Fifty Fathoms – How LIP missed the chance
Thanks to Blancpain, I had the opportunity to discuss with Robert Maloubier about the origin of the Fifty Fathoms. As you may know, Robert Maloubier founded in the early 50ies the first French combat divers. But this is only a very limited experience with...
Very interesting post, Marv.
To be saved! I was intrigued by these few lines Mr Maloubier wrote and always wondered what could be this famous Lip he saw, Rue Royale... Thanks to this journey in Time, now we know! Mr Maloubier told us, with his natural humour, that you can find in his...
Nice reading. Interesting.
It's always nice to read where an original concept comes from. Specially when we talk about watches. Thanks for sharing. Vte
Innovation is a messy business
A very nice story and great example of how much of a challenge it can be to create new innovative objects of any sort. No future indeed!
interesting story...
... that is life: someone lost and some gained!!! Marv, thanks for sharing and filling the gap of our knowledge. stefan
What a great post, Marv!
The dome on that LIP Abyssal is crazy! Imagine wearing something like that everyday. Thanks for sharing this rare piece of dive watch history! Cheers, Daos
Excellent detective work
That's an brilliant piece of deduction Marv. Thanks for posting. BTW - it was a pleasure to meet you at the exhibition, do you know if the biography was translated into English? I would love to read more about his life story.
Thanks.....
for posting.... It seems that LIP missed a big chance.... and Blancpain gained one... Cheers
Late.. But hopefully not too late .. A MARVellous post, Merci !:)
Stumbled on this, when browsing and also thanks to Nicolas, who kindly posted the link What a nice piece of history, personality and vision proving that the tides of time pass their own marks, on what is to be the 'future', often quite contraty to what is...
Lip Watch style
I rather like the old Lip divers watch, they may have missed an opportunity but their design stands out. I recently bought the last Lip LCD digital gold watch on and I love it. Actually it was a good investment too, though that's not why I bought it. It ...