On the trail of the first true dive watch, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms


Kingston sharing insights on watches at the Blancpain boutique in Kuala Lumpur. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

The watch world feted Blancpain a couple years ago when it basked in the warm glow of its 70th anniversary of the world’s first dive watch, the Fifty Fathoms.

After all, the dive watch is one of the most popular types of watches worldwide.

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