For the first time in half a century, a British made mechanical movements has been built at scale on British Shores.
The result means Bremont is able to roll-out the ENG300 into its core offering of The Supernova, The Fury and The Audley.
The movement was initially introduced into the Limited Edition Longitude in 2021, the ENG300 has been design completely to fit with Bremont’s unique specifications.
To bring this proprietary movement series to fruition, a new manufacturing line for machining base components and T0 assembly was realised at The Wing which required significant investment into new machinery, staff, and training.
All Bremont watches powered by an ENG300 movement are rigorously tested using Bremont’s H1 Timing Standard, directly comparable to the ISO3159:2009 Chronometer test.
Additionally, Bremont is testing the ENG300 series complete with the rotor and complications, in the same facility where the watches are built.
Testing the movement with all the complication fitted and operational reduces any potential for variance in performance associated with testing incomplete movements.
Testing without date discs and the auto wind mechanism is common practice, however excluding a vital sub-system was never an option for Bremont.
To ensure extreme durability, whilst not a standard part of the H1 Test, Bremont has housed the ENG300 in a concept watch case and put it through its paces on live ejection launches with brand partner and leading ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker.
The Bremont H1 Timing Standard not only nods to Bremont’s home in Henley-on-Thames but is also named in homage to Harrison’s first ‘H1’ marine timekeeper that famously sought to solve the problem of measuring longitude out at sea.
Historically one of the most prominent observatories for watch testing was the Kew Observatory in England and reinvigorating a British chronometer test is something Bremont has long since been building up to.
All ENG300 timepieces come with an extended warranty of 5 years upon registration.
Reflecting on the launch, Bremont Co-Founder, Giles English, said: “This is the most significant launch for us as a business because we have finally been able to scale up our production to be able to introduce the ENG300 movements in core watch collections and invested in our own chronometer testing, it represents a massive step forward for us as a business.”
THE SUPERNOVA
3 years in the making, the Supernova is Bremont’s first integrated bracelet design crafted by Bremont’s in-house engineers and manufactured to within extremely tight tolerances.
On this, Nick English said: “Not only have we had the challenges with scaling up the movement production here in the UK, but we have had to further invest in our case finishing to be able to build the new Supernova, whose final finishing transcends the norm of luxury watchmaking.
“There are very few watch companies able to build high -quality watch cases in-house and it is clear to us why this is so often the situation.”
The stainless steel 40mm Supernova is a contemporary timepiece fashioned in a new Trip-Tick case which has evolved Bremont’s classic three-piece case construction somewhat through 9 key design revisions to achieve a crisp, exquisitely finished aesthetic with beautiful curves and angles.
The Supernova Collection is comprised of three different dial colour variations, Midnight Blue, Pitch Black and Albus White.
The layered dial features a classic Bremont raised centre section and a sunken big date function, framed by a perimeter of concentric decoration lines and a dial ring with minutes track and markers at 5-minute intervals filled with Super-LumiNova for optimum legibility.
The 65 hour power reserve design nods to Nick and Giles’ passion for all things mechanical. Whilst the Supernova Midnight features applied baton markers, the Supernova Pitch and Albus designs showcase applied Arabic numerals, all filled with blue emission Super-LumiNova.
Turning the watch over reveals an exhibition case back where the ENG375 calibre and decorated rotor can be viewed, protected by a rubber anti-shock movement mount.
THE FURY
Aviation has been at the heart of the Bremont brand since its inception with both brand founders having grown up in and around aviation as well as being pilots themselves. In line with this the Fury has been designed as a classic three hand pilot’s watch.
The name nods to some of the world’s most renowned fighter jets from the 1930s Hawker Fury to the 1940s WW2 Hawker Sea Fury, tying beautifully to the brand’s aviation heritage and aviation inspired collections.
The 40mm chronometer is imbued with Bremont’s signature design codes and houses the high performance Bremont manufactured ENG365 calibre movement with date and 65 hour power reserve functions.
The Henley made polished stainless steel Bremont Trip-Tick case construction with scratch resistant PVD treated case barrel is offered in two iterations of either a traditional black or rich Bremont blue dial with complementary calf leather stitched strap.
THE AUDLEY
Available in 18ct rose gold or polished stainless steel, the 40mm case design is the epitome of sophistication. The purity of the design is evident at first glance through its superbly polished case, fluted and faceted indexes, tapered hands, recessed date function and power reserve sub dial at the 6 hour position.
The effect of the silver sunray dial almost glimmers and is further punctuated by a blued seconds hand and matching power reserve hand.
The new Bremont ENG365 movement once again boasts a 65 hour power reserve and can be seen through the open case back of the Audley.
As with each of the H1 Generation, the Audley has been tested to Bremont’s exacting H1 Timing Standard. Crocodile embossed leather straps complement the overall aesthetic suited to more formal occasions with a chocolate strap paired with both the 18ct rose gold and the polished steel editions.
