The story
Bremont was founded by brothers Nick and Giles English. The brothers had gained mechanical experience from their father Dr. Euan English, an ex-RAF pilot who had a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering. This evolved from clock assembly, and aeroplane and yacht construction. On 4 March 1995 Euan English was killed and Nick was badly injured when their World War II-vintage Harvard aircraft crashed during a training flight for an air show. The crash spurred the brothers to purchase North Weald Flying Services and after working there together they decided to create their own watch company.
In 2021, the company opened the Bremont Manufacturing & Technology Centre, known as "The Wing" outside Henley-on-Thames, a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing facility where it machines components and assembles timepieces. At full capacity, the company expects The Wing can manufacture up to 50,000 watches annually, which would be five times their current output. The company estimates The Wing and the machinery cost more than £25 million ($34 million).
In 2023, American billionaire Bill Ackman and Hellcat Acquisitions invested £48.4 million into the brand, becoming majority owners. Initially, Nick and Giles English remained board members as founders and non-executive directors, however, in April 2025, Bremont announced that the brothers were no longer board members but would remain brand ambassadors.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bremont, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4