Blancpains are popular among watch cognoscenti for their classical styling and fine movements. Blancpain celebrates & embraces fine watch making and their watches can be purchased for reasonable street prices.

To learn more about Blancpain watches, I recommend a visit to Blancpain's own forum, the Blancpain Forum at the Purists and to the Timezone Blancpain Forum. I also recommend visiting this excellent historical database of "Fifty Fathoms" models

Click here for a nice review of the 2185 chronograph