Jacques Bianchi - History, Models and Owners' Reviews

The new generation of Bianchi Marseille watches with the support of MAT Watches. I was not a fan of the imbroglio with the institutional Bianchi house and the association with MAT. Nevertheless this tide gauge limited to 150 copies for a contained price caught my attention. The dial is successful, the watch is robust and qualitative. A little imposing in width and thickness for me but real diver characteristics that fit well with a refined and fresh style.

Being passionate about diving watches, there was no doubt that I was surprised when I saw that Mr. Jacques Blanch had reissued his JB 200 with the participation of Mat, who knew all its history and had been looking for a JB 200 or 300 for years but had not been able to get it, unfortunately the happy owners did not want to part with it, not to my regret, I had to participate in the Kickstarter, a purchase that had a great sentimental value, and yes it happens.

Superb watch, nice and original, it is good company when you want to go out on the weekend for risky activities for your watches. The watch is remarkably solid, you can feel that the screwed crown is well made, no dust could get through! For the bezel, ditto, zero play. Surely hard to turn underwater without gloves. Despite this, a taste of too little concerning the finishes ... no crown signed, generic bracelet without customization. Too bad, for 1.5K new, it's a shame. In the same price range, I prefer an Akrone C-02!