Fifty Fathoms, circa 1960
Fifty Fathoms RPF1 military watch called Bund No Rad, delivered to the Bundewehr (National Army of the Federal Republic of Germany) to equip the Kampfschwimmer, elite commando unit of the German frogmen until the early 1970s. Round polished steel case with screwed back (numbered, engraved Bundeswehr, 13-digit serial number specific to O.T.A.N. numbers). Graduated rotating bezel covered with bakelite. Black dial with iron track, luminescent dot, triangle and baton markers (pitted), No Radiations logo (distinctive attribute of the RPG 1 model), Blancpain signature and Fifty Fathoms mention applied. Luminescent skeleton sword hands. N.A.T.O. bracelet.
Mechanical self-winding movement signed Blancpain Rayville SA, caliber A.S.1700.
Diameter: 41.5 mm Condition: good (scratches on the case back)
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