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Victor Boyd

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Location: New York
Registered: May 2004

One of my favorite watches ...

Mon, 15 October 2012 21:02

I bought this 1956 BP Fifty Fathoms Milspec I several years ago and it was a single owner watch with great History .

I wear it regularly and it keeps incredible time ,

All the best,

Vic

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tigerpac

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Location: Hoboken, NJ
Registered: May 2011

Re: One of my favorite watches ...

Mon, 15 October 2012 21:28

Love it! That's the year my Mother was born, would love to get something like that someday!

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aboen

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Location: NorCal
Registered: March 2009

I can see why it's one of your favorite....Stunner!

Tue, 16 October 2012 14:05

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calalum

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Location: los angeles
Registered: February 2005

Re: One of my favorite watches ...

Tue, 16 October 2012 15:16

That is a really sweet piece. Here is its cousin, a bit more thrashed.

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Jessica

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Location: san diegooo
Registered: August 2004

beautiful & such an early example -

Fri, 19 October 2012 03:04

did it make it into the FF exhibit last year? Marc Junod was very proud to curate the exhibition of collectors' pieces:

Archive: Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms Collectors Exhibition

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kev5366

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Location: California
Registered: January 2007

Beautiful example of the Fifty Fathoms

Fri, 19 October 2012 21:35

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sandisk7

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Location: Singapore
Registered: October 2004

Truly stunning.

Tue, 23 October 2012 01:35

Thanks for sharing, Victor.

Best,
Goh

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blackjoe

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Location: HK
Registered: August 2010

Re: One of my favorite watches ...

Tue, 23 October 2012 09:18

Great condition, just from the picture. Thanks for sharing this important piece of BP's history.

Joseph

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