Looking at the Bremont Military Watches and Special Projects Division
If you decided to buy a Bremont watch, you could go to your nearest Bremont boutique (or their online store) and buy almost any model in their catalogue that your heart desired. What you can’t buy, however, are any of the pieces from the Bremont Military Watches and Special Projects Division. These pieces are created specifically for elite military units around the world, produced with bespoke features, but all based on models in the core Bremont range. While these watches are typically created in collaboration with units from the US or British air forces and navies, Bremont has also produced a number of collections with different Australian units. These are three such models that we saw in the metal at the latest Bremont event in Melbourne. C-130J-30 Super Hercules Based on the Bremont ALT1-ZT for the base model, this chronograph also features a head-up display (HUD) date window and a prominent GMT hand. Its links to the RAAF 37 Squadron are proudly shown with a front profile of the C-130J Super Hercules that it is named after, and a propeller inside the 9 o’clock chronograph sub-dial. RAAF 75 SQN The RAAF 75 SQN watch is based on the MBIII by…
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Editor’s note: Recently, we talked about some sports watches with an integrated bracelet that could be great alternatives to the usual suspects from Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe. Thing is, though, there’s another awesome timepiece from one member of the horological holy trinity that also fits the bill for an awesome integrated sports timepiece – the Vacheron Constantin Overseas. In particular, we’re taking a look back to when Felix got the chance to go hands-on with a seriously beautiful example of the Overseas. When it comes to Vacheron Constantin’s SIHH releases, there’s no doubt the pieces that were the talk of the town (and rightfully so) were the epic Twin Beat and the slightly less epic but epically attractive Overseas Tourbillon. And I get it, they’re both great watches. The Twin Beat is a triumph of clever engineering and the Overseas Tourbillon is downright gorgeous. But the heart wants what the heart wants. And the Vacheron Constantin my heart wanted wasn’t really a new watch at all. But, instead, an existing piece on a new bracelet. And, boy, what a difference a bracelet can make. But before we get to that, a quick recap on the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual…
We’re pretty sure that most of you are already aware of just how absurdly ridiculous Mr John Mayer’s watch collection is, thanks to myriad Instagram posts, news stories and two rather famous Talking Watches episodes. But the sheer scope and significance of the musician’s horological haul still tends to beggar belief, especially if you’ve ever wondered what it must all be worth. Well, consider the wondering over, at least for some of his collection, because a rather enthusiastic chap on the interwebs has gone and tallied up the total value of 27 of Mayer’s prized possessions. Granted, the estimates are in American dollars but, still, if we had to guess what the 41-year-old Grammy winner’s collection equated to in local currency it would be comparable to the value of a stately Mosman or Toorak mansion. Anyway, Mayer’s quite clearly got some form of clairvoyance (that Daytona collection!) and you can check out the full breakdown of all 27 of the watches over at rescapement.com.
It seems like only yesterday that Breitling released their Navitimer 1 Airline Editions. Evidently, time doesn’t stop for the aeronautically enthusiastic watchmaker, though, because they’ve just dropped this – the Breitling Aviator 8 Day & Date 41 Etihad Airways Limited Edition. Based on Breitling’s standard Aviator 8 Day & Date 41, the Etihad Airways edition sees the 41mm timepiece score a black dial with contrasting Arabic numerals, as well as the hour, minute and second hands being finished in a distinctive rose gold colour. The quirky dial is actually a first for Breitling, as the Swiss watchmaker has never before produced a timepiece that incorporates the Arabic language into the dial, with the numerals and day and date complications all featuring the world’s fifth most spoken language. Finished in black steel, the collaborative timepiece is equipped with Breitling’s tried and true Caliber 45 movement. The in-house workhorse is self-winding, chronometer certified and offers owners a maximum of 45 hours of power reserve. Launched during New York Fashion Week by Emirates at a VIP event celebrating the airline and watchmaker’s third year of partnership, the limited edition Aviator 8 Day & Date 41 Etihad Airways has also been…
As of 6pm today, the Time+Tide shop is the only place in Australia and New Zealand that you can buy DOXA watches. Browse our range, and buy several models, including a Limited Edition for under $2K right now. It will come as news to very few of you that this is one heck of a legendary brand. First helium valve on a general public diver’s watch, legendary. Jacques Cousteau, legendary. Owning orange, legendary. We are mildly freaking – and geeking – out to introduce so much more of DOXA to you, in all of its historical, colourful and, yes, orange-dial-drenched glory. We are offering a full range of DOXA watches, including the just-released, and GPHG-nominated SUB 200 range — which starts at $1550 on rubber. And before you ask, yes, indeed, we have secured a generous allocation of 30 pieces of the 130th Anniversary SUB 200 Limited Edition (of 130 pieces), which sells for $1890. You wanted it. You got it. Other classic models in the line-up include the SUB 300T, a reinterpretation of the SUB 300T Conquistador released in 1969, which was the first general public diver’s watch equipped with a helium release valve. Several of the collections are available for…
Tudor has decided to honour its partnership with New Zealand’s All Blacks the only way it knows how … with a limited edition watch, the Tudor Black Bay Chrono Dark. Made to not only pay tribute to the All Blacks’ illustrious history, which dates back to 1884, the Chrono Dark also celebrates the rugby team’s 2019 title defence of the Rugby World Cup. Just 1181 watches will be created initially, and we know what you’re thinking: what’s the significance of 1181? Well, that’s how many Kiwi rugby players have been selected for the country’s national squad since its inception. What’s even more unique is that for every new player added to the All Blacks roster, Tudor will create an additional example of the Chrono Dark. Based on the standard 41mm Black Bay Chrono, the limited edition timepiece has been styled to mimic the All Blacks’ famous playing jersey, a feat that Tudor has accomplished by applying a matt black PVD-treated coating (as seen on the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Dark). Originally developed by NASA and employed in several of their space programs, PVD, or Physical Vapor Deposition, is a thin-film technology that can be applied to almost any inorganic material.…
Russian watchmaker Raketa has just released a modern interpretation of its classic Raketa Copernic wristwatch, and it is a uniquely compelling timepiece. First created in the 1980s in the twilight of the Soviet Union, the original Copernic was made to honour the renaissance-era Polish astronomer and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus. Like the original, the new homage piece has a fascinating and novel dial that portrays the earth and moon’s rotation around the sun in space. As a result, the hour hand is styled as a golden orb that represents the sun, while the minute hand is a large, hollow silver ring that depicts the moon. The gorgeous gradient dial blends blue and black together in a mesmerising illustration of outer space, and while it may seem overtly unusual to some, we reckon it’s downright charming. In addition, Raketa actually went to some lengths to ensure that the new Copernic really did justice to the infinite expanse of space. The Russian watchmaker even consulted the celebrated Russian cosmonaut Alexander Ivanchenko, who helped design the dial. Available in either steel or blackened steel, the Copernic’s 40.5mm case houses Raketa’s calibre 2615 movement, which returns a fairly impressive accuracy rating of -10/+20 seconds a…
The horological mavericks at Urwerk have just dropped their latest wristwatch and it is, pardon the pun, out of this world! The Urwerk UR-100 SpaceTime is a stratospherically cool and novel concept for a timepiece, and one that seems very, very complicated indeed. Essentially, the SpaceTime will not only tell its lucky owners the time, but the distance travelled on Earth and the distance travelled by Earth. Much like other watches in Urwerk’s back catalogue, their latest timepiece employs the use of the watchmaker’s famed orbital hour satellites and striking red-tipped arrow minute pointer, which makes its way across the bottom of the svelte case. However, once the minute pointer has travelled past the 60-minute marker, it then makes its way underneath the first sub-dial and then resurfaces at the 10 o’clock position to display the distance that us humanoids have statically travelled on Earth. The SpaceTime can calculate this by portraying the Earth’s average speed of rotation around the equator in 20-minute intervals, in which time it will shift approximately 555 km. Once it reaches the end of this sub-dial, the red-tipped arrow makes its way underneath another sub-dial and then reappears at the two o’clock position on the dial to exhibit the Earth’s…