The Aircraft Designed around a 1,000-horsepower, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine (later dubbed the Merlin), the Spitfire first flew in March 1935. It had superb performance and flight characteristics, and deliveries to operational Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons commenced in the summer of 1938.
Movement The modified calibre 13 ¼’’’ BE-54AE automatic chronometer features 25 jewels and achieves a 42 hour power reserve. Functions include hour, minute, second, date at 4H, chronograph small counters with seconds 30 minutes and 12 hours, 24 hour GMT.
Design Paying homage to Bremont’s first historic limited edition, the EP120, the dial design of the chronograph is inspired by the Smiths clocks that can be found in the Spitfires that flew during the Battle of Britain.
Technology The Spitfire features a DLC treated Bremont Trip-Tick® case construction with patented inner bi-directional Roto-Click® bezel allowing the 24 hour functionality to be used to calculate dual time-zones and time of trip.
Packaging Each Battle of Britain Collection comes beautifully packaged in a truly commemorative presentation box.
Design Based on the Airco, this model takes design cues from the clocks seen in the iconic Hurricane. Turning the BOB Hurricane over reveals its closed case back featuring a stamped profile of the British single-seat fighter aircraft.
Movement The modified calibre 11 1/2’’’ BE-92AE automatic chronometer features 21 jewels and achieves a 38 hour power reserve. Functions include hour, minute and sweeping second hands, with stop second function and date at 3H, adjusted via screwdown decorated crown.
The Aircraft The Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., in the 1930s and ’40s. The Hurricane was numerically the most important British fighter during the critical early stages of World War II.
Technology The Hurricane features a 40mm hardened stainless steel Bremont Trip-Tick® case construction. Nine layers of anti-reflective treatment are applied to both sides of the sapphire crystals and B-EBE2000 hardening technology makes Bremont watch cases an average of seven times harder and more scratch-resistant than other watches.
Packaging Each Battle of Britain Collection comes beautifully packaged in a truly commemorative presentation box.