[ad_1] The new 38-mm references still look the part of the 1953 model: the sapphire bezel insert recalls vintage Bakelite types used in the mid-20th century, while the luminous sword-shaped hands also remain. Other specs have been updated in the intervening decades: applied indices in place of painted luminous ones, sapphire crystal instead of acrylic, unidirectional bezel action instead of bidirectional, 300m of water resistance instead of 100m. Furthermore, Blancpain’s automatic manufacture Cal. 1153 offers a whopping 100 hours of power reserve, which is far cry from what was available in early Fifty Fathoms movements. © Ben Thouard :© Ben Thouard Colorways in the new model include both classic Fifty Fathoms hues—steel with a black dial, titanium with a blue dial, and red gold with a blue dial—as well as two new versions targeting ladies with pink or black mother-of-pearl dials. These two MOP iterations, which feature matching bezels and do not include the collection’s slightly contentious 4:30 date window, will, of course, invariably appeal to both women and men. Especially for those who found …