The ALT1-WT Basel 2012
Bremont’s Victory watch wins WatchPro’s Luxury Watch of the Year!
WatchPro magazine has unveiled its keenly anticipated Watches of the Year report, which lists the top timepieces that will make the greatest commercial impact in the UK this year.
Bremont are pleased to announce its Victory watch has won the Luxury Watch of the Year category. The brands were judged on sharp details, fine materials and superior complications.
The Victory is a limited edition watch unlike any other which uses original parts of the HMS Victory with some proceeds from the watch sales going towards the preservation of the Ship.
Giles English “Nelson went to my school and as a boy he always fascinated me, I remember clearly the first time I visited HMS Victory. Over the last few years both Nick and myself have been working with the Royal Navy Fleet air arm Heritage and that’s when we heard about the restoration of HMS Victory. With no hesitation we approached the Navy and discussed the possibility of creating a watch using original parts from the ship. Not only did we want to make the watch unique but we also want it to be a horological masterpiece.”
Watches of the Year is an annual report that is compiled specifically to inform and excite watch retailers; bringing to their attention the greatest designs, technical innovations and commercial ideas that will drive sales in the coming 12 months.
“WatchPro’s Watches of the Year is the culmination of months of research at Europe’s major trade shows and in consultation with the UK industry,” explains Kathryn Bishop, deputy editor of WatchPro and editor of the Watches of the Year report. “It is a unique list of watches that are not only exceptional in their own right, but also present stunning business opportunities for retailers that stock them.”
Bremont would like to thank Watch Pro and for all our wonderful retailers who continue to support us.
In 2010 Bremont was commissioned to produce a unique global timer chronometer for the military C-17 Globemaster crew around the world. The watch is certainly one of the more intricate and complicated military watches ever produced. Design features of the Bremont C-17 include the etched globe on the dial and a Roto-Click® bezel that enables the user to work out the global time zones using the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) airfield identifiers. Each identifier represents a C-17 landing location in all 24 time zones.
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The watch itself can show UTC or 'Zulu' time through its adjustable 24-hour hand.
Bremont have now developed this ‘Globemaster’ watch as the Bremont World Timer (ALT1-WT) for the civilian market and produced their first global timer watch for use by pilots and travelers all over the world. Launched in a new Trip-Tick® case with Roto-click® bezel and a very complex, highly finished dial the watch has been wonderfully over-engineered. The steel used in the case construction has been hardened through a series of processes at high temperatures to give it a hardness and scratch resistance of 2000 Vickers.
A standard untreated 316L stainless steel watch case will naturally be around 300 Vickers. The internal bezel, which is operated by the crown at 8 o'clock, uses a mechanism developed by the company (integrating a series of ball-bearings) that allows the user to turn the bezel with a satisfying 'click' for each minute turned. The date window takes inspiration from the Globemaster’s Head Up Display (HUD). The Bremont World Timer will be available in three striking dial variations, Blue, Black and.
The watch will be priced at £3,995 in the UK and $5695 USD.
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The sapphire crystal covering the dial has nine layers of anti-reflective treatment on each side of the crystal reducing light reflections on the crystal face by up to 95%. This treatment is specially designed to be as scratch resistant as the sapphire crystal it has been applied to.
The modified automatic chronometer (COSC) certified BE-54AE movement is beautifully finished at Bremont's ateliers in the UK and Switzerland, and once wound, will use the movement of the wearer to keep its mainspring fully wound. The decorated movement can be seen through a sapphire exhibition crystal case back. The watch is presented in a leather travel wallet, hand-made in England, it comes with a strap changing tool and an extra NATO military nylon strap along with the watch's COSC certification.
The C-17, nicknamed "Globemaster III" is a 4-engine, high-wing, T-tailed military transport aircraft operated by the United States Air Force, the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Canadian Air Force and the Qatar EMIRI Air-Force. The aircraft is primarily used for strategic and tactical airlift of cargo and troops to main operating bases, or forward operating bases, anywhere in the world. It can rapidly deploy a combat unit to a battle area and sustain it with supplies.
Bremont, a British luxury watch brand was co-founded by brothers Nick and Giles English in 2002, has made a substantial impact in the watch industry in a very short period of time. In 2008 Bremont was made the “Best British Emerging Luxury Brand‟ by Walpole, and last year won “Watch Brand of 2011‟ at the UK Jewellery Awards. The brand remains true to its original principles of durability, legibility and precision.
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Technical Details
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Modified calibre 13 1/4" BE-54AE automatic chronometer,
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The sapphire crystal covering the dial has nine layers of anti-reflective treatment on each side of the crystal reducing light reflections on the crystal face by up to 95%. This treatment is specially designed to be as scratch resistant as the sapphire crystal it has been applied to.
The modified automatic chronometer (COSC) certified BE-54AE movement is beautifully finished at Bremont's ateliers in the UK and Switzerland, and once wound, will use the movement of the wearer to keep its mainspring fully wound. The decorated movement can be seen through a sapphire exhibition crystal case back. The watch is presented in a leather travel wallet, hand-made in England, it comes with a strap changing tool and an extra NATO military nylon strap along with the watch's COSC certification.
Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ...
The C-17, nicknamed "Globemaster III" is a 4-engine, high-wing, T-tailed military transport aircraft operated by the United States Air Force, the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Canadian Air Force and the Qatar EMIRI Air-Force. The aircraft is primarily used for strategic and tactical airlift of cargo and troops to main operating bases, or forward operating bases, anywhere in the world. It can rapidly deploy a combat unit to a battle area and sustain it with supplies.
Bremont, a British luxury watch brand was co-founded by brothers Nick and Giles English in 2002, has made a substantial impact in the watch industry in a very short period of time. In 2008 Bremont was made the “Best British Emerging Luxury Brand‟ by Walpole, and last year won “Watch Brand of 2011‟ at the UK Jewellery Awards. The brand remains true to its original principles of durability, legibility and precision.
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Technical Details
MOVEMENT
Modified calibre 13 1/4" BE-54AE automatic chronometer,
25jewels, Glucydur balance, Anachron balance spring,
Nivaflex 1 mainspring, 28,800bph, 42 hour power reserve.
Bremont moulded and decorated skeletised rotor
FUNCTIONS
Hour/minute/second, date at 3H,
FUNCTIONS
Hour/minute/second, date at 3H,
chronograph small counters with seconds,
30 minutes and 12 hours, 24 hour UTC hand and World Time Zone function
CASE BACK
Stainless steel with integrated flat crystal, 5 stainless steel screws with polished heads
BEZEL
Internally rotating bi-directional bezel with global time zones operated by crown at 8H with Bremont Roto-Click® technology
DIAL
Metal dial with various ground colours. Coated nickel hands withSuperLumiNova® C1 luminous coating
CRYSTAL
Domed anti-reflective, scratch resistant sapphire crystal
WATER RESISTANCE
Water resistant to 10 ATM, 100 metres
RATINGS
C.O.S.C chronometer tested
BRACELET
Embossed calf skin leather with solid deployment buckle and engraved security clasp
CERTIFICATION
Every case back and movement is engraved with its Bremont serial number
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CASE
Hardened stainless steel Bremont Trip-Tick® construction with scratch resistant PVD treated case barrel. Case diameter 43.00mm, lug width 22.00mm, case thickness 16.00mmCASE BACK
Stainless steel with integrated flat crystal, 5 stainless steel screws with polished heads
BEZEL
Internally rotating bi-directional bezel with global time zones operated by crown at 8H with Bremont Roto-Click® technology
DIAL
Metal dial with various ground colours. Coated nickel hands withSuperLumiNova® C1 luminous coating
CRYSTAL
Domed anti-reflective, scratch resistant sapphire crystal
WATER RESISTANCE
Water resistant to 10 ATM, 100 metres
RATINGS
C.O.S.C chronometer tested
BRACELET
Embossed calf skin leather with solid deployment buckle and engraved security clasp
CERTIFICATION
Every case back and movement is engraved with its Bremont serial number
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For further press information,
images or to arrange interviews please contact Natalie Keigher
Email: natalie@bremont.com email info@bremont.com
∙ Telephone +44 0845 0940 690
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