A few months back Swatch got the watch world talking once again, with a follow up to their game-changing MoonSwatch collaboration with Omega. The Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty-Fathoms didnโt generate the same white-hot heat from its release date, but the latest member of the collection has just arrived in the murdered-out โOcean Of Stormsโ looking stealthy on the wrist.
Early feedback on the โOcean Of Stormsโ almost universally agrees itโs the best-looking member of the Blancpain x Swatch line-up and weโd have to agree. While the bright colours of the five original models were good fun and in keeping with the Swatchification of the Fifty Fathoms design, thereโs something about an entirely black colour palate that brings a touch of seriousness to the project.
Some of you might rightly wonder how another ocean-themed edition could be released when all five of the earthโs oceans were already linked to a model in the original collection, but Swatch and Blancpain have expanded their thinking for the โOcean Of Stormsโ release. This edition is inspired by a 2 million square kilometre lunar sea (known as a mare) on the Moon known as the Oceanus Procellarum. Itโs not actually a sea, but a basaltic plain that early astronomers mistook for a body of water.
Other than the compelling new colourway and extraterrestrial inspiration, the โOcean Of Stormsโ is made from the same bioceramic material as the earlier editions, with the same case dimensions of 42.3mm in diameter and 14.4mm in thickness. If youโre looking to add something interesting to the collection to kick off 2024, but arenโt keen on breaking the bank, the Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms โOcean Of Stormsโ is currently available in Swatch stores globally with an RRP of $655.
