Bremont, the proudly British watch manufacturer that since its founding in 2002 has paid tribute to numerous icons in the United Kingdom’s illustrious aviation history, introduced its latest historically inspired timepiece today: the Bremont Supersonic, a limited edition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the famous Concorde and featuring the brand’s first manual-winding, eight-day movement.
Bremont Supersonic in rose gold
British Airways ? which, along with Air France, was one of only two airlines to fly the Concorde, a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, during its heyday from 1976 to 2003 ? becomes the latest British heritage organization to partner with Bremont for the launch of a historically significant timepiece, following in the footsteps of Jaguar automobiles, cockpit ejection seat maker Martin-Baker, and others. The watch itself, which incorporates aluminum from a 1970s Concorde plane into its case, becomes the latest in Bremont’s series of special editions enhanced with antique materials representing significant events and institutions in British history, following up such milestone pieces as the 2013’s Codebreaker and last year’s 1918 Limited Edition. For those not as well versed in aviation history as Bremont’s founders (and avid pilots) Nick and Giles English, the Concorde was renowned for its speed of Mach 2.04, twice the speed of sound, which enabled airlines to halve the time of transatlantic crossings. The...