Three of the best new aviation watches, by Bremont, Breitling and Bell & Ross
One is a must for any serious collector, another is a simply beautiful vintage piece, and the third is a wonderful offering from a relative newcomer
I’ve got a lot of time for Jude Law. He’s never really quite made it to Clooney level, though, has he? Acting wise, Law has been a bit hit and miss, but one film that I thought was rather unfairly panned was Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, in which Law plays a square-jawed flying ace from another era.
I recently rewatched Sky Captain and it’s made me fall in love with pilot watches and the whole romance of flying, so, this week, in honour of Captain Dreamboat (that’s Law, in case you weren’t paying attention) and aviation we’ll take a look at three equally dreamy pilot watches.
Bremont has quickly established itself as a player in the watch industry and it has done so focusing on a few key areas, one of which is aviation. For 2016, Bremont has released the limited edition DH-88, named as a tribute to the plane that broke flight records in 1934. A wonderfully rendered chronometer, the DH-88 has been made in Bremont’s workshops in England – quite a feat in itself, as high-end watchmaking isn’t all that easy to do in Britain.
The 43mm case comes in stainless steel or rose gold and houses a modified chronometer and chronograph movement. The watch also features a second-time-zone hand, 100 metres of water resistance and an alligator leather strap. The steel version of the DH-88 is priced at £7,995 (HK$81,300) and the rose gold at £14,995.
