Limited Edition Longitude
Bringing watchmaking back to British Shores
Incorporating the Meridian line
Our first manufactured movement
New era of British Watchmaking
Only 75 available
Limited Edition Longitude
- Regular price
- $40,250.00
- Regular price
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- Sale price
- $40,250.00
The Longitude pays tribute to Great Britains' role in clock and watchmaking and contribution to time, astronomy and navigation.
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Size guide
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5 year warranty
Bremont is committed to ensuring all service costs for this new calibre are very much in line with its current service quotations and the ENG300 series will come with an increased warranty of 5 years.
The 5 year warranty is subject to Bremont's terms and conditions which include registering the watch within 30 days of purchase. Failing to register your watch within this timeframe will result in the warranty period reverting to Bremont's standard international warranty of 3 years. Your Limited Edition Longitude comes with a complimentary service and we recommend that you have a maintenance service carried out every 3 - 5 years.
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Proudly made in the UK
Great Britain has a wonderful history when it comes to watch making and has probably been the home to more advances in horology than any other nation. Bremont is determined to play a pivotal role in the reinvigoration of this industry on British shores and as a result, Bremont manufactures parts at its Parts Manufacturing Facility. Every Bremont is hand built and tested before leaving the Henley-on-Thames workshop.
Description
The classic yet contemporary design of the Limited Edition Bremont Longitude marks a significant milestone in this journey. Not only does the Longitude house the brand’s first manufactured movement from its new ENG300 movement series but it also incorporates original brass from the historic Flamsteed Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London. At Greenwich, the brass Flamsteed Meridian line marks the historic position where the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, made his observations and laid the foundations for accurate timekeeping and navigation. Bremont has made considerable investment into new machinery, staff and training and the firm’s in-house technical team has modified the base K1 calibre, for which it has acquired the full rights to manufacture and re-engineer from Swiss firm “THE+”. The ENG300 series is the result of Bremont re-engineering 80% of the base calibre, including making a number of design improvements, in order to build a proprietary movement to the brand’s unique specification.
Tech spec
The finer detail you’ll want to know...
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Movement
Bremont 11 1/2" ENG376 automatic movement, 22 Jewels, Silicon escape wheel and pallet running at 25,200bph (3.5Hz). Free sprung hair spring with inertia weight timed balance & KIF Shock protection.
Uni-Directional winding with solid Tungsten oscillating weight. 65h Power Reserve.Rhodium plated bridges with gold plated automatic bridge.
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Functions
Central Hour/minute. Running seconds at 9H. Power reserve indicator at 6H.
Big Date at 3H.
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Case
Polished 18ct White Gold Bremont Trip-Tick® construction with scratch resistant PVD treated case barrel. Screw down onion crown.
Case Diameter: 40mm.
Case Length: 49mm.Lug width: 20mm. Depth: 12.5mm.
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Case Back
Polished 18ct White Gold case back with integrated flat sapphire crystal, 4 18ct White Gold screws with polished heads.
Ring of meridian line insert set behind the sapphire crystal with Longitude coordinates for the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. -
Dial & Hands
Metal dial with raised central globe with debossed longitude lines.
Meridian line running from 12H to 6H.
Chapter ring with a minute track.
Polished applied Roman numerals at 12H.
Polished applied hour markers filled with SLN. Recessed running seconds sub dial.
Big Date at 3H.
Power reserve indicator at 6H, coloured to represent the red ball at the top of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich buildingAt full charge, the power indicator is solid red Polished blued steel hands.
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Crystal
Domed anti-reflective, scratch resistant sapphire crystal.
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Water Resistance
5 ATM, 50 metres.
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Strap
Black Alligator.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich
This institution has overseen dramatic changes to our relationship with time. Dedicated to enriching people’s understanding of the sea, the exploration of space, and Britain’s role in world history.
Manufacturing, horological design and innovation
The 22 jewelled ENG376 movement boasts an enviable technical specification. With a depth of 4.95mm and diameter of 25.6mm, the ENG376 features a silicon escapement and a custom balance bridge and full tungsten rotor.
Includes our new movement
The Limited Edition Longitude will be the first timepiece to house the new movement and the ENG300 series will come with an increased warranty of 5 years.
A MOMENTOUS STEP FOR BRITISH WATCHMAKING
BREMONT LAUNCHES ITS FIRST MOVEMENT SERIES
TO BE MANUFACTURED IN THE UK
In 2021 Bremont released its own ENG300 movement series marking a significant milestone for both the brand and British watchmaking as a whole. A new manufacturing line for machining base components and T0 assembly has been realised at the Bremont Manufacturing & Technology Centre “The Wing” based in Henley-on-Thames, UK. Bremont has made considerable investment into new machinery, staff and training and the firm’s in-house technical team has re-engineered 80% of the base calibre, including making a number of design improvements, in order to build a proprietary movement to the brand’s unique specification. The ENG300 signals the first time in 50 years that mechanical movements have been built at scale on British shores.
The Full Story
Bremont's greatest achievement
It has always been Bremont’s ambition to bring the art of industrial high-end watchmaking back to British shores.
British Made
REINVIGORATING THE BRITISH WATCH INDUSTRY
It is not completely unexpected to find that the world sets its time by Greenwich and not by Geneva. Whilst Geneva and Switzerland may be producing the vast majority of luxury wristwatches today, this certainly wasn’t always the case. In 1800 half of the world's watches, around 200,000 pieces a year, were produced on British shores by British watchmakers, which is an incredible statistic. Another wonderful statistic is that probably over 60-70% of the innovation in a modern day mechanical watch has come from Britain, including every major escapement design. Bremont's mission has always been to play a part in bringing back watchmaking to British shores.
The Full story
