“Tested Beyond Endurance” is Bremont’s tagline for its watches. As serendipity would have it, “Endurance” is also the name of the ship captained by British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his now-legendary expedition to the South Pole in 1914-1917. Hence the name and inspiration of the British watch maison’s newest limited-edition timepiece, which was worn by (and received design input from) polar explorer Ben Saunders in his record-breaking solo east-to-west crossing of Antarctica in November 2017. Here’s what you need to know about the Bremont Endurance watch, which was unveiled for the first time in the U.S. this week at Bremont’s Townhouse event in New York City.
The Bremont Endurance accompanied Britih polar explorer Ben Saunders on his recent Antarctic expedition. In order to stand up to the harsh climate conditions Saunders encountered in his trek from Berkner Island to the Shackleton Glacier via the South Pole, the watch was equipped with several notable features. The case, measuring 43 mm in diameter, is made from tough-yet-lightweight titanium, with alternating polished and satin-finished elements, and features a bidirectional rotating bezel made of black sapphire and enhanced with a compass scale (with orange markers for the east, west, and south indications and a red triangle for north) for ease of navigation. The dial is also black, with big luminous-coated hands and applied hour indices ? all the better, Bremon...