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It should be just fine, Will 👍
Your wrist is a bit larger than mine, on the photos the watch is adjusted to 17cm, so you can get a sense of how it will look on yours.
And the Tribute to MilSpec is very comfortable on the wrist.
I personally think it will look a little larger on the Nato strap and the bracelet, though. Which is of course an optical illusion 😄
I look forward to reading your impressions soon!
Cheers
Henrik
Hands-on with the Fifty Fathoms Tribute to MilSpec
Thanks to the Blancpain Boutique in Munich I had a chance to welcome one of the first Tribute to MilSpec for a one day photo session 🤗 Let me share some impressions and photos, which hopefully ease the pain for those of us (me included) waiting to finally...
Your pictures are much better than the press ones. I don't think it is small. In fact, I find the size is perfect.
The dial is gorgeous. Ok, there is the date... But this dial and the whole watch are superb. Thanks for this pictorial report! Best, Nicolas
Amazing photos, as usual.
The watch is really great, IMO. And I love the size as well (fits on my girly wrists).
You are really good at making my waiting time worse ....
by constantly reminding me of this watch with great pictures. ;-)
Wow man, you took awesome pictures
Now I want to take the Thalys to Paris to get mine right away
You're like good wine. You get better with time 😉
I glimpsed the X-Fathoms on one of your shot. Did you take a side by side shot with the MilSpec? Best wishes Alkiro
Thank you my friend 😎 ... and yes, you find a side by side...
... further down in my X-Fathoms teaser post, and I think I have got one more I'll share with the X-Fathoms report one week from now 👍 Cheers Henrik
What the heck! Why wait... here's your side by side shot, my friend 😉
It's the new category 'legshot' 😂 Now, the relations are distorted because of the height of the X-Fathoms, but it still is quite a bit larger 😉 Cheers Henrik ...
Beautiful FF.
Always liked the look but I guess the size on this one is what really makes me like it. Great pics, thanks for sharing. Vte
Thanks a lot...
Great photos! But now I'm scared the sailcloth will be too short for my 18cm wrist.
Thanks! And stay relaxed...
... with 18 cm you may be exactly on the edge with the regular one. If you want the strap to have some tail and actually make use of the second strap keeper, the longer version may be the better option. On the regular strap you just remove the loose keepe...
Hmmmm
As long as it fits. I'll probably swap it for a nato anyway, I never liked the 23mm sailcloth.
For me it was love at first sight with this watch.
They maintained the nice vintage look and charm but they updated a bit the overall layout. Furthermore your photos are amazing and really make justice both to dimensions and dial. Best.
I noticed something.
in these pictures the strap is being held in by spring bars and it the hex screws found on the fifty Fathoms?
That's actually awesome
I was thinking of changing my hex screws to a spring bar. Wonder if the lugs are the same as I would just source a set of the ones off the mil spec
Hi Henrik
Wonderful photos as usual. As I told you for me the tribute to Milspec is the most desirable of the modern Fifty Fathoms. Best regards Stephan
Thank you, Stephan! Yes, it has a lot of aspects that make it a favourite...
... the one thing I truly miss with the Tribute to MilSpec is the fabulous calibre 1315. Don't get me wrong, the updated 1151 isn't too shabby either, but it's clearly not the same level. With the 45mm models being a bit too large, I still hope for Blancp...
Thanks Henrik, much appreciated ;) I haven't seen it in the flesh though and my only reservation is how well it will wear on my wrist ( approx' 17.5cm) what are your thoughts
if you don't mind me asking ? Best wishes , Will.
It should be just fine, Will 👍
Your wrist is a bit larger than mine, on the photos the watch is adjusted to 17cm, so you can get a sense of how it will look on yours. And the Tribute to MilSpec is very comfortable on the wrist. I personally think it will look a little larger on the Nat...
Does the orange/white disk
Have any function? Or Symbolizes no radiation? I noticed it has a "lip" feature around the perimeter . Great pictures by the way...like always!
Nice! The FF with the sapphire bezel must pretty cool from a robustness perspective
I know it's not a new design element for FF
What means NAC ?
i have read that the rotor of the movement is in massive gold with NAC Platinum coated. What means NAC ? I have never heard that...
A quick google search answers your question... 😉
NAC is the abbreviation for Nano Amorphous Coating. When you want to dig deeper: details delivered by - again - google 👍🏻 Cheers Henrik
OK
but why is that necessary in a watch rotor ? Are there any advantages compared to a normal gold rotor or other materials ? Or is it only the optical aspect ?
Well, it’s not a solid but a display back...
... and I suspect that the design is the sole reason for the coating. Cheers Henrik ...
Beautiful shots ! Did anyone of the purist bought this watch ?
Would like for hear owners review of this