Now, instead of looking in the vintage market for these chronographs, Blancpain has released a modern reissue that stays true to the original with an updated movement and case size. The 2019 edition has an updated case size of 42.5mm while staying relatively thin at 13.77mm tall.
The watch has a sapphire crystal in the front and also the back, so you can see the beautiful F388B movement with its propeller rotor that shows much of the movement, including the beveled edges and the column wheel. In addition, the movement runs at a hi beat rate of 5Hz and the chronograph hand also runs at the same hight beat rate for higher accuracy timing! Similar to the original watch, the chronograph also has a flyback function with a duo register that is legible.
Beautiful watch, price is a bit of a stretch for me. This is JLC Master Compressor territory price and design wise…