Bremont Launches Two Chronographs: One Into The Sky, The Other Into Space
Bremont is going to the Moon later this year. Well, a Bremont watch will travel to the Moon, never to come back. During this year’s edition of Watches and Wonders, Bremont launches two chronographs belonging to different realms. The Altitude Chronograph Pulsograph Valjoux 23 is a traditional pilot’s watch outfitted with a classic movement. The Supernova Chronograph is aiming for the stars. It’s a new collection of space-inspired timepieces. And this summer, a Supernova Chronograph will travel to the Moon and be placed on its surface. It will not be retrieved or transmit data. It will run until its last beat in the silence of the lunar south pole and remain there indefinitely. Read on to find out why and learn more about the two new watches.
Let’s do things in a natural order and start with the classic Altitude Chronograph Pulsograph Valjoux 23 pilot’s watch before leaving Earth’s atmosphere with the space-going Supernova Chronograph. The first of these Bremont releases houses a new-old-stock movement reworked in collaboration with Chronode, and Watches and Wonders 2026 serves as the runway for it to take off.
Bremont launches two chronographs: The Altitude Chronograph Pulsograph Valjoux 23 is the first to take off
The Bremont Altitude Chronograph Pulsograph Valjoux 23 is a 40-piece limited edition with a lightweight titanium case. And yes, this is the brand’s signature three-part Trip-Tick case. It has a 42mm diameter, 49.62mm lug-to-lug, and 12.52mm thickness. You could call the brushed finish functional and the box-style sapphire crystal neo-vintage. If you want to take this pilot’s watch for a swim, you can, as it has a depth rating of 100 meters.
The dial shows a vintage-inspired salmon tone with a multi-textured surface. Its vertically brushed center contrasts subtly with a grained outer area, while applied numerals in black gold with luminous inlays ensure legibility. Silver-toned sub-dials at 3 and 9 o’clock create the classic twin-counter layout. The one at 3 is the 30-minute counter, and the one with the triple-tipped propeller hand at 9 is for the running seconds. A pulsometer scale runs along the dial’s periphery, referencing historical medical chronographs. This does surprise me a little because the Altitude sits in Bremont’s Air collection, not in the non-existent Medical collection. But maybe this is a special Flying Doctors edition; the salmon dial can also be interpreted as a desert-inspired one.
NOS for the win
Admiration takes over from confusion after peeking through the exhibition case back. The hand-wound Valjoux 23 movement, sourced as new-old-stock and reworked in collaboration with Chronode, sure is a sight for sore eyes. The column-wheel chronograph caliber operates at 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers an approximate 48-hour power reserve. It features updated finishing that combines sandblasted surfaces with contrasting polished details. The movement looks so good that it’s almost a shame you can’t wear it upside down. Also, the dial design is not entirely in sync with the movement’s look. Yes, they both couple vintage and contemporary design elements, but the contemporary elements contrast more subtly and harmoniously than the propeller hand and the sharply contrasting sub-dials.
The Altitude Chronograph Pulsograph Valjoux 23 comes fitted with a 22mm brown nubuck leather strap with quick-release spring bars. Bremont is limiting production of this watch to 40 pieces worldwide, and each costs US$33,967 / £24,950.
Ready for lift-off: The Supernova Chronograph
After creating watches for sea, land, and air, Bremont adds a fourth habitat for which it builds watches — space. Is this one small step for a watch but a giant leap for a watch brand? The completely new Supernova Chronograph is a 41mm integrated-bracelet sports watch made of 904L stainless steel. It features a black ceramic bezel with a decahedral, multifaceted, geometric design. The integrated steel bracelet closely follows the case’s design.
Overall, the aesthetic and case construction draw on angular forms associated with spacecraft architecture, accentuated by a mix of brushed and polished surfaces. The space theme continues on the dial. It’s a layered construction featuring a perforated black galvanic grid set over a full Super-LumiNova base. Not only does the dial with geometry mimicking spacecraft solar arrays look original, but it also creates depth and a high-contrast display intended for low-light legibility. The chronograph’s dual-counter layout is combined with a date display, so its space-traveling wearer doesn’t lose track of the days back home.
Now, you might expect a hand-wound movement inside a space watch because of the Omega Speedmaster. But although some would instantly say that automatic watches don’t work in space, they actually do. That’s because momentum is independent of gravity, you see. Therefore, Bremont is not wrong for choosing the chronometer-rated BC77 automatic movement. This 27-jewel caliber runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers an approximate 62-hour power reserve. It’s also visible through the exhibition case back.
Mission to the Moon
The new Supernova Chronograph is part of the regular collection and available to regular people. But one Supernova Chronograph is extra special. That’s the one that will travel to the Moon aboard Astrolab’s FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover, the main payload on Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1). The mission will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida sometime in 2026. And once on the lunar surface, the FLIP rover will target the Nobile region near the lunar south pole, one of the environmentally extreme environments in the known solar system. Temperatures swing from near absolute zero in permanent shadow to scorching heat in direct sunlight.
The Supernova Chronograph is an integral part of the FLIP rover’s chassis, where it will undergo the conditions of the lunar surface for an indefinite period. The ride will wind the watch, and once it comes to a standstill, it will tick for around 62 hours. Nobody will come and wind it. The watch will just stay there and never come back.
Back to Earth, back to reality. On a rubber strap, the Bremont Supernova Chronograph costs US$8,849 /£6,950, and with the steel bracelet, US$9,802 / £7,200. Let me finish with a question: Does the space-going and inspired Bremont Supernova Chronograph get its “Mission accomplished” box ticked off? Let me know what you think in the comments section.
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