Did you know that the anchor escapement is an English invention? Or that the first marine chronometers were also a British thing? If there is any watchmaking tradition that could (and should) be the envy of the rest, it is precisely the English one, developed in the heat of the campaigns of conquests and annexations to the empire of His Gracious Majesty Tompion, Harrison, Mudge, Arnold and, more recently, George Daniels (inventor of the coaxial escapement adopted by Omega) are examples of illustrious watchmakers. Knowing this, it sounds less strange that Bremont is but, above all, claims to be a British watch company. We found out all this during the presentation ofBremont at The Watch Gallery.
As if that were not enough, the founders are called English, which somehow just dispelled doubts. Engineers by profession and aviators by passion, Giles and Nick English are the alma mater of Bremont, a young company that they created from scratch based on a traumatic life experience such as the death of their father in a plane accident in which Nick narrowly escaped. Life is short, they learned, and you have to pursue your dreams no matter how crazy they may seem. They began assembling watches in Biel, Switzerland, and today they proudly say that all Bremont watches are assembled in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire.
And what are they doing in Bremont? Watches, obviously. As if there wasn't enough supply. It is also obvious that it is necessary to find (or directly create) a market niche for a new proposal that also reaches a saturated market. And it is in this “Britishness” where Bremont finds its reason for being. And everything British or capable of being identified as such fits in Bremont. From the manufacturer of ejection airplane seats Martin Baker to the glorious Jaguar and its E-Types, although showing off the long friendship between Great Britain and the United States they have expanded their collaboration to Boeing or the America's Cup itself.
Another characteristic of Bremont is the incorporation of small pieces of historical objects in their watches. From pieces of fabric from the wing of the Kitty Hawk (the Wright brothers' plane (they were Americans) to authentic wheels from the Enigma machine for the Codebreaker rotor, a tribute to Bletchey Park. It is not something new: Romain Jerome started it with steel from the Titanic or moon dust (not to mention dinosaur coprolites...) although personally I find what Bremont does more romantic.
It recently took place inThe Watch Gallery of Barcelonatheir latest presentation by Giles English: as a continuation of their association with the America's Cup (which turns out to be British-made, the cup) they launch theRegatta collection, which has the characteristic 15-minute countdown counter and five minutes of “start time”. As I have already mentioned before, this limited series (235 units with a black dial and another 235 units with a white dial) will have carbon fiber in its crown from the daggerboards of the Oracle Team USA AC72, which in 2013 beat the Emirates of New Zealand after winning 8 consecutive races when it was about to be disqualified. In 2017 they will try again and Bremont will accompany them. If you also want to accompany them, you just have to try your luck here:www.bremont.com/bermuda
Best watch strap | Best annual calendar watch | Best watch winder | Best Black Luxury watch | Best Luxury Watches Men | Best Swiss Luxury Watches Women | Best Men Diamond Watches under 1000 | Best Diamond Watches Women | Best Luxury Dive Watch
