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Jamie Weiss
On the rugged shores of Dorset’s shoreline, the place salt spray meets well-trodden trails, Elliot Brown has carved out a distinct segment as Britain’s go-to indie model for watches that don’t simply survive the weather – they thrive in them. Based in 2013 by longtime mates Ian Elliot and Alex Brown, the duo fused their backgrounds in excessive sports activities and watchmaking to create timepieces which are as sturdy as they’re refined. From the outset, their mission was clear: to construct probably the most wearable, reasonably priced, and hardest watches on the planet.
What units Elliot Brown aside isn’t simply the strong building or their consideration to element; it’s the model’s dedication to real-world testing, regularly collaborating with army items and emergency providers in addition to well-known manufacturers like Land Rover to make sure their watches carry out underneath strain. We’ve assembled a trio of Elliot Brown items at three completely different worth factors (but all reasonably priced) that we’re excited to be stocking in our Time+Tide Store.
Elliot Brown Arne 606-002
Named after the 1,400-acre nature reserve in Dorset, the Arne is a lovely, dependable, and reasonably priced area watch that ticks loads of bins. This mannequin debuts the primary fumé dial for the model, that includes an embossed sample and a delicate matte metallic texture. The darker periphery makes the numerals simpler to learn, in addition to including an nearly tropical sun-bleached really feel from a life lived outdoor. A sturdy, Swiss-made Ronda quartz motion powers the watch, which comes mounted on a darkish brown leather-based strap with a detachable bund.
Whereas not as complicated as a few of Elliot Brown’s different choices, the Arne is a good start line for attending to know the model – or certainly, entering into watches broadly. As model co-founder Ian Elliot places it, “regardless of its usually violent beginnings, there’s one thing heat and charming in placing on a area watch, it’s like having an outdated buddy with you.” Worth: A$750 from the Time+Tide Store
Elliot Brown Bloxworth Heritage Diver 929-102
Elliot Brown’s HQ is in a boatyard in Poole, Dorset, and watersports are a ardour of the model’s founders, so it’s maybe no shock that the model is thought for its dive watches. This Bloxworth Heritage Diver is a very strong instance, that includes a thick vapour-blasted darkish gunmetal end that appears nearly ceramic and provides this diver a powerful, stealthy vibe. That is contrasted by a shiny ceramic bezel insert, in addition to massive cardinal numerals, arms and indices full of Tremendous-LumiNova.
Just like the Arne above, it too is powered by a quartz motion – like many of the Elliot Brown vary, really. At the present time, the place we’re used to each unbiased and microbrand (in addition to large field manufacturers, fact be informed) slapping mechanical Sellita actions into their watches, quartz looks like a wierd transfer. But it surely’s completely by design: the Bloxworth Heritage Diver, and most of Elliot Brown’s vary, are crafted with robustness and accuracy in thoughts – and on these counts, it’s laborious to beat quartz. Worth: A$1,040 (on bracelet) from the Time+Tide Store
Elliot Brown Beachmaster NIVO 0H0-623
Lastly, we’ve the Beachmaster: Elliot Brown’s present flagship mannequin and arguably probably the most distinctive watch of their vary. Certainly, they’ve a patent for the Beachmaster’s distinctive count-up timer mechanism. The model explains that it was initially imagined in response to a request at a Royal Marines occasion, “then refined into probably the most succesful watch we’ve ever put our identify to”.
Basically, you need to use the watch to rely as much as and down from discreet timing occasions. The crown at 2 o’clock rotates the inner break up scale bezel, which you need to use together with its GMT hand to rely as much as ‘mission begin’, after which past. On the similar time, you need to use the normal exterior diving bezel to rely down one other timing occasion. There are variants of this watch with automated mechanical actions, however this one contains a quartz “caller” GMT motion.
The NIVO a part of this watch’s identify refers to its dial color – Night time Invisible Varnish Orfordness – a darkish grey-green shade developed by the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) at their experimental station at Orford Ness designed to be painted on the underside of evening bombers to cut back their visibility. As Man from Elliot Brown informed us at our British Watchmakers’ Weekender final yr, “it didn’t work, but it surely’s an important dial color!” Worth: A$1,590 (on bracelet) from the Time+Tide Store
