THE BREMONT MBII THE BREMONT MARTIN-BAKER II IS AN ALLPURPOSE SPORTS WATCH, TESTED AND DESIGNED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICONIC BRITISH AVIATION COMPANY ‘MARTIN-BAKER’, THE PRODUCER OF MOST OF THE WORLD’S AIRPLANE EJECTION SEATS. WHEN A PILOT IS FORCED TO USE SUCH A SEAT, HE IS ENTITLED TO BUY A MARTIN-BAKER I (MBI) FROM BREMONT. The MBII comes with a barrel that is knurled and orange in colour. The two crowns are also knurled and adorned with handsome finishings on the end. The crown at two o’clock is used to adjust the watch and is marked with the brand’s logo a propeller. The crown at four o’clock features a nice bull’s-eye on the end. The supplied stitched leather strap works well with the simple dial, but the nylon and velcro militarystyle strap give this men’s watch a look that is much more interesting, though certainly less versatile day-to-day.
THE BREMONT MBII | £3395
The Bremont MBII is a flawless workhorse sport watch. Inside the carefully crafted case is an ETA 2836 chronometer level automatic movement that is surrounded by an anti-magnetic Faraday cage and a specifically-designed anti-shock case mount. The inner rotating bezel is very firm and has a solid-feeling “clicking” action to it.
FEATURES MOVEMENT | Modified calibre 13 1/4” BE-36AE automatic chronometer, 25 jewels, glucydur balance. Anachron balance spring, Nivaflex 1 mainspring, 28,800 bph, 38-hour power reserve, Bremont moulded and skeletonised decorated rotor. FUNCTIONS | Hour/minute/ second, date and day at 3H. CASE | Hardened stainless steel Trip-Tick® case construction with bi-directional rotating bezel. Case diameter 43mm, lug width 22mm. Inner soft iron anti-magnetic Faraday cage to protect movement. Protective patented anti-shock movement mount. CASE BACK | Stainless steel decorated case back, six stainless steel screws with polished heads. BEZEL | Patented inner bi-directional RotoClick® bezel. Operated by crown at 4H. DIAL | Metal dial. SuperLumiNova coated numerals and hands. CRYSTAL | Domed anti-reflective, scratch resistant sapphire crystal. WATER RESISTANCE | Waterresistant to 10 ATM, 100 metres. RATINGS | C.O.S.C chronometer tested. STRAP/BRACELET | Calf-skin leather strap and NATO military nylon strap. CERTIFICATION | Individually serial numbered with accompanying C.O.S.C certification.
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