Bremont Supermarine 500 – A Dive Watch You Can Wear
Chances are you may not be familiar with the brand Bremont but this English upstart is doing some great things in the world of watches. Following on from their phenomenal success with their aviation watches, Nick and Giles English wanted to build an “amphibious watch” that was both classical in its design and aviation roots but very effective as a diving watch. I’m happy to say they’ve succeeded.
A True Dive Watch
The problem with many dive watches on the market today is they are either designed solely with aesthetics in mind or alternatively with seeming complete disregard for the requirements of everyday wear. The Bremont Supermarine 500 is that elusive combination of both.
Classical in its design and aviation roots but very effective as a diving watch it has been developed as a tribute to the iconic British aircraft manufacturer responsible for the Supermarine S6B Schneider Trophy Seaplane and the incredible Supermarine Spitfire.
And to prove that it is just not about good looks the watch has had to stand up to some pretty rigorous testing. On the 2nd April at 11.10am local time on Long Island in the Bahamas, Bremont ambassador and British freediver, Sara Campbell, set a new World Record in womens freediving of 96m Constant Weight on just one breath. Sara, who has been involved with the Bremont testing and development of the new Supermarine watch held her breath for 3 minutes and 36 seconds.
Designed To Be Worn
The design of the Supermarine has been built using Bremont’s unique Trip-TickÔ three piece case construction. The case has been specially treated for hardness using Bremont’s B-EBE2000 technology and is robust enough to give it a water resistance depth of 500m or 1660ft whilst still maintaining the distinct curved profile case design Bremont is so well known for.
At 42mm the case is a touch on the small side for a dive watch but the clarity and simplicity of the dial more than makes up for this. This is further improved by the bezel being made of sapphire which covers the Superluminova C5 numbers.The sapphire crystal covering the dial will be coated on both sides with Bremont’s usual 9 layers of anti reflective coating.
Finishing off the simple case design is an stylish crown protector that has been built onto the side of the inner barrel. As with all Bremont watches the Supermarine is Swiss Made at the Bremont atelier in Biel-Bienne and houses a modified BE-36A automatic chronometer movement.
Extensive testing in the UK by Bremont on this and other new models at its test facility has led to the design and construction of an ‘Anti-Shock’ movement mount to help protect the movement against large shocks. The movement is also housed inside an Anti-Magnetic faraday cage to protect the balance, balance spring and escapement from any effects of magnetisation.
The Final Word
Bremont has really hit the nail on the head with the new Supermarine and has demonstrated that they are capable of creating stunning pieces outside of the aviation theme. Clean and classic this watch has been designed to be worn as an everyday piece with a shirt and tie or strapped on to the outside of your wetsuit for a quick weekend dive.
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I read about this watch on a magazine and I’m fascinated by its outer appearance so I would like to ask you about the price of such timepiece.
Hi Kevin, thanks for your comment. It is a very nice watch isn’t it, I think the price is around £3,000 but you should be able to get more info from their website: http://www.bremont.com
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