This Surprise Hit Watch Is Back, Looks Even Better and Isn’t Limited Edition

Bremont takes its typical military influence from “early 20th-century trench watches.”

Silver metal wristwatch with a brushed back case and a metal link bracelet worn on a wrist over a white shirt cuff and olive green jacket.

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By Brad Lanphear

Published October 15, 2025

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Updated October 16, 2025

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One of the surprises of Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 was the hype sparked by the return of the all-but-forgotten guichet watch.

Cartier’s revival of the collector-coveted Tank à Guichets was a viral sensation. But another watch company debuted its take on the jazz-era relic at the same event, and it is back in a more affordable general production model.

Silver Bremont Terra Nova watch with digital hour display and brown leather strap on a light surface. — The Terra Nova Jumping Hour is now available in a regular production stainless steel model.

Back in April, Bremont — perhaps by coincidence — introduced the Terra Nova Jumping Hour in a wonky steel model with a traditional seconds hand and a limited edition bronze model that was a true guichet watch.

This release was understandably overshadowed by Cartier’s resurrection of a deep-cut icon. It didn’t help that the preferable bronze reference was limited to 200 pieces and promptly sold out.

It felt like a missed opportunity for Bremont, but the wrong has fortunately been righted with the release of a regular production steel version of the guichet Terra Nova Jumping Hour.

Silver Bremont Terra Nova watch with brown leather strap worn on a wrist, showing the back case. — The Terra Nova Jumping Hour has a 38-mm elliptical case.

Bremont explains that the case is inspired by “20th-century trench watches,” maintaining the brands customary military lean. It does have more of a vintage field watch feel, especially with the nubuck leather strap, than Cartier’s Art Deco masterpiece.

The Terra Nova Jumping Hour gets everything right this time, and it is easily one of the most intriguing releases to come from the British watchmaker this year.

Peeking through the window

Guichet is a French word that translates to window or booth, and it refers to the two or three windows cut out of a solid metal dial to display the time. The most famous examples incorporate a jumping hour movement, which instantly changes the displayed number on the turn of the hour.

Close-up of a wrist wearing a silver metal watch with a brushed back, a white cuff, and a green coat with a gray fur collar. — The steel bracelet creates more of a modern sports watch feel than a field watch.

Bremont’s vintage military take on a guichet has an hour window at 12 o’clock, a small seconds window at the center and a scale-style minutes window at six o’clock.

The seconds dial is the key distinguishing feature of the Terra Nova Jumping Hour because it uses Bremont’s compass rose emblem and a tow sided hand to mimic a compass.

Bremont is etched above the hour window and the watch’s name and the brand’s hometown are etched bellow the minutes window. All of the etchings are filled with black lacquer.

Silver Bremont Terra Nova wristwatch with a brushed metal face and linked metal bracelet on a gray surface. — The compass-style seconds dial utilizes Bremont’s compass rose logo.

The jumping hour is provided by a Bremont caliber BC634 automatic movement, produced by Sellita. It beats at 4Hz and has a 56-hour power reserve.

A well finished tool

Aside from the above mentioned details, the Terra Nova Jumping Hour is cased in a combination of brushed and polished stainless steel. The flat top of the dial is vertically brushed and framed by a mirror polished bezel.

Hands slicing a fish fillet with a knife on a wooden cutting board, one hand wearing a watch with a brown leather strap. — The stainless steel case presents a beautiful combination of brushing strokes and polished surfaces.

In a brilliant touch, the brush lines on the rest of the case follow the shape of each panel, emphasizing the angular structure below the bezel. The elliptical case shape is highlighted by polished chamfered edges.

Attached to the Y-link steel bracelet, this watch styles more like a piece of jewelry because of how much finished steel dominates its surface area.

Bremont cleverly markets the Terra Nova Jumping Hour as a vintage tool on the wrists of a chef and a tailor. That is the ideal positioning for a watch that blends pragmatic utility and careful refinement like a good chef’s knife or tailor’s shears.

Back of a stainless steel Bremont Terra Nova watch with engraved globe design and black leather strap. — The caseback is stamped with Bremont’s Terra Nova logo.

Placed alongside the Cratier Tank à Guichets and a handfull of other examples, Bremont’s new standard collection Terra Nova Jumping Hour reenforces the claim that guichet watches are officially back.

Availability and price

The Bremont Terra Nova Jumping Hour in steel is available from Bremont for $4,800 on a brown nubuck leather strap with a pin-buckle and $5,100 on a steel Y-link bracelet.

Unlike the initial bronze reference, it is a regular production model that is readily available. For comparison, it costs about ten percent of the MSRP for Cariter’s new jumping hour watch, if you can even find one at face value.

Silver Bremont Terra Nova watch with digital hour and minute windows and brown leather strap.

Bremont Terra Noca Jumping Hour Steel

Specs

Case Size	38mm
Movement	Sellita-made caliber BC634 automatic
Water Resistance	30m

$4,800 at Bremont

About the Author: Brad Lanphear is an associate editor at Gear Patrol covering watches and style. Before joining the publication, he previously wrote for Heddels and Men’s Health. Now, he’s on a never-ending quest to find the perfect pair of Japanese denim.

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