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Bremont Airco Mach 2 Mens 40mm Automatic Watch
Ref. AIRCO-M2-WH-B
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Stepping up in Bremont's range
The Airco collection takes its name from the Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited, one of Britain's earliest military aircraft producers, and the Mach 2 sits at the dressed end of that lineage — less pilot's tool than officer's watch, built around a polished 40mm case that Bremont produces in-house using their three-piece Trip-Tick construction. The sapphire caseback is a considered touch on a watch that wears this formally. The BE-92AE movement inside holds chronometer certification, which means it has passed independent rate testing beyond the standard Bremont finishing already implies. The white dial, polished applied numerals and matching hands read with genuine clarity in low light, the Super-LumiNova applied with enough restraint that it does not interrupt the dressy register of the dial in daylight.
- Reference
- AIRCO-M2-WH-B
- Brand
- Bremont
- Collection
- Airco
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- BE-92AE
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Condition
- Ex-display
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Warranty
- 3 years
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.
Also in 4 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,847), Stainless Steel Watches (3,197), Automatic Watches (1,736) and Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (344).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Bremont's range as we list it
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| Specification | AIRCO-M2-WH-B | 28603 | 01 400 7778 7153-07 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,925 | £3,050 | £2,750 |
| Case size | 40mm | 41mm | 39mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Titanium bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 38 hours | 120 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for 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, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb list it at £2,925, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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