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his year’s highlights for Blancpain are dressy sports watches for the explorer — in spirit at least — of the open sky and sea: two new versions each of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantieme Complet and the Air Command. Created in 1956 to offer a dive watch at a convenient size for everyday wear, the Bathyscaphe has undergone numerous tweaks

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