Only Watch 2019: Blancpain

For Only Watch 2019, the piece-unique is accented by blue luminescent hands and markers, and the Only Watch and Blancpain logos on the caseback. Naturally, the sporty retro vibe is strong, as the Fifty Fathoms Barakuda replicates the original’s design elements such as rectangular hour markers, large date window, and broad hands against a jet-black dial and unidirectional bezel with domed sapphire insert.

Being a Fifty Fathoms dive watch, the performance specs are unequivocally top-notch, promising water resistance to 300m, and powered by a double-barrel automatic movement with 100-hour power reserve. Here’s to the watch powering up its auction value at Only Watch 2019 to benefit research against muscular dystrophy.

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