The Brellum Pandial Bicompax Black DLC Ti Chronometer, With a New Movement Inside

A relatively youthful and independently-ran mannequin, Brellum specializes in sporty chronographs, all produced in restricted editions, with a most functionality of solely 299 fashions per 12 months and solely direct product sales to final prospects. A deliberate various that’s made the mannequin an enthusiast-driven mission with a strong base. Following the refreshing Duobox 39mm a couple of weeks up to now, a further compact and streamlined watch with a column-wheel movement (a main for Brellum), the indie watchmaker now comes once more to its primary, with a blacked-out titanium Pandial watch, sharing the similar new calibre inside.

The title of this new Brellum, dubbed Pandial Bicompax Black DLC Ti Chronometer, says all of it. It is part of the Pandial assortment, that signifies that it choices an exterior tachymeter bezel. It comes with a transparent two-register dial (Bicompax), it’s constituted of blackened titanium and its movement is, like all watches from the mannequin, chronometer-certified.

Nonetheless there’s further to this new piece than solely a sequence of phrases. The most recent Brellum creation is a daring, sporty and powerful racing chronograph equipped in an attention-grabbing various of colours – for a lot of who’ve always heard that blue and black don’t match, proper right here’s the proof that it’s all incorrect. No matter being a sizeable timepiece, like all Pandial fashions, this new Pandial Bicompax Black DLC Ti is a comfy piece – not one which’s small, nevertheless one that you simply simply’ll merely placed on, for two causes. One, the type of the case has been conceived to be as tender as potential, because of the domed sapphire caseback and the curved lugs. Second, being constituted of grade 5 titanium, it’s mild… Like 72 grams mild. For a 43mm chronograph, that’s pretty good.

Blacked out using DLC coating, the case retains Brellum’s primary twin box-shaped sapphire crystals, that signifies that the case is more likely to be close to 16mm on paper, it feels thinner every visually and on the wrist – it’s 11.7mm with out the crystals. The dial is framed by a black aluminium tachymeter scale and the becoming facet choices primary mushroom pushers and a well-proportioned crown. The 100m water-resistance may be reassuring.

The dial depends upon a present enhance, and now features a cleaner and symmetrical two-register format, as first seen on this earlier model proper right here. The transition from the essential 6-9-12 present to this horizontal place supplies stability to the design and feels a lot much less cluttered, further legible. The blue (practically denim blue) dial is accomplished with matte and brushed surfaces and choices raised, blackened registers. A thin telemeter inside flange frames the dial, which choices utilized markers and lumed arms. The date at 6 o’clock feels moreover larger positioned than in older Valjoux-powered watches, and has a black disc to match the counters.

Inside, and visible under the sapphire once more, is a model new movement, altering the ETA 7750 construction beforehand used. Now sourced from La Joux-Perret, this new Pandial Bicompax Black DLC has a column-wheel chronograph movement with a comfy 60-hour power reserve. It is licensed by COSC and accomplished with perlage, stripes and a custom-made openworked rotor.

Worn on a correctly built-in Nebur Tec strap with a folding clasp, the Brellum Pandial Bicompax Black DLC Ti Chronometer is a restricted model of 46 objects, now on the market for orders. Deliveries are anticipated from early December and the worth is EUR 3,920, CHF 3,290 or USD 3,730. For further particulars, please go to Brellum.Swiss.