Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Why is the Supermarine 2000 being made


The biggest "cultural" difference between the Bremont Supermarine 500 and the Supermarine 2000 (sometimes referred to as S2000 -- no, unlike the Kia) is the little text towards the bottom of the switch. The Supermarine replaces the old "Swiss Made" with simply "London. inch Does that mean the S2000 is not Switzerland made? No. Instead, it ensures that Bremont has come a long way in its ongoing journey to be a serious British luxury brand. It wants individuals to know that it is English through and through, and will eventually lead to movements made in the uk as opposed to Europe.

The Supermarine 500 remains definitely the Bremont watch to-date. You can find a full review of the Bremont Supermarine here. I quite love that watch and the Supermarine 2000 will not really be all that different. The idea for the 2000 is to be a more substantial, more durable piece. These pictures are pre-renders of the final watch. I have also personally checked out a prototype of the 2000, and confirm it is everything I love about the Supermarine 500, plus about "1500. inch

Why is the Supermarine 2000 being made? To be honest I do not think it has anything regarding people needing more water resistance. It likely has more regarding Bremont's own slogan which is "tested beyond endurance. inch That brand asserts the durability and robust nature of their watches, and with 500 meters of water resistance, the original Supermarine was not able to take on some alternatives from brands such as Breitling, Rolex, etc... in writing. It is true that your basic "true" diver needs only 300 meters of water resistances, but there is a strange sort of mental assurance that higher water resistance levels provide. Bremont wanted anyone who frustrated asking to know that Bremont does indeed have a silly deep going dive watch. Will there be competition between the Supermarine 500 and 2000? Probably, but it will be interesting to see what sales of both are like in many years.

The case shape is mostly the same but sized up to 45mm wide. The bezel is slightly different (new red arrow), but retains the nice sapphire very ring around the SuperLumiNova sprayed numerals all over. The switch is the same that we love with some red text. According to Bremont, the piece is the same but just larger and with more water resistance. Inside the watch is the same Bremont modified and COSC Chronometer certified base ETA 2836 automatic movement. On the arm the new size is welcome, but it doesn't eliminate from my appreciation of the Supermarine 500 that we still love. In a few months we will get additional information on the final piece with all the models and pricing.

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