After the sensational global success of the MoonSwatch, Swatch has now teamed up with its sister brand Blancpain to create a Bioceramic version of none other than the brand?s legendary Fifty Fathoms. Coming September 9, five Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms models will be made available at selected stores, and they are all inspired by the world?s oceans that Blancpain is strongly committed to help preserve: orange “Arctic Ocean” (ref. SO35N100), yellow “Pacific Ocean” (ref. SO35P100), blue “Atlantic Ocean” (ref. SO35A100), green “Indian Ocean” (ref. SO35I100) and gray “Antarctic Ocean” (ref. SO35S100). ? Needless to say, the main features of the current Fifty Fathoms generation are all reflected in the collaborative model: the Fifty Fathoms? typical case and lugs, for example, its unidirectional rotating bezel (120 clicks!) to measure the duration of the dive as well as a self-winding movement that is protected from magnetic fields ? in this instance the Sistem51 equipped with Nivachron antimagnetic balance spring and an impressive 90-hour power reserve.
Which means the often quoted advertising slogan ?Since 1735 there has never been a quartz Blancpain watch. And there never will be.? that was created in 1980 continues to be true to this day.

Among the five variants, three (ref. SO35P100, SO35A100 and SO35I100) come with a date window between 4 and 5 o?clock, the other two no-date versions feature ei...