Tourbillon

Blancpain sets the crowning touch to the Fifty Fathoms collection with a Tourbillon model crafted in red gold or white gold, offering a dazzling demonstration of its know-how in terms of horological complications. In doing so, the Manufacture has chosen another of its specialities, the "flying" tourbillon, in which the tiny carriage spinning on its axis once a minute is mounted on a single side, without any supporting bridge, and thus appears to be floating in space.

In 1989, Blancpain presented the world’s thinnest flying tourbillon. Now, on the Fifty Fathoms, this brilliantly designed and ethereal construction is highlighted by a large round opening at 12 o’clock and is set off to spectacular effect against the black dial base, thus creating an original contrast with the sporting style of the hour-markers, the hands and the bezel.