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Old 16 January 2018, 10:31 PM   #1
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Bremont MBII Orange

Bought this watch on impulse. I'm ex RAF and have aviation in my blood. Always wanted a really nice aviation themed watch and the story behind Bremont just sealed the deal.
The strap is custom order made for me from a US Airforce 1965 pilots flight bag with orange tack stitching to match the barrel.
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Old 16 January 2018, 10:47 PM   #2
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Beautiful example of a pilots watch.
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Old 17 January 2018, 02:39 PM   #3
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Thats a great watch and the strap suits it brilliantly!

You alluded to a story behind Bremont

Whats the story and what chimed with you especially please?
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Old 17 January 2018, 04:46 PM   #4
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Looks good~~
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Old 18 January 2018, 03:28 AM   #5
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jP

Thats a great watch and the strap suits it brilliantly!

You alluded to a story behind Bremont

Whats the story and what chimed with you especially please?
I spent 18 years in the RAF as an Aircraft engineer on Tornado and Harrier aircraft. I spent most days climbing in and out of fast jet cockpits, putting my life in the hands of the quality Martin Baker ejection seat I was constantly standing on and working around. A life saver for the aircrew and a perfectly designed piece of equipment. As an engineer, you get to appreciate the design and thought that goes into these seats. The Bremont "Martin Baker" was just a natural choice when I saw it had been made.
The story of Bremont is as copied from their website.

Life for Nick & Giles English changed significantly one clear day in March 1995. Nick was practicing for an air display with their father Euan. But the 1942 WWII Harvard aircraft they were flying was involved in an accident. Giles, waiting to take off for the next sortie was told that his father had been killed. His brother had broken over 30 bones and probably wouldn't make it.
Six months later, however, Nick was back in the air and being flown by Giles. But things would never be the same again. Life was too short to waste. The two brothers decided to pursue what they enjoyed most: a life crafting beautifully engineered mechanical devices.
When they weren't flying old aircraft, Nick & Giles had spent most of their childhood making things in the workshop of their gifted father - an ex-RAF pilot with a PHD in Aeronautical Engineering. Models. Restored cars. They even helped him to build an aircraft they still fly to this day. Euan was also passionate about mechanical timepieces. He would often bring home an old clock from an auction for the brothers to try and get going again. The passion lives on in the classic curve of a Bremont timepiece.

In the late 1990s, Nick & Giles were flying across France in their 1930's biplane. The weather was closing in. A rough-running engine forced them to make an emergency landing. Keen to avoid the French authorities, the brothers were more than happy to accept the gracious help of the farmer whose field they had landed in. They stayed in his home, the aircraft took cover in the barn. It transpired their host had flown aircraft during the war, as well as being a gifted engineer. Half-restored wall clocks lay everywhere, together with numerous engine parts. The farmer still even wore his own father's wristwatch. The brothers promised that his warm hospitality would never be forgotten. His name? Antoine Bremont.
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Old 18 January 2018, 03:48 AM   #6
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Love it 😊

Great story - thanks , i will check them out in person next time passingg through uk.

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Old 18 January 2018, 03:48 AM   #7
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Love it 😊

Great story - thanks , i will check them out in person next time passingg through uk.

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Old 20 January 2018, 05:11 AM   #8
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I love that strap on this watch
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Old 24 January 2018, 07:29 AM   #9
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Just adding to the collection, a soft, tan leather strap with Yellow stitched "Fighter Bars" and XI laser engraved after my RAF squadron, XI (F) Sqn Tornado F3.
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Old 24 January 2018, 07:33 AM   #10
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