Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 3H Bundeswehr breitling - Olive pushers

- Olive pushers

the Explorer has remained a constant presence in the Rolex catalog

with a grey so-called Wide Boy dial

Purple rain over a golden sunset…

This example measures 20x33mm and houses a nicely aged silver dial wit painted Roman numerals

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 3H Bundeswehr breitling - Olive pushersThis is a very rare and interesting Blancpain Fifty Fathoms that was made for the German Bundeswehr frogmen in the 1970s. These watches were never commercially available, only issued ! You will notice this watch doesn't look like your stereotypical Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, due to the bezel insert. The Bund divers were using re breathers so didnt need the gradiated dive bezels we know from Rolex Subs and so the insert was plain , without numerals.. It