Along with luxury automobiles, the Rolls Royce brand has a long association with military and commercial aviation engines. Rolls Royce Holdings is the second-largest maker of aircraft engines and power systems in the world, after General Electric. A dedicated team of Rolls Royce engineers & scientists are building a high-performance, zero-emissions airplane capable of breaking the existing 213mph speed record for an aircraft powered by electricity. Named the Spirit of Innovation, the plane is expected to make a run for the record books with a target speed of 300+ MPH later this year. Bremont is teaming up with Rolls-Royce to become the Official Timing Partner for its all-electric speed record attempt.
To commemorate the partnership the British watchmaker released the new Bremont ionBird mechanical chronometer, which the test pilots will be wearing for the record-breaking flights. Bremont used a lightweight aviation grade titanium for the 43mm case and proprietary ‘Anti-Shock’ technology inside the case to safeguard the GMT movement from magnetic fields. Inspired by the cockpit instruments of vintage planes, the metal dial displays two time zones with bronze hands and illuminated markers. The watch is available on a brown nubuck strap with white stitching ($6,095.00) or a stainless steel bracelet ($6,695.00) from bremont.com.
