The black comes courtesy of a diamond-like-coating (DLC) being applied to Bremont’s stainless steel Trip- Tick case design. The case is 43mm in diameter and sits proud at 16.5mm. If its size weren’t enough to garner attention, the copious amounts of Green Super LumiNova surely are. The bezel and dial feature buckets of the stuff to de- liver levels of legibility rivalled only by its quirk. The dial is a California style (mix of Arabic and Roman numeral indexes), that has roots in early diving and was first developed by Rolex. In the Aurora, it is also a sandwich style, with the (glowing) indexes inset from the Matt Black face. The bezel is coated in 13-hours of glow, which separ- ates day from night, and a second hour hand is used to track a second time zone. It should be noted that, unlike the Mido, the Aurora is not a “flyer” GMT but a “caller”, meaning that its GMT hand is what can be set quickly and independently, not its local hour hand. Regardless, the Bremont Bamford Aurora remains a standout creation that, despite its darkness, man- ages to give us a warm glow. Mi
Bremont Bamford Aurora: $7,350 On the high end of our spectrum, we have a limited re- lease collaboration from a pair of British timepiece in- novators. The Bremont Bamford Aurora is a watch for those interested in something bold for their wrists, as there is nothing subtle about it. Bamford are well known in enthusiasts’ circles for cre- ating custom blacked out efforts from watchmakers such as TAG Heuer, Bvlgari, Zenith and many more. Their creations rank high on both quality and quirk. Bremont is a relatively young British watchmaking company, established in 2002, that has grown incred- ibly quickly and consistently delivers robust, overbuilt timepieces that tend to nail the details. This collabor- ation combines two greats, and the Aurora is nothing short of that. Built off of Bremont’s S502 Supermarine “Jet”, this limited release features Bamford’s signature mur- dered-out look and employs a California sandwich dial, in an Aurora Borealis inspired neon green hue that glows just as eerily bright.
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