Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième

[JayBee0815]

Ive asked a non td about the complications and she said quote "It seems that the function is different." But i dont know if that means that the calender works different or some things do not work at all?

Functions must be different, the Rep has only two pusher buttons. I guess the date is set via the crown. But that´s just a guess. In around 14 days I will receive my BQ and report ;-)

 

[memox]

Well i couldnt hold back, just ordered the grey one. Guess we'll have all three colors on here soon

 

[ming-them]

Good luck gents. Intrigued as BP fan…going for the Villeret 6654 as recently covered in here and already have a standard ceramic bathyscaphe (GF/ no name) which I love

 

[jkru12]

Which TD did you get that no name from?

 

[jkru12]

I wonder if this new bracelet would fit on that.

 

[ming-them]

Which TD did you get that no name from?

Got it from a non TD who is good at sourcing niche pieces

 

[ming-them]

I wonder if this new bracelet would fit on that.

should be if case is to spec, same 23mm lug width

 

[jkru12]

should be if case is to spec, same 23mm lug width

That might be the move then. I never pursued it before because I didn't want the strap.

 

[jkru12]

Anyone here who finds themselves not needing links when they resize it please let me know, I'll buy a few off you!

 

[memox]

Got the info from a ntd that the moonphase rotates one time per day.

 

[jkru12]

Well I guess we do see the moon once a day so it's not wrong..

 

[ming-them]

explains why there isn’t the extra adjuster

 

[JayBee0815]

Some new QCs from the grey/black model (not mine) ...

 

[memox]

Some new QCs from the grey/black model (not mine) ...

Mine

 

[JayBee0815]

Mine

Congrats! Looks great

 

[Reaps]

Got the info from a ntd that the moonphase rotates one time per day.

So do you mean day night indicator or instdad of 29.5 it's 31 day representation?

 

[Reaps]

I think the biggest killer of this watch is lack of AR.

Also, hex allens screws for the bracelet? I hope they provide one from factory....

 

[memox]

So do you mean day night indicator or instdad of 29.5 it's 31 day representation?

Im not too sure.

"Functioning normally
But not the phases of the moon.
Will move.
Walk once a day"

 

[Reaps]

Im not too sure.

"Functioning normally
But not the phases of the moon.
Will move.
Walk once a day"

Okay, I think what she means is that it isn't a true moonphase.

What I mean by this, most "replicas" when they advertise moonphase, it's actually just a day counter, so it ticks over every day, one full rotation in 31 days / 1 month This is often super common with the Miyota 9015 modified "complete calendar" replicas.

real moonphase tracks 29.5 day cycle, it's why the complication is highly esteemed in watchmaking, it's not as simple as making it "tick over" every 24 hrs.

 

[CF_Stan]

Functions must be different, the Rep has only two pusher buttons. I guess the date is set via the crown. But that´s just a guess. In around 14 days I will receive my BQ and report ;-)

It could be one pusher to advance the moonphase, one pusher to advance the date arm, the crown clockwise to advance the day and anti clockwise to reverse the month like the date / day on an IWC pilot.

Obviously this is all speculation at the moment, hopefully you'll know soon enough, and then so will we .