Blancpain X Swatch: Review

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@jwags24 Жыл бұрын

I think you’re right about the hype dying down. BUT I will say I have learned much more about the 50 Fathoms than I’ve ever known before since this release. So maybe a successful campaign ?

@dominicrusho Жыл бұрын

Picked an Arctic up with no queue at the Covent Garden store earlier this week. It’s really fun! Looks great in person and feels better executed than the MoonSwatch.

@albertmeursault Ай бұрын

Appreciate you taking that grenade for us to get a watch enthusiast's pov on the piece. You always got our back!

@drdesign6886 Жыл бұрын

Not one single watch on the market is ‘worth’ the money. This is even more true of luxury watches. Not a single Rolex, Omega, Patek, whatever - they are all massively overpriced. People pay for the brand, the design perhaps, and the quality. All of these things are valuable. But comfortably the one single element that defines the price is the brand cache. Why can’t people see this is the case? This swatch is more expensive than other swatches, than Seiko 5s, than orients, than Timex, than a bunch of micros - BECAUSE IT IS ALSO A BLANCPAIN! It had the branding and the design, yes not the quality, but 2 outta 3 is decent and you pay a mark up for that. Why is it not ok here but is ok on all other luxury branded watches??? Honestly I think people annoyed at the price either 1. Don’t get it, or 2. Are snobs. If you want a decent quality watch only then yes buy an Orient for similar money. But ppl aren’t buying this for the quality - they are buying for the branding and the iconic design. So where Else can I get such a brand name and design for under $400 - ummm oh yeah the moonswatch!! Nice review btw - was well researched and pretty fair overall.

@EnJeiBee Жыл бұрын

Spot on. If you want an ultra rugged watch with excellent timekeeping, you get a G-Shock. Automatic watches are a choice watch lovers make because that's the type of jewelry they're into. Outside of the fact that you don't need a battery to power them, there is absolutely nothing pragmatic about autos.

@ryanstark5497 Жыл бұрын

The drilled lugs open to a small Allen key spring bar. Granted to remove them you'd need two small Allen keys to loosen it, but it is technically removable. Thanks for the review!

@georgesg2010 11 ай бұрын

I have been binge watching your channel! Love the content, not pretentious, really cool and love the experiments!

@teammacnamara5320 Жыл бұрын

I think the big difference between the two marketing campaigns is that you can go almost anywhere in the uk and there will be an Omega boutique or an Omega section within a watch store. However I’ve never seen a Blancpain in person as I never see them in stores. So if I was interested in the real thing there is no way to easily access it, try it on and then purchase. With the moonwatch I can go to 2 or 3 places within 5 miles tomorrow and pick one up immediately.

@Aemdz8 Жыл бұрын

Actually, the orginal fifty fathoms has "blancpain" on one side of the case as well. It's one of the main criticisms since it's like 15k

@HarrisonElmore Жыл бұрын

Geez. I didn’t know that.

@yellingatcloud Жыл бұрын

I got one in Geneva yesterday. And it makes me smile every time I look at it. Don’t ask me what time it is though, I really don’t care. Maybe I’ll use the watch for that function at a later time.

@HarrisonElmore Жыл бұрын

That is all that matters!

@Mr-Merchant. Жыл бұрын

If you would rather have a Seiko, that’s fair, the Seiko will most likely last you longer. You can service a Seiko but I don’t know to many guys that would service one. This watch is for guys that buy Luxury watches and $400 is the same cost of their straps. It’s a bit of fun for them. If you like more affordable watches just buy a Seiko and wear it and buy an Omega or something in time.

@dappolajon7008 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 no its not this thing screams poser

@frankradisch3652 Жыл бұрын

I hope enough of us watch this to offset the price you paid.

@HarrisonElmore Жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@AverageJoe84 Жыл бұрын

People spend $400 on far dumber and less rewarding things. Its an expensive world we live in.

@mitchmatic8029 Жыл бұрын

Great, thorough video. Good info on the counterclockwise winding, and that it is non-hacking. Thought mine was broke at first. Which btw I found in ebay for 125 over retail. Which is well worth it to me, as someone who spent time and gas money, to travel 250 miles, and wait in line over night in the cold, to leave empty handed at number 89 in line for the MoonSwatch.

@chareric Жыл бұрын

The bezel is way better than a Seiko. I have a turtle. The bezel actually springs back into its position, with the turtle you have to most of the time manipulate the marker to get it just right.

@justingalore123 Жыл бұрын

I love it and you picked the best colourway!

@MAllen-ec9by 3 ай бұрын

Good Review on this watch, moisture indicator works, bars are removable, but you need some seriously small Allen keys to do so, and be very careful how you remove them as the wear down very easily (cheaply made?) If you buy a strap, it usually comes with tools and replacement bars, so it's worth paying extra. As for the watch. I have the one shown here, spend $900 AUD on getting it from a scalper from Ebay, but I liked the watch more than moon versions, including Snoopy? I hate that Swatch is still not selling these online, but I live in hope, will someone see the light? Though, if I had my time over again, I'd choose the black one as dirt tends to follow this one around. A screen protector on this is a must, as the Chrystal does sit above the bezel. Movement is good though, not perfect. Would love to see an automatic moon version with a moon phase, but hey, that's just me?

@b_altmann Жыл бұрын

Blancpain was the second choice for this project. Omega was the first. Now that they had exhausted the MoonSwatch with the funny chrono hands, they probably thought: and now let’s try the Blancpain too, we were thinking about that anyway. - With this one you are really paying for the name on the dial. If you want a watch with that name and only spend very little, then this one is for you.

@HarrisonElmore Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Brand is the driver here!

@b_altmann Жыл бұрын

The logo on the side of the case is actually a Blancpain thing

@HarrisonElmore Жыл бұрын

Ahhh well I still don’t like it haha

@gavinivester6720 Жыл бұрын

The bars screw together like the real Fifty Fathoms and can be removed using two 0.9mm hex wrenches.

@danMdan 9 ай бұрын

Does the watch have conventional removable strap bars, or are they fixed forever, so permanently necessitating the use of Nato straps ?

@gregfung608 Жыл бұрын

your point about ghost position seems weird and wrong? the watch in your hand has a ghost position? I bought the same one (after researching this topic and they actually removed the ghost position for these models without date)

@ThePurple1968 Жыл бұрын

I think the idea that swatch is making these as a marketing tool to buy Blancpain is not the main reason they sell this. It's to make money from a name that they own. People buying a £340 watch will mostly never buy a 10k blancpain.

@KartikSrinivasan-z6d 8 ай бұрын

Hi thanks. How to wind the watch. Should it be counterclockwise winding using the crown? 😊

@brentpetryk4917 Жыл бұрын

Invicta got the idea from Blancpain to label the side of the case... not sure you knew about that tid bit...

@RamzaCards 9 ай бұрын

Was just walking around Old Town Lucerne and the Swatch store there has all the models in stock! The person there said it’s new so they’ll have a lot in stock, so I got myself an Antarctic Ocean!

@stanislas4990 Жыл бұрын

Nice review. Seiko 5 watches are great, their quality are much better than the Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms, but when you buy a watch it's about the design and the emotion. And Swatch with Omega, and now with Blancpain, have created some watches that you want to buy, because you think you have a kind of Omega Speedmaster, or a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, for an affordable price. It's an introduction to luxury watches.

@gavinwhite9743 Жыл бұрын

I have the speedmaster pro, and bought the moonswatch out of curiosity once the hype had died down. In free advertising alone I guess the moonswatch worked. And the trade up to the real thing kinda of affordable if you buy interest free on monthly payments, similar to buying latest iphone on contract, so maybe some up selling occurred. Challenge with this collaboration, initial outlay is getting past fun. And the real 50 fathoms costs 3 times the price of a speedy. And it's big on the wrist. And the 50 fathoms looks like an old mans watch. Just isn't desirable. I can't see upgrade happening. I don't think hype will last long, but maybe for blancpain, the advertising is enough. I guess swatch will get a short term hit. I guess we will just have to wait for James Bond Swatch 300m seamaster, maybe with Snoopy in the back?

@stephengarratt8027 Жыл бұрын

It actually looks okay and I think you've picked the best version. Even if you like it though and you love the history the price of a " fifty fathoms " is for most people a bridge too far. Though if it generates interest in watches it can't be bad. Your reference for John claude Biver. Hope you get your money back and thanks for the review.

@HarrisonElmore Жыл бұрын

I thought it looked great. It’ll likely generate some interest for sure Nice you caught it! I’m hoping I do, but we’ll see. Anytime!

@jperez7893 11 ай бұрын

Does it damage the watch if you tried to wind it clockwise?

@willowtreeoo7 Ай бұрын

I have the black one, Ok its plastic, feels light and cheaply made, but I have to say I really enjoy wearing it. Its worth the money to me but only at Swatch shop prices not flippers prices. Not sure how buying a seiko or a baltic is a better option at the end of the day they are so different. Sure seiko and others are better quality, but they are not what this watch is.

@z06cowboy72 Жыл бұрын

I’ll take a King Turtle or HELM Vanuatu every day over any $400 plastic watch.

@boyka2750 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the Marathon Navigator

@david.9633 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review

@verynormalman Жыл бұрын

The claim of a ceramic case is false. It's a injection moulded, or pressed case, using a plasticized resin, and a ceramic powder bulking medium. A real ceramic case would be formed from very high grade compound, and would then be fired, at exceptionally high temperature. The case shrinks during this process. It's very difficult to do, with a high error rate, and is very expensive. So this is a plastic cased watch, that's glued together, so it's disposable. The movement is mainly plastic. BUT the cost is $400! Do you remember the plastic crisis last year? People: what are your values?

@chrisj854 Жыл бұрын

Does this have a screw down crown online you read yes and no

@McAlcyoneus51 Жыл бұрын

Casio a168 drop test and hammer test plssss big fan

@dannyg6592 Жыл бұрын

$400 for a disposable plastic toy watch with a non-serviceable movement = cash grab from Swatch, just like the Moonswatch. But this won't have the hype of the Moonswatch, as 99.9% of non-watch nerds have never heard of Blancpain.

@rouju Жыл бұрын

Kinda sad that you feel the way that I do, though I didn't buy it due to my bad experience with sistem51 ha ha. Well, it's a beautiful design I can't lie but the price makes the homage is way better

@HarrisonElmore Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Wish it was a bit less then it’s more compelling

@danielorozco1728 Жыл бұрын

Im obsessed with this collection but I would never buy it for that price, hopefully some other manufacturers produce something similar for a fraction, I could see seiko 5's made outta plastic for around 180usd 120 on the gray market. I think Swatch has been very very creative and know how to stand out but at that price point you're competing with serious options.

@soufyan8793 10 ай бұрын

They need to make a black version of this watch collection…. Let’s hope maybe soon

@markgiles8527 10 ай бұрын

I would buy a Fifty Fathoms (Mil-Spec) like Hodinkee was selling, but they only want to make 250. Now, that watch is for sale around 3x MSRP. No way in hell am I paying what the flippers want. So, the only way I’m getting one is if Blancpain will make some more. If they don’t we all loose. 😅 I would have like to see this watch made out of a metal. Black dial too.

@esko23q 10 ай бұрын

Can the watch be serviced ? I hear system 51 you cannot

@StardustLegacyFighter 10 ай бұрын

It has to be completely replaced, and apparently it costs $200.

@peteyplays-new Жыл бұрын

I'd buy it for Moonswatch MSRP.... $400 even feels too steep

@rusmintjandra Жыл бұрын

Is this watch have ghost position on the crown? Since it did not have date

@markhondaturbo Жыл бұрын

He said it does

@McAlcyoneus51 Жыл бұрын

Casio a168 drop test and hammer test plssss big fan😢

@hansanders323 Жыл бұрын

can we start calling this the Swatch Pain?

@daniell2217 Жыл бұрын

Joining the crowd calling BS on the whole “moonswatch drastically increased moonwatch sales” narrative. Like OO’M has said - without seeing the pre and post sales data, it’s just makes-sense-to-me-so-must-be-true. More numbers; less sophistry.

@688hs Жыл бұрын

It's 2/3 ceramic 1/3 plastic. Why are you calling it plastic?

@cagataycakmak2280 Жыл бұрын

I don't hate the watch, I hate the price though...

@JC61990 11 ай бұрын

i hate the caseback and the dumb circle at the 6. If they do a non "scuba" im in

@TimeHonouredTradition Жыл бұрын

Throwing you a comment and like purely to help out! $800. Yikes!

@LIONTAMER3D Жыл бұрын

I only like this one because it has no date window

@florentsinghathip5290 Жыл бұрын

very nice watch

@andrewbaker3855 Жыл бұрын

I like the 50 Fathoms a lot, but... 45mm and what, 14mm thickness? Too chunky. I LOVE their LE versions: No Date Mil-Spec, No Date Barakuda. Both no-date, 40mm. Will I pay $15K aftermarket for them? Absolutely not! If they made the Antarctic Ocean in 40mm, priced at roughly Submariner level, $9500-$10K, they would go from having my attention to having my interest. Until that day, they can keep their $400, unservicable McDonalds toy watch.

@gavinivester6720 Жыл бұрын

It is super chunky at 42.3mm x 14.4mm.

@stuartbrand5617 Жыл бұрын

You are better buying a Baltic Aquascaphe.

@EnJeiBee Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. You buy this for the Blancpain name and that's it. Aesthetically, the collection had something for everyone, but when you can pay $200 more and get a truly great watch from Baltic with the same aesthetics, it's just a no brainer to save a little more money and do that instead.

@markhondaturbo Жыл бұрын

I thought the caseback was supposed to be saffire?

@jw.2507 Жыл бұрын

Are you uneducated? Its written: **sapphire

@markhondaturbo Жыл бұрын

@jw.2507 really man? Grammar checking? Answer the question and get over yourself honestly. I see bad grammar every day, but I still know what the person is trying to say. You Tube is not the place for grammar, I'm sure you know. Save it for a formal document. Real nice, man🫡

@jw.2507 Жыл бұрын

@markhondaturbo LMFAO youre so triggered 🤣 😂 😭 absolutely pathetic. You made my day. I love talking to losers like you. Makes me feel better !!

@goldencalf5144 Жыл бұрын

Oh that's a nice watch. Maybe I'll go and buy the real thing. A Rolex Submariner

@ogramail Жыл бұрын

A hipe-ish plastic watch dedicated to the oceans...It is a 400€ trashy-performative contradiction by itself

@HoaxersUltima33 Жыл бұрын

especially when not made out of recycled plastic from fishnets in oceans using the tide plastic.

@douglasmstewart Жыл бұрын

These watches suck. They couldn’t even do aluminum keepers on the strap? Lmao. All of these collabs are garbage. But this one is far worse than the Speedmasters. The color ways are terrible on each one. And I’m not a snob. I wear my explorer 1, along with my khaki field, a $30 Casio, and a seiko sports 5 gmt. I would never spend $150 on this let alone $400. Tbh, I’m not even sure I would spend $150 on this. (If that was the price).

@ElderPinto254 8 ай бұрын

fred lip rip glad you didnt see this one all the energie you put in the BP Fifty Fathoms and the war against timex like companies

@laurelsudeep 11 ай бұрын

Swatch is selling for 400 dollars even in India

@markwalton8988 Жыл бұрын

Worth $100 or less sistem51 is less than a $20 movement lol….

@David-jw7km 4 ай бұрын

Its targeted for poor people to push up the value of other brands.

@davidmiddlebrooks9228 Жыл бұрын

After i bought two of the moonswatches , and seeing how cheaply made they are ,ill pass

@bonneville1972 Жыл бұрын

You can get a Helson Skindiver for $750 - a great replica of the first Blancpain dive watch - better movement, no plastic, serviceable, better all round.