Friday 28 October, 2011 - 15:00 PM EDT
The Watch of all Superlatives

Blancpain revealed its latest diving watch in the context of a spectacular event taking place in the largest aquarium in the world, the Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo in the Dubai Mall. The X Fathoms revisits the characteristics of its iconic 1953 ancestor, and combines them with a mechanical depth gauge to create the most high-performance mechanical diving watch ever produced.
With a depth measure up to 90 meters and maximum depth reached memory, the X Fathoms concept watch abounds in world firsts. Its movement, reference 9918B, is based on the Manufacture-made Calibre 1315, which has already proved its worth by successfully powering several models in the Fifty Fathoms collection.
The impressive Blancpain X Fathoms comes presented on a high-tech rubber strap and with only sketchy details and specifications available so far. We do know it’s massively big, with a 55.65 mm diameter made of satin-brushed titanium featuring a helium decompression valve for saturation diving and the unidirectional rotating bezel.
Presented in the largest aquarium in the world, the individual calibration of each X Fathoms guaranties maximal precision of depth indications. To offer optimal legibility a matt black background dial colour was chosen to enhance contrast with the three-colour luminescence hands and hour markers, making it easy to distinguish indications underwater.
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