Reviewing the Bremont S300 Vigo Watch
Tuesday - 21 February 2023
The Bremont S300 Vigo watch is a monochromatic dive watch that brings a new aesthetic to the Supermarine watch family
If you’re into diving on a serious level, you’ll have no doubt explored Bremont’s range of robust dive watches. The British watchmaker’s timepieces for underwater exploration are tested above and beneath the water and have been subject to some of the most stringent tests in the watch world, proving their reliability not only as underwater tools but as companions for all of life’s pursuits. The Supermarine S300 is a watch that Bremont made into a comfortable and compact 40mm size back in 2017. Since then, it has been appealing to dive watch enthusiasts and Bremont watch collectors on a much wider level.
Bremont Supermarine S300 watches have a classic dive watch look about them but they also have strong links with aviation since their design was based upon the famed Supermarine aircraft. Nevertheless, a handful of dive watch features proves incredibly handy for those who intend to take this watch to deep and daring underwater depths. Just last year, the collection grew once more with the Bremont S300 Vigo and the Bremont S300 Kaimu watch. The former is inspired by the North Western coastline, distinguishable by its white sands, whilst the latter is influenced by the Kaimu beach along the Hawaiian Big Island, known for its dramatic volcanic black sands.
Whilst we all know that the time spanning from the 1950s through to the 1960s was the golden age for the iconic dive watch design, many luxury watch brands continue to evolve and extend upon the best features of this type of tool watch, enabling explorers to go deeper into the water and for longer periods of time. The unidirectional rotating bezel on a Bremont dive watch is one example of a feature that allows the wearer to do just that. Almost exclusively found on watches whose natural habitat is the water, this kind of bezel is held into place by a ratchet and spring that gives it a characteristic clicking sensation when held under the fingers. The bezel on the Bremont S300 Vigo watch not only serves to seal the sapphire crystal glass to the case during assembly but also protects the edge of the glass, thus serving as a protector over the dial. Alongside the rotating diver's bezel of the Bremont S300 Supermarine watch are features like a legible dial adorned with luminous elements, a screw-down crown and a 300-meter water resistance. Let’s take a closer look at the Bremont S300 Supermarine Vigo.
The inspiration behind the Bremont S300 Vigo watch
The fine white sands and clear waters found along the North Western Spanish coastline create an idyllic location where beaches, coves and estuaries are a blanket of silvery white grain that stretches for miles. These coastlines have captured the attention of Bremont who has released this version of a dive watch with a white metal dial and a set of luxurious rose gold-plated indexes and hands. Interestingly, the coastline in which this watch takes its inspiration had always caught the eye of Bremont brothers Nick and Giles when they had sailed there as children aboard a sailboat crafted and designed by their father and gifted to their mother, named the Lady K. Subsequently the Bremont brothers have released a watch in honour of the Lady K and their mother’s zest for adventure, with a design that is linked to brand’s story in more ways than one. You can check out the Lady K watch here.
All the details you need on the Bremont S300 Vigo watch
Spacious and easy to read, the dial of the Bremont S300 Vigo watch is home to a minute track surrounding a raised central dial section with applied tapestry. The model also features a date window at 3 o’clock along with hands and indexes in a gold-plated finish that have been treated with a touch of Super-LumiNova. These markers at the 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock locations are where the blue emission of the SLM material really illuminates the dial through a scratch-resistant pane of sapphire crystal glass at night.
The construction of the Bremont S300 Vigo watch is a combination of robust stainless steel and scratch-resistant ceramic. Since the collection combines the inspired design of the Supermarine Aircraft with superior dive watch qualities, the model can be enjoyed for pretty much all of life’s pursuits. The 40mm watch features a stainless steel Trip Tick case construction integrated with 300-meter water resistance for plenty of use underwater. A white ceramic bezel sits on top of this case and provides a 60-minute dive scale that you as the wearer can utilise easily under the fingertips. The polished ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel has markers that illuminate in the dark, whilst inside the case, a self-winding movement ticks away, providing a 38-hour power reserve and beating at 28.800 vibrations per hour.
This monochromatic style of this Bremont dive watch is perfect for the female wrist thanks to its manageable 40mm diameter and its clean white dial. Matched with a stainless steel bracelet, the Bremont S300 Supermarine Vigo watch can be ordered today here at Jura Watches by visiting the product page and spec list here, or by calling and speaking to a member of our sales team on 01335 453453
