The Funky William Wood Watches Triumph Chronograph Bronze Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth has just celebrated her 96th birthday, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of her reign. A monumental moment, as she is the longest-reigning British monarch. To mark this special occasion, William Wood Watches introduces a Jubilee edition of its Triumph Chronograph. The brand that’s all about firefighting has opted for a striking combination of a bronze case and a purple colour scheme. This is the William Wood Watches Triumph Chronograph Bronze Jubilee, a combination of case material and colours first used in the Bronze Amethyst Five-Year Anniversary Edition.

The Bronze Jubilee is an adaptation of the Triumph Chronograph, with a 41mm diameter and a 15.5mm thick bronze case. On top sits a unidirectional bronze rotating bezel and a domed sapphire crystal (the main cause for the thickness). Two flat chronograph pushers flank the screw-down crown. Round the back, the fire-alarm themed caseback is decorated with an “In Case of Fire Break Glass” script and reveals the movement through a sapphire crystal.

The dial and chronograph hands, bezel insert, caseback and winding rotor are all finished in a loud purple tone. The sandwich construction of the dial reveals the Super-LumiNova layer underneath through cut-out indices and pressure-gauge shaped sub-dials. Time is indicated with sword-shaped hour and minutes hands in a bronze tone. Surrounding the dial is a chequered minute track mimicking the decorations found on vintage British fire trucks.

Movement-wise, the Triumph relies on the Sellita SW 510 automatic chronograph movement. Seen through the fire-alarm themed caseback, a special purple-finished rotor provides the energy to run, which tops out at 48 hours. It indicates central hour and minutes, small seconds at 9 o’clock, and, of course, the chronograph with central seconds and a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock. The final indication is the date, at 6 o’clock.

Just like all William Wood Watches, the Triumph Chronograph Jubilee is worn on an upcycled firehose strap. The material is sourced from actual firehoses used by fire brigades, all with a minimum of ten years of service. For this special edition, William Wood Watches has managed to find purple firehoses. The insert is set on a rubber base to keep it supple and is closed with a pin buckle. Other colours and styles are available, as shown in the image. The first batch is limited to 100 pieces and retails for GBP 2,795, excluding taxes.

For more information, please visit WilliamWoodWatches.com.