Bremont this week unveiled the latest additions to its growing Armed Forces collection, rolling out three new bronze-cased variations of its Broadsword watch. The Broadsword Bronze models, which use the original steel Broadsword as their design foundation and pair the trendy metal with three distinct dial colors, are the British watchmaker’s first step into bronze watchmaking.

The original Broadsword (below) was produced as Bremont?s contemporary take on the World War I-era ?Dirty Dozen? watches, a series of timepieces commissioned for the British Army during the war and subsequently produced by 12 different brands. The Broadsword design influence plays into the larger narrative around the brand?s Armed Forces collection, which is positioned as an ode to Bremont?s British military inspirations and to the men and women in service. Since its founding in 2002, Bremont has even worked to create formal ties with the British military, forming an official partnership with U.K.?s Ministry of Defence (MoD) to produce the Armed Forces collection in 2019.
With the sturdy Broadsword Bronze models, Bremont has presented an interesting riff on the historical field-watch configuration. While bronze is certainly one of the trendier materials in watchmaking these days, Bremont is being intentional in its use here, citing ?the material?s history within the military world, having been used extensively in naval engineering due to its high corrosion resistance to salt water....