With 2024 being the 100th anniversary of the formation of the FAA this limited-edition Holton from Elliot Brown has been designed to commemorate this special occasion and raise funds for Navy Wings to help preserve our rich and decorated heritage.
The watch is a bead blasted stainless steel case with a NIVO (Night Invisible Varnish, Orfordness) dial with repeating FAA zigzag background pattern printed in gloss clear over matt with FLEET AIR ARM microprinted at 6H and 100 YEARS below. The 3 and 6 positions are coloured with red and green for port and stbd.
The seconds hand is tipped with blue; the date 24th printed in blue; triangle at 12H outlined in blue. The FAA insignia is in relief in the centre of the caseback with ROYAL NAVY FLEET AIR ARM above and CENTENARY EDITION below, and a space for the owner’s personal engraving below. The caseback also includes the NATO symbols for Helo, Fast Jet and UAV.
The Holton Professional was developed in response to a request from a specialist military unit who demanded a fit-for-purpose professional watch capable of a life on operations and following extensive testing is now the standard issue NATO stock item for supply. This version is the first GMT Holton and the dial incorporates the specialist paint that was developed in 1918 to reduce the reflectiveness of aircraft for night time operations.
Elliot Brown is the only UK watch manufacturer to be awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award for their support to the Armed Forces community. To date they have donated over £750,000 to military charities. Every watch purchased will realise a £60 donation to Navy Wings.
• Beadblasted stainless steel case and bezel
• Flat sapphire glass with anti-reflective coating
• Unidirectional hardened steel bezel
• Screw in strap bars
• Screw down crown
• Individually tested to 200m in water
• Interchangeable straps
• Dial lume colour is split so it glows green for normal time functions and blue for GMT functions.
• Japanese Seiko self-winding automatic movement with independently adjustable GMT hand with Broad Arrow tip
• Bezel can be turned with a gloved palm
• Caseback insignia will always be vertical
£795 on Coyote rubber strap £915 on matching steel bracelet. Heritage leather straps also available and split payments also available.
Click here to express your interest: https://mailchi.mp/elliotbrownwatches/faa-100yrs