How good are Bremont watches?

They gay.

Bremont is a VERY polarizing brand.

They use a lot of gimmicks like including materials from the Wright Brothers plane and Bletchley Park.

If you really like a Bremont they are a solid watch but in general, they tend to be overpriced even in the realm of Veblen goods which all luxury watches are. Knowing a specific model would help define the value a little better.

ETA their watches are a mixture of Swiss and British parts and labor (depends on the model) but the more English built they are the more desirable they will be for most watch enthusiasts though that is a very long story.

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Alt1-c

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The ALT1-C is a fairly nice looking dressy two-register chronograph. The movement is a fairly mundane chronometer-rated Valjoux/ETA 7750 with a signed/decorated rotor. It is a fairly inexpensive cam-operated chronograph movement that can be found in watches much cheaper. One quirk that people love or hate about the 7750 is it has the "7750 wobble". Being a unidirectionally wound movement with the right flick of the wrist, by accident or on purpose, the rotor can spin wildly in the non-winding direction and can be heard and felt. Some people think it makes the watch feel alive some think it seems cheap. It doesn't bother me and when I wear one of my 7750 based watches I often find myself unconsciously spinning the rotor.

It is a big watch at 43mm and 16mm thick, the thickness, in particular, is a turnoff to a lot of people. In the end, IMO it is overpriced.

The ALT1-ZT is also a 7750 based watch with a GMT module and an internal GMT bezel. It uses the same hardened steel as the ALT1-C so it will show fewer scratches than the average 316 stainless. It is more useful, especially if you travel, given the GMT display.

Again if you like the look and the prices fit your budget they are not bad watches though not a great value. If you like the aviation-style then I would also look at IWC and you can't really look at mid-level chronographs without giving the Omega Speedmaster line a look. The Speedmaster Moonwatch variants are THE iconic chronograph in and around that price point.

To illustrate my personal perspective I own 23 brands of watches now and have owned over 80 brands and I have never had the slightest inclination to buy a Bremont. Again they are very polarizing and depreciate rather steeply neither are necessarily any reason not to but them.


ETA adding some pictures that may or may not be the colorway the OP is looking at

Clown watch. Save your $

How do you upkeep your watches, factory service?

I’m amazed how much damage a watch can sustain over years of use. I guess movements have wear parts just like anything else mechanical.

My everyday is back in Germany for a rebuild.

Not as good as my watch on my phone

I read it as Bremont witches.

I cannot argue with this.