale around the circumference of the black dial.

The movement utilizes the automatic Blancpain Caliber 5215 with 35 jewels that vibrate at 28,800 times per hour. Power reserve is an impressive 120 hours. The titanium case is 48mm in diameter and 16.95mm in height. It features a unidirectionally rotating bezel, slightly convex to protect from impacts, with sapphire crystal inlay. The face is also made of sapphire crystal. The crown is screwed in. Water-resistance is to 100 atm. The main functions are hours, minutes, sweep seconds; date aperture at 3; 24-hour display of a second time zone.

The Blancpain 500 Fathoms GMT dial is a sporty black with large trapeze-shaped indexes and Arabic numerals. Hands, indexes and numerals are lined with luminescence to enhance readability in deep-sea diving. The band, like the Sport 500 Fathoms, is also made of black synthetic textile with a folding clasp.

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