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Fifty Fathoms Aqua Lung 'No Radiations' A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 1965
Lot Closed
September 2, 06:36 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Fifty Fathoms Aqua Lung 'No Radiations'
A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, Circa 1965
Dial: black
Caliber: automatic, 17 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw down case back
Case number: 204'713
Closure: stainless steel associated buckle
Size: 35 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Between the Fifty Fathom model's debut and the 1970s, Blancpain produced over 20 different versions. Of these, those marketed under Aqua Lung brand name and bearing the "No Radiation" logo prove a desirable alternative to the elusive (and oftentimes unaffordable) Mil-Spec versions. The "No Radiation" logo was Blancpain's way of distinguishing the civilian divers from the military ones -in those meant for military service, the dials were illuminated with radioactive material, but in the civilian ones, Blancpain used tritium and emblazoned the dial with a red and yellow radiation logo.
The "No Rad" Fifty Fathoms packs all of the punch of its military counterparts. Its 35mm size might seem modest, but its size is deceptive, given the care its progenitors took in its design.