Horological Meandering

If you believe that life is a series of random events, then Nick and Giles English (co-founders of Bremont Watches) are the men you need around. It was just such a random event in 1999 when they had to put down their vintage plane in a hurry in rural nort...  

I like the look of the EP120 very much, and from pictures it appears fairly nicely made. I find the retail price (GBP6000 or so) high for such a watch though, but perhaps seeing it in person will change my mind. - SJX

English understatement. Looks can be deceiving and there is 'a lot of watch' in the EP120. That said, it is not for me (personally), as I am not into chronographs. But as chronos go, it has a unique look to it. Generally, high quality and the pushers (on ... 

Hello Andrew, Thanks for the pics and review! Curious if there are any problems with the EP120's knurled pushers protruding too much into the wrist? Is the red checkering hand cut or machined on the Martin Baker? -MW

they are machined on the MB watch. And as for the pushers, on the watch I was wearing (for a short while admittedly) I had no problem. Cheers Andrew H

I like the idea of pilots testing these watches for other pilots. The real world experience must be very useful when considering design choices! Cheers, Daos

decision in their design choice as well as the build quality of the watch itself. Thanks for reading. Andrew H

Thanks for this post Andrew. I'm quite interested in Bremont watches from the time I saw it on Bear Grylls wrist. How come you can only buy it in GB and I believe there is a selling point in Switzerland? You can buy these watches directly from Bremont but... 

price will be on the MB watch - not sure Bremont have settled on it yet either! The watch I was looking at was the prototype that is going through continued testing. I do not even have a release date!! Sorry - wish I could be more helpful. Yes, Rolex is t... 

anybody interested in finding out please PM me Cheers

i love planes but always get sick when i'm in a small aircraft. Thanks a lot for this refreshing post! Filip

Thanks for reading Andrew H

Off topic somewhat... but is that one of the cigarette lighter airman statues the watch is posed on? They're kinda rare. nick

It was a vintage statue of the airman, but not sure if it had previously been used to hold cigarettes. Thanks for reading. Andrew H

. . . and curiously reminiscent of Panerai . . . there might be a 21st century legend in the making here. I'm at a loss by the description of the anti-reflective coating as being hardened - was an explanation offered? Cordially, Art

makes no sense to me! The part of the watch to be treated (hardened) is heated to high temperatures and diffused with carbon and then bombarded with metallic electrons during another treatment. Apparently makes it very scratch resistant. Cheers Andrew H

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Though the Bremont mentioned the MB1 & 2 passed the 12-30G, does the watch still running at the -4 to +6 sec per day? The AR coatings are on both sides of the sapphire. So is it 9 layers per side or both sides? Could Bremont elaborate what is hardened AR ... 

Thank you for taking the time to post it. Although I have not a Bremont watch - yet, I do like to follow the English brothers progress.

they look like a high quality, good solid product. the word bombproof comes to mind. i hope that Bear Gryll's isnt an official Ambassador for Bremont. He's recently been made UK's Chief Scout much to the consternation of old time scout leaders like my fat... 

that may cause you to 'buy British'. Might be a year or two yet, so plenty of time to save! Thanks again Andrew H

thanks for the heads up Andrew, i'll get my piggy bank out. best Graham

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the questions. Yes, as MB1 and MB2 are run through their Martin Baker paces they are required to stay within COSC timing standards. The nine coatings are either side with the 5th hardened layer on the top side. I think I went into hardening in one of the ... 

The scratch-resistant ionization process is interesting. Yes, the soft iron cage with result is a good topic to know more if Bremont can provide the materials and test results. Somehow the Bremont cage is made more sense...as it has one more layer of the ...