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Bremont Chronometer Automatic Mens Watch
Ref. 04890007991
Sits in Bremont’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Bremont watches we list, which start at £1,950.
Price range £1,950 to £10,995 across 20 Bremont watches in stock.Bremont's founding story runs through aviation and endurance testing — watches built to survive environments that destroy ordinary ones. A chronometer certification matters here because it is not a brand claim but an independent standard, earned movement by movement through regulated testing. At 43mm the case reads purposeful without tipping into sport-watch bulk, and the white dial with baton markers keeps the hierarchy of information exactly where it should be: immediate and unambiguous under pressure, composed enough for a suit. The leather strap softens what the 200m rating suggests about the watch's intended range, which is rather wider than most wrists this will ever meet.
- Reference
- 04890007991
- Brand
- Bremont
- Case size
- 43mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Water resistance
- 200m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Learn more about Bremont
Nick and Giles English founded Bremont in 2002, four years after their father died in a plane crash that Nick survived. All three had restored and flown vintage aircraft together, and the brand that emerged is inseparable from that. The name comes from Antoine Bremont, a French farmer who sheltered the brothers after an emergency landing.
Bremont set out to rebuild British watchmaking, which had effectively ended in the twentieth century. The early watches used Swiss movements in British-designed cases, with the Trip-Tick three-part case construction and a hardened outer barrel treated to over 2000 Vickers.
The military and aviation work is real rather than thematic. Bremont holds contracts with squadrons across the RAF, the US Air Force, and other services, producing issued watches for specific units, and has made watches for Martin-Baker ejection seat survivors — tested to the ejection forces themselves.
The company has also built watches incorporating material from historical objects: oak and copper from HMS Victory, aluminium from the Wright Flyer, and steel from Bletchley Park.
The manufacturing ambition advanced with the opening of a facility in Henley and the release of the ENG300 series in 2021, the first Bremont movement designed and largely made in England. Production is in the low tens of thousands annually.
- 2002
- Nick and Giles English found Bremont.
- 2007
- The first watches ship with the Trip-Tick case.
- 2009
- The Martin-Baker collaboration begins.
- 2021
- The ENG300 becomes the first English-made Bremont calibre.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch built to be worn hard and got wet.
Strengths
- 200m water resistance, rated for actual diving
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Bremont's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 43mm sits at the larger end
- Leather does not suit regular contact with water
Bremont Chronometer alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 04890007991 | 79363N | Q9068670 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £4,750 | £4,650 | £5,850 |
| Case size | 43mm | 41mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 200m | 200m | 200m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Rubber strap |
| Power reserve | — | 70 hours | 38 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 200m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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