The latest watch from Brellum is an aviation inspired chronograph with a slightly unusual feature: a power reserve at 3:00. The Brellum Pilot Power Gauge LE.1 Chronometer looks like a lot of other pilot?s chronographs at first pass, but the power reserve is a detail that stands out, and makes for a somewhat rare execution of a movement that is fairly common. Ultimately, the fact that it?s not added here as a gimmick, but as a natural thematic extension of pilot?s watches in general, helps make Brellum?s new chrono work. Let?s take a closer look.

Brellum Pilot Power Gauge LE.1

Case Material: Stainless steel
Dial: Black
Dimensions: 41.8mm
Crystal: Sapphire        
Water Resistance: 50 meters
Crown: Push/pull                        Movement: Brellum BR-750-PR (base Valjoux 7750), COSC certified 
Strap/bracelet: Stainless steel
Price: $3,157
Reference Number: n/a
Expected Release: Available now

While the style of a pilot?s watches is certainly borne from a function first mindset (high-contrast dials, big hands and numerals, oversized cases and crowns), a large part of the appeal of these watches for the modern consumer is the way they express the feeling of being in a cockpit, even if you don?t actually know what that feels like. These watches tap into our imaginations a little bit, while also serving as extremely capable and trusted tools. It?s no accident that pilot watch dials often feel like the gauges on an airplane?s instrumen...