It is clearly styled after airplane cockpit instrumentation. Maybe more so that Bell & Ross aviation themed watches. Bremont founder restored vintage aircraft before Replica Panerai watches , so they know a thing or two about airplane instrument style. This includes the style of the hour and minute hands, the matte black metal dial, the hour indicators, and the damn good clarity. Though I have to say, the Bremont U-2 dial is probably a lot nicer in quality that most airplane cockpit instruments. Like the MB1 watches, the seconds hand has an emergency eject handle as the counterweight. This handle would rest between your legs in a Martin Baker ejection seat - ready to be pulled in the case of an emergency. It has no such function in the watch! Imagine an ejection lever that would eject the movement from the case. That would reach new heights of pointless complications.Bremont uses a very healthy amount of SuperLumiNova all over the dial. Night viewing is very good, as the luminant is richly applied.
Cause the bottom line is, electronics can fail, and in many events people trust mechanical things more. So a Replica Piaget watches like the Bremont U-2 not only looks like it belongs in the plane, but is useful to wear while in it as well.See those four red crosses on the watch dial? Look at the tail of the Dragon Lady (nickname of the U-2 series planes). These and other little touches will be part of the U-2 theme. The name of the watch is charmingly applied on the dial. Instead of the 3 hour indicator being lume filled and done with a large Arabic numeral, 2 o'clock is - and there is a dark colored "U" next to it, spelling out "U-2." That was a cute touch. Aside from being another limited edition with its own story and some cosmetic changes, the U-2 watch retains most of the DNA of the Martin Baker watches. Also, note that the specific Replica Sector watches you see before you is a prototype version of the U-2. So the final versions will have some changes.The dial design was curious to me at first, but proved highly enjoyable and useful.
