Blancpain releases documentary film telling the history of the Fifty Fathoms

Blancpain has announced the release of the feature-length documentary film "Fifty Fathoms - The history as told by the pioneers who created it." Narrated by American Emmy Award-winning actor and writer Peter Coyote, the film reconstructs the most significant milestones in the watch's creation and 70-year evolution. The film features direct interviews with Jean-Jacques Pfister, the inventor of the Fifty Fathoms; Captain Robert "Bob" Maloubier, who adopted the Fifty Fathoms as the French Navy's diving watch; and Marc A. Hayek, Blancpain's President and CEO, who revived the iconic timepiece.

Fifty Fathoms biopic

　Produced by Blancpain and written and directed by Jeffrey Kingston, "The Fifty Fathoms and the Pioneers Who Created It" offers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Fifty Fathoms, the ancestor of the modern diver's watch. Every Fifty Fathoms builds on the achievements of its legendary predecessors and features the key characteristics that define it as the quintessential diver's watch. Its professionalism is also evident in the choices it makes, based on years of experience with diving, its risks, and its essential needs.

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