Gedurende de oprichting in 1735 is de productie Blancpain gedreven door een resoluut pioniersgeest. Sedert 1953 lanceerde de Vijftig Vijanden, de eerste moderne duikhorloge ter wereld, sinds meer dan 60 jaar historische banden met duiken.
In erkenning van dit erfgoed is Blancpain toegewijd aan het onderzoek en behoud van de oceanen. Overtuigd dat steun voor milieubescherming direct afhankelijk is van het publiek op de hoogte houden, de Fabricage werkt om het algemene bewustzijn te vergroten door belangrijke wetenschappelijke projecten te sponsoren, oceaanverkenningsinitiatieven, onderwaterfotografie, milieufora, tentoonstellingen, hooggeplaatste publicaties en een speciale website.
Sinds 2014 zijn de inspanningen van het merk op dit gebied gecoördineerd onder het etiket Blancpain Ocean Commitment. Tegelijkertijd presenteerde Blancpain een 250-delig limited edition uurwerk, die bij zijn lancering als eerste in een reeks beperkte edities werd aangekondigd. Na het succes van deze eerste editie en de tastbare resultaten van haar partnerschappen, heeft Blancpain nu de tweede limited edition uurwerk geïntroduceerd, de Vijfde Vijver Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Blancpain Ocean Commitment II (BOC II). Met dit nieuwe horloge wordt de beslissing van het merk uitgesproken om zijn inzet voor de oceanen te volgen, terwijl ze nog steeds ambitieuze doelstellingen richten.
Het Blancpain Ocean Commitment-concept omvat de Gombessa-projecten onder leiding van wetenschapper en duiker Laurent Ballesta.
Since 2014, Blancpain has co-financed ten major scientific expeditions, celebrated its contribution to doubling the surface of marine protected areas around the world, and presented several award- winning documentary films, exhibitions and publications.
The BOC II limited edition timepiece comes with a hand-numbered copy of a manuscript written by Professor Hans Hass in the 1960s and which to date has never before been published in full. Recognized among diving historians as the “Pioneer of the Pioneers”, Hass changed the world of science with his revolutionary scuba diving developments, underwater photography, and scientific research. The publication focuses on the years between the 1940s and 1960s and retraces the challenges involved in setting up his initial scientific expeditions, while offering a fascinating glimpse of the historical context of the period within which Blancpain presented the first modern diving watch : the Fifty Fathoms.
Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Blancpain Ocean Commitment II (BOC II).
Blancpain and Professor Hans Hass, in addition to their shared pioneering spirit, are connected by their values. A passionate advocate of sustainable tourism, Hass was firmly committed to the exploration and protection of our natural world. Blancpain’s many ties to important figures in the exploration and understanding of the world’s oceans have led it to become a fervent advocate of ocean preservation. Thus, among its Ocean Commitment initiatives, Blancpain supports the Hans Hass Fifty Fathoms Award. This prestigious distinction honors excellence in two categories : Art and Literature in recognition of Professor Hass’ pioneering work in both underwater imagery and printed word ; and Science and Technology in acknowledgement of his equally pioneering work in marine sciences and underwater technical innovation.
Hans Hass Fifty Fathoms Award
The Hans Hass Fifty Fathoms Award Committee and Blancpain announced that the underwater IMAX film-makers Howard and Michele Hall are the recipients of the (2016) Hans Hass Fifty Fathoms Award. The award was presented on April 5th 2017 by Committee Executive Director Leslie Leaney and Blancpain’s Vice President & Head of Marketing, Alain Delamuraz, in front of an individually invited audience at a ceremony held in the ArtScience Museum of Marina Bay Sands center, Singapore.
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The Hans Hass Fifty Fathoms Award Committee and Blancpain announced that the underwater IMAX film-makers Howard and Michele Hall are the recipients of the (2016) Hans Hass Fifty Fathoms Award. The award was presented on April 5th 2017 by Committee Executive Director Leslie Leaney and Blancpain’s Vice President & Head of Marketing, Alain Delamuraz, in front of an individually invited audience at a ceremony held in the ArtScience Museum of Marina Bay Sands center, Singapore.




