Hands-On: With The Bremont ALT1-WT World Timer (Live Photos, Availability, & Pricing)

May 10, 2012

Bremont makes some really tough, very werable, everyday pieces.? The watches are incredibly well built, and as Ben told you in the FT a few months back, all of them will soon be built in a state of the art Bremont facility not in the Vallee de Joux, but in the United Kingdom.? See how the dial above says "London" at 6 o'clock and not "Swiss Made?"At Basel World this year, we got a chance to preview what could be a really hot seller for Bremont, the ALT1-WT World Timer.? This new watch combines the funcationality of a chronograph with an easy to use world-time function and UTC hand.? It is also nice to see the dial on this world-timer take a step up when compared to the less expensive Solo models and classic Martin-Baker line.? As is becoming the norm for Bremont, this watch is the commercial version of a watch originally produced for a military unit, in this case the C-17 Globemaster. Inside the outstanding Bremont Trip-Tick case is a modified ETA movement that Bremont is calling "calibre 13 1/4 BE-54AE automatic chronometer".? With Bremont, and knowing who their technical director is (Peter Roberts - look him up), you can be confident in knowing the movement has received a proper work over (plus the addition of world-time module of course) and a nice looking skeletonized rotor.The size of the Bremont World Timer will be 43mm and will come with both a leater strap (as pictured) and nylon velcro guy from GasGas bones, as always.? The price of this watch is a very reasonable $5695 and they will hit stores by the middle of this summer.? It will be available in white, blue, and black, and more details can be found here.