I don't want to live in the past and wear a worn watch, even less with military associations. But beside my preferences, Blancpain needed a boost and the swatch collaboration is a great way to attract a younger audience!
… I am just too much hardcore vintage, celebrating patina, classic watchmaking, history. But hey: I earned my first money (to later start buying vintage) during the 1990ies Swatch hype with buying, selling and auctioning my Swatches. Cheers, HSTE
The swatch version is actually ok. The newer FF case is not something I ever warmed too. It feels like a bloated version of the originals, but then again that can be said about a lot of modern designs. Still much prefer my ‘68. ...
The massive lugs and crown guard really give the modern watch a different flavour. I think we'll see a return to smaller cases and more delicate profiles as many people who started into the hobby with massive watches now have a trained eye for quality.
I’m not usually one to comment on such things - really, I’m not - but this comparison is utterly ridiculous. A $50-60k piece (or $1000 for every fathom) vs a cool/fun (IMO) collaboration that us “normies” can actually buy and enjoy? Oh, the horror. Sheesh...
I'd like to travel back to the early 1990s and grab a vintage Fifty Fathoms with my allowance money. The Swatch x Blancpain has given the designers a chance to play a bit more than would be permissible inside the Blancpain brand. They might not have the p...
… criticizing what they do (other than I think producing non repairable watches is not ecologically clever) it is just not „mine“. But it might help pushing the wonderful Blancpain classical watchmaking. Cheers, HSTE