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Blancpain Celebrates 70 Years of the Bathyscaphe With a Vintage 1968 Reissue

Blancpain marks the Bathyscaphe's 70th anniversary with a 300-piece reissue of a 1968 model — a 37.4mm skin diver with a meteor grey dial.

By Adrienne Faurote · August 20, 2026

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Blancpain Celebrates 70 Years of the Bathyscaphe With a Vintage 1968 Reissue

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