Here’s a striking new S500 with a whole lot of added flair thanks those chaps at London’s Bamford Watch Dept.
The Bamford Watch Department in case you were unaware, has become quite the hot ticket in terms of high-end watch customization with their extensive array of exciting and exclusive Limited Edition takes on the latest models from Rolex, AP and the likes.
Today they have focused their attention on Bremont’s flagship diver’s watch the S500 for spectacular 250 piece Limited Edition.
Introducing the Bremont S500 Bamford Special Edition, a representing an exciting fusion of British watchmaking and British avant-garde design.
The Bremont x Bamford Watch Department collab’ was born out of a long-standing friendship between Bremont Co-Founders Nick and Giles English and George Bamford, as well as a mutual respect and admiration for each other’s craft.
This unique special edition timepiece represents a distinct twist on Bremont’s signature Supermarine S500, combining Bamford’s passion for vibrant lume and DLC finishing with Bremont’s tactical and notoriously robust diving range.
The DLC finish is beautifully contrasted with the Blue Cali (California Blue) Super-LumiNova across the newly styled hands and indexes, befitting for its Cali dial, a design first for Bremont and one that (as far as the Cali marker are concerned) dates back to some of the earliest Rolex watches that were used by the British military.
The highly legible Cali dial layout was conceived in order to eliminate any ambiguity when taking a critical time readings.
Well that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. This has been greatly enhanced by increased luminosity as a result of its ‘layered dial’ AKA sandwich dial construction.
Instead of a single plate, a layered dial is comprised of a solid disc of luminous material which is covered with a plate with index apertures to expose the lume as characters. Panerai are probably best known for this type of dial construction.
This layered design achieves incredible lume performance and adds a lovely visual depth to the dial. The extensive use of black DLC, uniquely accented with blue, marks this timepiece as an unmistakable Bamford collaboration.
Thoughts? Here’s a watch that’s British through and through; well apart from the Swiss parts. ;) I heard there are still a few pieces available.
A pretty darn cool piece I have to say. I really appreciate the fact that it is a true departure in terms of looks from the regular model. They really went all out. But what do you think?
Nice. Bremont watches have a great quality for its ratio price.
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