Why is the Fifty Fathoms Celebrated as the Inaugural Diver’s Watch?

  Launched in 1953, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is the first true diver’s watch. Created by a diver and chosen by pioneers, it played a vital role in the development of scuba diving. It is the catalyst of Blancpain’s commitment to ocean conservation. The Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 1 stands as a beacon of horological … Read more

These Are the Winners of boot Düsseldorf’s First International Dive Award

boot Düsseldorf presents first international dive award. On Friday, 27 January, the traditional diving day at boot Düsseldorf, the nautical trade fair, together with the well-known diving media VDSTsporttaucher, TAUCHEN, divemaster, taucher.net and WETNOTES, presented the first dive award live at the trade fair. While the award was announced online last year, the winners were … Read more

Adopt the Blue and increase the number of Marine Protected Areas around the globe. This is how to dive into action

Adopt the Blue by Padi x Blancpain. Building on the legacy of the first modern diving watch, the 1953 Fifty Fathoms, Blancpain announced a 5-year partnership with PADI to support the flagship Marine Protected Area Program, Adopt the Blue, the world’s largest network of underwater sites that can be activated for marine conservation. To celebrate … Read more

The Most Expensive Hobbies

Today, most expensive ways to spend your time have more cost-efficient alternatives. For example, playing casino online games for real money you feel the same atmosphere as at a land-based gambling establishment. However, some luxurious hobbies cannot be replaced with anything else. And these are the most expensive ones. Ice Sculptures Even though people carving … Read more

The largest and deepest indoor pool in the world will offer hyperbaric chambers, microgravity suites and more

The largest and deepest indoor pool in the world planned in England’s Cornwall. The pool holds 42,000 cubic litres of water, or 42 million litres. That’s enough to fill 17 Olympic-sized swimming pools or make 168 million cups of tea. The world’s biggest and deepest pool for testing the latest underwater technology, helping advance subsea … Read more

Hydrosphere Turns Any Superyacht Into an Underwater Wonderland

Submerged viewing experience: A hugely attractive feature for those keen to see more of the underwater world. As the demand for personal submersibles is increasing, Gresham Yacht Design came with a stunning submerged viewing experience proposal for superyachts. Designed to “share magical moments and to get underwater quickly,”Gresham Yacht Design’s Hydrosphere is a glass elevator descending … Read more