Hand-Finished Ceramic

Once thought impossible, Blancpain demonstrates how to bring handcraftsmanship to ceramic cases and bracelets with the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de lune 5054

- ASHOK SOMAN

Bracelets continue to make their mark in watchmaking, this time with the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de lune 5054. The collection and the complication might be familiar to enthusiasts and Blancpain collectors but this is the first time both have come together - dive watches with full calendars and moon phase displays are a rarity, and we will address the whys a little later on. Despite this qualified newness, what really grabs attention here is the introduction of a bracelet and case in black ceramic. While Blancpain does have Fifty Fathoms models in ceramic and bracelets in various materials, the brand has never ventured into the realm of the full ceramic bracelet.