Bremont explains that the case is inspired by “20th-century trench watches,” maintaining the brands customary military lean. It does have more of a vintage field watch feel, especially with the nubuck leather strap, than Cartier’s Art Deco masterpiece.
The Terra Nova Jumping Hour gets everything right this time, and it is easily one of the most intriguing releases to come from the British watchmaker this year.
Peeking through the window
Guichet is a French word that translates to window or booth, and it refers to the two or three windows cut out of a solid metal dial to display the time. The most famous examples incorporate a jumping hour movement, which instantly changes the displayed number on the turn of the hour.
Bremont’s vintage military take on a guichet has an hour window at 12 o’clock, a small seconds window at the center and a scale-style minutes window at six o’clock.