Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. The New Bremont Supermarine 500M with Polar White Dial
A refreshing white dial edition of the robust, adventure-ready Supermarine 500m.
Some of you might remember the adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls wearing a Bremont pilot’s watch on an episode of his TV show Man Vs Wild. Since that was over 17 years ago, Bremont has refreshed its roster of ambassadors to feature more contemporary figures. To promote the latest white dial edition of the rugged and sporty 500m water-resistant Supermarine, Bremont has enlisted British kitesurfer Tom Bridge.
Appointed in 2023, CEO Davide Cerrato streamlined Bremont’s rugged tool watches into three collections and redesigned them to appeal to a wider audience. Replacing the original Trip-Tick case, the Supermarine resurfaced as the 40mm Supermarine 300, followed by the larger 43mm Supermarine 500 in 2024 with a jungle green ceramic case. Just a few months ago, the Supermarine 500 was floated with a black dial and a steel case and is now flanked by a white dial version, a colour that works well for the summer season.
The new Supermarine 500m is a robust tool watch with a 43mm x 12.98mm brushed 904L stainless steel case. Designed for the depths, it is equipped with a helium escape valve, a screw-down caseback and crown protected by faceted crown guards.
Without getting into the technical debate of which colour works best underwater, most experts agree that it is not so much the colour of the dial but the amount of contrast. One of the most important features of a dive watch is the countdown bezel to track immersion times. Here, the matte black ceramic insert on the unidirectional dive bezel has raised laser-engraved grey numerals and markings. The only trace of luminescence on the bezel is the classic pip at noon.
Like the black dial, the new white dial features a pleasant 3D undulating design that looks like waves. The contrast is sharper on the white dial with its applied markers framed in black with white (blue-emission) Super-LumiNova, matching that applied to the three central hands. Using a mix of circular plots, an arrow at noon and pyramid-shaped markers at 6 and 9 o’clock, the marker at 3 o’clock has been truncated to accommodate the relatively discreet date aperture with a white background.
Powered by the calibre BB64AH (Sellita SW300-1A), the 4Hz automatic movement has an upgraded power reserve of 56 hours, a Glucydur balance wheel, an Anachron balance spring and a Nivaflex mainspring.
The adventure-ready Supermarine 500m dive watch is available on Bremont’s quick-release steel bracelet decorated with polished and satin-brushed links and a micro-adjustment feature for EUR 5,200. Alternatively, it can be acquired with a quick-release black chevron rubber strap or a grey and black woven NATO-style fabric strap for EUR 4,900. More information at bremont.com.
6 responses
Not bad if a bit generic and expensive. I like the white one with red accents even if the dial reminds me of the waves in a plain yogurt.
Bremont making some really nice watches. The altitude collection is outstanding and I really like these Supermarine watches.
A little pricey for a base Sellita movement, gentlemen.
Shame they seem to have abandoned hopes of filtering down their in house movements in favour of sellita at this price.
Funny the comment about Sellita movements. There is a write up today about a Sherpa dive watch with a Sellita movement and it is 6500 Euros. There are plenty of watches with Sellita, ETA, etc movements at this price point and above yet not a peep from the Chris Ward attack dogs. They focus purely on Bremont.
A brand that seems to be thrashing about hoping to get a hit. We’ve seen all this before in many less expensive watches. Apart from the MB piece there is nothing new or worthwhile coming out of Bremont.