The New Bremont Supermarine 500m Ceramic Jungle Green

Following the appointment of Davide Cerrato as CEO of Bremont, there have been many modifications on the British model based by the charismatic English brothers. One of many first government selections was to streamline the model’s portfolio round three pillars, particularly Land (Terra Nova), Sea (Supermarine) and Air (Altitude). The following transfer was to revamp the collections to enchantment to a broader viewers. Bremont’s robust Supermarine dive assortment was not excluded from the makeover and lately resurfaced with the Bremont Supermarine 300m, now the model’s core dive watch assortment. Bremont expands the supply with a brand new commando-inspired Supermarine 500m mannequin in full ceramic, a primary for the model.

As a model synonymous with pilot and navy watches, Bremont’s authentic whopping 43mm Supermarine dive watch, launched in 2009, was named after the well-known Supermarine S6B seaplane and the Supermarine Spitfire plane. Protected by a strong Journey-Tick case with a mushy iron anti-magnetic Faraday cage to guard the motion, this formidable diver bore a 500m depth ranking.

A comparability between the unique Supermarine 500 and the brand new mannequin will throw up only a few resemblances. Whereas it does emulate the unique’s 500m depth ranking, the brand new Supermarine 500m Ceramic will not be a tribute watch. It’s merely the bigger, extra waterproof brother of the recent Supermarine 300m and its revamped seems.

Eschewing the unique Journey-Tick case that gave the Supermarine a polarizing persona, the monobloc case is produced from inexperienced ceramic with a titanium container to guard the motion. Famend for its hardness and scratchproof properties, ceramic additionally retains the case’s weight down; when a 43mm diameter coupled with a 13mm thickness, this will make an enormous distinction. Highlighting its device watch character, crown guards defend the screw-down crown, the helium launch valve is on the left case flank, and the case is sandblasted to provide a matte, non-reflective end.

The insert on the knurled, unidirectional bezel can be ceramic, and the numerals and markings in aid are obtained by laser to make sure the peak and description are exact. The lighter inexperienced color you possibly can see on the notched space of the PVD-coated titanium bezel is microblasted and, relying on the sunshine, modifications from lime inexperienced to blue – this impact is definitely the results of a manufacturing error on the prototype, and wasn’t meant to be… however the consequence was discovered so cool that it was stored.

The stealth temper of the Jungle Inexperienced is additional compounded by the matte gradient inexperienced dial that darkens in color because it reaches the periphery. The brand new Wayfinder brand that replaces the unique propeller brand is featured on the dial at midday and on the crown. In contrast to the Supermarine 300m, the Supermarine 500 doesn’t have Arabic numerals on the dial. As an alternative, it options utilized round and trapezoid markers stuffed with gentle inexperienced Tremendous-LumiNova, producing a blue glow at midnight, together with the brand new arrow-shaped index at midday that characterises the newest Supermarine assortment.

The rhodium-plated hour, minute and seconds fingers are additionally stuffed with gentle inexperienced SLN. The black minutes observe on the sloping flange has white and orange 15-minute markings (London is printed at 30-min in orange), matching the Supermarine inscription on the dial. Truncating the three o’clock index is the oblong date window with an identical inexperienced background. A domed anti-reflective sapphire crystal protects the dial, whereas the inexperienced PVD-coated titanium caseback is sealed and engraved with a map of the world’s oceans. Powered by the calibre BE92AV (Sellita SW300-1A), the 4Hz automated motion has an upgraded energy reserve of fifty hours, a Glucydur stability wheel, an Anachron stability spring and a Nivaflex mainspring.

The Supermarine 500m Ceramic Jungle Inexperienced mannequin is accessible on a gorgeous two-tone black and inexperienced NATO strap (woven on French Jacquard looms from the 1800s) with Velcro fastening or on a black rubber chevron strap. The Jungle Inexperienced mannequin is a restricted version of 250 items and retails for EUR 7,750. There’s additionally a non-limited Tactical Black ceramic mannequin (see beneath) retailing for EUR 7,150.