Fifty Fathoms Automatique

Cased in 18k red gold, the 38.2 mm Fifty Fathoms Automatique brings warm-toned luxury to Blancpain’s storied dive watch. A domed, unidirectional sapphire bezel with sun-dark anthracite scale surrounds a luminous mother-of-pearl dial that graduates from pearly white at centre to smoky black at its edge—echoing the way light fades with depth. Super-LumiNova® hands and appliqué numerals remain brilliantly legible down to 30 bar/300 m, while a perforated black nato strap and pin buckle give this red-gold tool watch confident poise on land or under sail.

Through the sapphire case-back beats Blancpain’s ultra-slim Calibre 1153. Just 3.25 mm thick, the self-winding movement stores 100 hours of autonomy in twin barrels and employs a silicon balance spring, along with a “secured-movement” architecture, to resist magnetism and shocks. Finishing touches—circular graining, côtes de Genève and a signature gold rotor—underscore the 186-component calibre’s artisanal pedigree while powering hours, minutes, central seconds and a discreet 4:30 date. It’s a refined companion that marries serious underwater capability with red-gold elegance.