Bremont new Limited Edition Mustang P-51 Watch

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Limited Edition Mustang P-51 Watch

‘Fragile but Agile’ – The BREMONT P-51 Pre-Release Press Information


Following on from the great success and interest generated by the arrival of the very special and unique EP120 Limited Edition watch back in late 2008, Bremont are releasing the Limited Edition 'Bremont P-51', a chronograph chronometer built with original parts from the famous 1944 Mustang WWII aircraft P-51K-10 (serial number 44-12016), a Pacific war veteran also
known as 'Fragile but Agile'.

Original aluminium metal from the aircraft fuselage is integrated into both the dial and the movement of the timepiece; with the dial itself inspired by the clocks found in the P-51
aircraft. The 43mm hardened steel Trip-Tick™ case, using Bremont’s B-EBE2000 technology, integrates the new rotating 'Roto-Click' inner bezel that houses four ball-bearings inside the case. As with many of Bremont’s latest watch designs, the P-51 is assembled the company’s atelier in England rather than their workshop in Biel-Bienne in Switzerland, and houses a modified Swiss BE-54A automatic chronometer movement that also shows UTC time. The watch will be limited to only 251 pieces and will retail at £7,450.00. The watch is to be unveiled at Basel 2011 and released in the autumn.

P-51K-10 (serial number 44-12016) rolled off the North American Aviation assembly line in Dallas, Texas, on 18 December 1944 and was then loaded on to a ship on the 15th January 1945 for an assignment in the Far East. It was to take part in the American campaign to retake the Philippine Islands from the Japanese. On arrival in the Pacific Theatre of Operations, the aircraft was assigned to the 342nd Fighter Squadron of the 348th Fighter Group, which then was stationed at the San Marcelino airbase, just north of Manila Bay. Lt. Bert Lee Jr. was assigned to fly the aircraft and was credited with two confirmed victories
during the war, which accounts for the two Japanese flags painted below his name on the plane. One was a Japanese A6M "Zero" fighter near Manila and the other a twin-engine "Betty" bomber. A lot of Lt. Lee’s missions in the P-51 were ground support in what was then Indochina.

Lee and his Mustang both survived the war. Following its time in the US Air Force, 'Fragile but Agile' then spent time serving with both the Swedish and Israeli military before eventually
being restored by pilot and collector Stephen Grey and The Fighter Collection based at Duxford in the UK. In 2009 the Mustang was acquired by another collector and good friend of Stephen’s – Dan Friedkin, based in Houston, Texas.

The Bremont Watch Company is a British company that was started by brothers Nick and Giles English in 2002. They offer a range of highly developed aviation inspired timepieces of exceptional quality and high aesthetic value.

Bremont had the honour of being awarded the Walpole Award for Best Emerging British Luxury Brand at the 2008 Walpole Awards for British excellence which took place in November 2008.

MOVEMENT
Modified calibre 13 1/4" BE-54AE automatic chronometer, 25 jewels, Glucydur balance, Anachron balance spring, Nivaflex 1 mainspiring, 28,800bph, 42 hour power reserve. Hand-crafted aluminum rotor from 44-12016 skin.

FUNCTIONS
Hour/minute/second, date at 3H, chronograph small counters with seconds 30 minutes and 12 hours, 24 hour UTC hand.

CASE
Hardened stainless steel Bremont Trip Tick® construction with scratch resistant PVD treated case barrel. Case diameter 43.00mm, lug width 22.00mm, case thickness 16.00mm.

CASE BACK
Stainless steel with integrated flat crystal, 5 stainless steel screws with polished heads.

BEZEL
Internally rotating bezel operated by crown at 8H with Bremont Roto-Click® technology.

DIAL
Metal dial with various ground colours with integrated aluminum sub-dial from 44-12016 skin. Coated nickel hands with bespoke
SuperLumiNova®

CRYSTAL
Domed anti-reflective, scratch resistant sapphire crystal.

WATER RESISTANCE
Water resistant to 10 ATM, 100 metres.

RATINGS
C.O.S.C chronometer tested.

BRACELET
Tanned embossed calf-skin leather strap with stainless steel solid deployant buckle and engraved security clasp.

CERTIFICATION
Every watchcase and movement is engraved with its Bremont serial number and is accompanied by its C.O.S.C certification.

LIMITED EDITION
P-51 limited to 251 pieces.

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[Airangel]

carina l'idea dell'elica dai......

[Bertroo]

che schifezza paurosa!!!!

[Airangel]

mizzega questo non è niente di che ma saran belli certe oscenità che però dite.....va provato!

sì, va provato come una mazza ferrata sopra la vostra zucca!
 

[Bertroo]

ma te la canti e te la soni da solo? tu ei talebano....non vai fuori dagli schemi sei palloso!!! Apriti a nuovi orizzonti a nuove esperienze.....non essere palloso sempre co l'orologetto smunto elegantino semplice semplice....

[Airangel]

ma a me piace sia l'orologio classico, sia quello sportivo, sia quello un pò più aggressivo.....siete tu e fabri che pe du rotelline in più messe strane accettate anche un lato A da brividi e vi arrampicate dicendo uhm.....è da provare!!

 

[Bertroo]

  siam raffinati!

[fabri5.5]

ma a me piace sia l'orologio classico, sia quello sportivo, sia quello un pò più aggressivo.....siete tu e fabri che pe du rotelline in più messe strane accettate anche un lato A da brividi e vi arrampicate dicendo uhm.....è da provare!!

 

dal lato stilistico questo orologio nulla toglie e nulla aggiunge
al 90% degli orologi contemporanei,
quindi un Urwerk anche solo per curiosità va provato.
dal lato tecnico non mi faccio impressionare da un 7750 con l'elica.

[Bertroo]

per me questo è inguardabie lato quarante con tutte quelle sporgenze laterali....l'elica messa su quel 7750 nudo e crudo faveramente schifo!!!    Quelli con le rotelline che dice angelo che mi piacciono sono altra cosa....questo èdavvero roba scadente.....

[Airangel]

Dio quanto siete pesanti, ma come faccio a sopportarvi??

 

[fabri5.5]

Dio quanto siete pesanti, ma come faccio a sopportarvi??

 

se scopri quanto costa ci sopporterai meglio.

[Airangel]

8600 euro!

ahahahahahahahah.....

mi prendo un gommone, almeno l'elica serve a qualcosa!

 

[fabri5.5]

8600 euro!

ahahahahahahahah.....

mi prendo un gommone, almeno l'elica serve a qualcosa!