A Legendary Pilot’s Watch Just Got More Useful for Pilots (and Everyone Else)

Technically speaking, all GMT watches are pilot’s watches. When Longines pioneered the complication and when Rolex created the most famous example, they were designed specifically for pilots.

Of course, the dual-timezone feature is predominantly marketed to airline passengers under the “travel” category, but it still looks most at home on a pilot dial. Bremont appears to agree as the brand debuts a new GMT in its flagship aeronautical watch, the Altitude MB Meteor.

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The look of the new Altitude MB Meteor Time Zones is familiar, with the new complication fitting snuggly into the dial layout introduced with a 2025 overhaul. A couple of minor graphic details were deleted, and others were shifted to make room, but it is essentially unchanged.

It retains the traditional Flieger-style hour and minute hands, joined by Bremont’s signature lollipop seconds hand with an ejection seat ripcord counterbalance.

There is a stencil-style applied numeral hour track, with a date window swapped in at 3:00. One minor alteration is the removal of the date window frame.

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This new GMT comes in Bremont’s 42mm titanium Meteor case, featuring the proprietary Trip-Tick shock protection system, specifically designed to withstand the impact of being ejected from a fighter jet.

The mid-case matches the Air Force Blue of the vertically brushed metal dial, a special color inspired by the uniforms worn by Britain’s RAF, and now applied to the full Altitude pilot’s watch collection with this release.

Jetsetting

Unlike the Altitude Chronograph GMT, the second timezone lives at the center of the dial. A two-tone 24-hour ring sits inside the hour track, indicated by a short GMT hand, matching the seconds hand with a black stem and red arrow with white lume.

It is worth noting that all four hands feature blue-emitting Super-LumiNova, as well as the hour track, but the GMT track disappears in the dark.

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Bremont expanded the GMT’s functionality by adding a world time track to the internal rotating bezel. It is marked with 24 major cities to indicate each timezone, which explains the watch’s name.

The world time bezel is part of Bremont’s Roto-Click system. As the knurled crown at 4:00 is rotated, each timezone clicks into place, making it more precise than a typical friction bezel.

With the new complication comes a new movement, the Bremont Caliber BB641 automatic. Built on a Sellita Caliber SW330-2 base, it beats at 4Hz and packs a 56-hour power reserve.

The movement is hidden behind a titanium caseback engraved with the Altitude world travel motif.

Making the band

The Altitude MG Meteor Time Zones is available in full titanium with a Y-link bracelet finished in a vertical brushing that matches the radial brushing of the case.

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But I’m partial to the black-and-blue nylon NATO strap with titanium hardware offered with the new Air Force Blue collection. It is a far better complement to the dial’s color scheme.

Additionally, a two-piece rubber strap with a leather lining, quick-release pins and a titanium buckle is available.

Availability and pricing

The Bremont Altitude MB Meteor Time Zones is available now from Bremont for $6,250 on a titanium bracelet and $5,850 on a nylon NATO strap or leather-on-rubber two-piece strap.

Air Force Blue is a special-edition color, but this new GMT is a permanent addition to the Altitude collection and will surely be available in additional colors down the road.

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Bremont Altitude MB Meteor Time Zones

Specs

Case Size	42mm
Movement	Breitling Caliber BB641 automatic
Water Resistance	100m

• $6,250 at Bremont

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