BLANCPAIN Tribute to Fifty Fathoms NO RAD for ONLY WATCH

This thing has such a brightly glowing orange hue to it that it’s positively radioactive! 

Only it isn’t radioactive at all, which is why it’s known as a Fifty Fathoms NO RAD (no radiation) which it means it won’t cause your teeth to start glowing and then slowly start to fall out one by one like those poor young ladies – 

you know the ones that used to paint watch dials with harmful Tritium back in the day and used to constantly lick the tips of their paintbrushes to create a fine point on them, so that the indexes looked sharp.

It also won’t be heading to your wrist anytime soon cos’ this ultra-rare, vitamin C packed FF No Rad is a one off piece created exclusively for the Only Watch 2021 charity watch auction which takes place this November. 

The exclusive watch was inspired by the emblematic diving instrument, the Fifty Fathoms, but one of those rarer editions that came with a massive (or big f#ck off if you will) no radiation logos on its dial which is now a collector's item, coveted by military dive watch enthusiasts.

The Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No Rad watch recalls that specific Blancpain diving instrument from the mid-1960s, which was notably used by the German Navy's Combat Swimmers. 

The latter was characterized by said dial stamp stating "no radiations" indicating that Blancpain did not use luminescent materials composed of harmful radium – a highly radioactive element declared unfit even to sit encased upon a human wrist let alone to find its way into your internal system. 

This striking symbol has been the cause of much the FF’s success specifically for the No Rad variants, which have become one of the most sought-after Fifty Fathoms in collectors market and giving rise to several homage or otherwise inspired FF models.

The model created for Only Watch is characterized by a chapter ring, hands and a bezel time scale featuring orange-colored Super-LumiNova®. 

Bespoke to this special Fifty Fathoms, this bold shade refers to the color representing the 2021 edition of Only Watch. 

The most dominant element on the dial of course remains the "no radiations" logo, whose original yellow and red colors have been replaced by orange and yellow, respectively.