Bremont Launches Supermarine S2000

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Following the success of the Supermarine 500, Bremont has announced the launch of a new diving model, the Supermarine 2000. With professional divers in mind, Bremont has increased the size of the original Supermarine case to 45 mm and re-engineered it to withstand further depths of 2,000 m/6,560 ft. The Supermarine was built using Bremont’s unique Trip-Tick three-piece case construction. As … [Read more...]

Video: Bremont’s Victory Watch and Flagship Boutique

Bremont has collaborated with The National Museum of the Royal Navy to create a limited edition watch made with original parts of the HMS Victory, the oldest serving warship still to be in commission. The watch is available in rose gold or stainless steel. To celebrate the launch of the watch, an event was held at the HMS Victory in Portsmouth. Click here to read more about the Victory … [Read more...]

Bremont’s Budget Box Replica Watch Case

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British watch brand Bremont has designed a new watch case based on the Budget box, known famously in England as the box traditionally held up during the photo shoot in front of 11 Downing Street before the Chancellor of the Exchequer announces his annual budget plans to Parliament. Bremont's case is an exact replica of the Budget box, which is made from pine, lined with black satin, and covered … [Read more...]

Facetime November 10

David Fetz wore his Bremont Supermarine while visiting the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Welcome to another Facetime! This week our selected readers are David Fetz, Vasco Fernandes, Will Selby, and Thomas Place. Thanks to everyone for the great pictures! As always, if you want to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We'll also select the most popular weekly … [Read more...]

Bremont Adds New Models to Its Solo Collection

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Bremont launched its Solo collection, inspired by pilots' watches from the 1940s, in 2011. This year, the line expands with the addition of a new white-dial model, which accompanies the original black-dial version, and a smaller version with a 37-mm diameter case. … [Read more...]

Bremont’s Victory Watch and Flagship Boutique

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Bremont has collaborated with The National Museum of the Royal Navy to create a limited edition watch made with original parts of the HMS Victory, the oldest serving warship still to be in commission. The watch is available in rose gold or stainless steel. To celebrate the launch of the watch, an event was held at the HMS Victory in Portsmouth.   In other Bremont news, their … [Read more...]

This Week’s Facetime Photos

While checking his sailboat propeller in the Adriatic Sea, Mirko Kosic sports his IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands.

Here are some new Facetime photos. Keep sending us great photos like the ones below. You can send us a hi-res pic at photos@watchtime.com. … [Read more...]

From the Las Vegas Watch and Jewelry Shows: Ball and Bremont

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WatchTime is attending the Couture and JCK Watch and Jewelry Fairs in Las Vegas this week, and we're getting a chance to check out (and try on) some cool timepieces that we missed at Baselworld back in March. At the Couture show, held at Vegas's luxurious Wynn Hotel and Casino, We visited Bremont, where brand co-founder Nick English showed us many of the interesting new watches and told us … [Read more...]

FaceTime Photo Gallery Comes to the Web

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One of the most popular departments in our bi-monthly magazine — FaceTime, a  gallery of photos submitted by WatchTime readers of themselves modeling their beloved watches — is now online. Click here to see the latest, and how you can submit your own photos. … [Read more...]

Basel Preview: Bremont P-51 Limited Edition

Bremont is launching the limited edition P-51, a chronograph chronometer built with original parts from the famous 1944 Mustang WWII aircraft P-51K-10 (serial number 44-12016), a Pacific war veteran that bore the name "Fragile but Agile". Original aluminum from the fuselage is integrated into both the dial and the movement of the timepiece. … [Read more...]

Who are Switzerland’s Top Chronometer Producers?

Rolex, Omega and Breitling once again lead the list of Switzerland’s top producers of chronometer watches. Data recently released for 2009 by Switzerland’s official chronometer testing agency, COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres), shows that the Big Three accounted for 78% of all chronometer certificates issued that year. (A watch is designated as a certified chronometer if its … [Read more...]

Bremont Creates Clock for Jaguar XJ75 Concept Car

Bremont has produced a bespoke mechanical clock and stopwatch for the Jaguar XJ75 Platinum Concept Car, a one-of-a-kind design project that was displayed on the Pebble Beach Concept Car Lawn during the recent Concours d'Elegance. … [Read more...]