Bremont

Bremont was founded in 2002 by brothers Nick and Giles English, whose passion for horology was inherited from their father Dr. Euan English, an ex-RAF pilot with a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering. On 4 March 1995, their father was killed and Nick badly injured in a crash of their WWII-vintage Harvard aircraft during air show training. The brothers later purchased North Weald Flying Services before deciding to create their own watch brand. The name 'Bremont' comes from a French farmer who helped them during an emergency landing in his field. In 2021, Bremont opened 'The Wing,' a £25+ million, 35,000-square-foot Manufacturing and Technology Centre outside Henley-on-Thames capable of producing up to 50,000 watches annually. In 2023, American billionaire Bill Ackman and Hellcat Acquisitions invested £48.4 million, becoming majority owners. The English brothers departed the board in April 2025, remaining as brand ambassadors.