A perfectly proportioned automatic with attitude
Every gentleman should aspire to own an automatic watch. Closely entwined with the history of the world’s finest watchmakers, the notion of a true self-winding watch was pursued by makers from Patek Phillippe to Breguet to Rolex. Elliot Brown’s contemporary take on the classic automatic, the Tyneham, is a fine addition to this lineage. Rather than unrefined quartz movements, it employs a Miyota 9130 Japanese automatic movement, chosen for reliability, and protected by a two-stage shock absorption system. This means that although it’s an auto, the Tyneham will take plenty of punishment. The Miyota 9130 can also be hand-wound, or just pull the crown out to stop the spring running itself down. The watch design itself is similarly full of delightful details. At 1h on the dial, there’s a discreet 42h power reserve indicating the state of the mainspring winding. Bold hands are inspired by traditional instrumentation. The recessed sapphire crystal is protected by a hardened stainless steel outer bezel that is six times harder than marine grade stainless steel. The knurled crown is ergonomically positioned away from the wrist and neatly recessed into the case for increased durability. Triple seals ensure it remains fully sealed even when extended
- Miyota 9130 Automatic Japanese movement with hack and hand winding
- 40-hour power reserve with indicator at 1H
- Custom 360 dual stage movement shock absorption
- 41mm diameter hardened stainless steel case
- Scratch-resistant case-hardened protective bezel
- Recessed 2mm anti-reflective sapphire crystal with bevelled circumference
- Individually pressure tested in water at 300m
- Inset triple sealed crown at the 4h position with parallel hobnail knurling for secure grip
- 8 hour SuperLuminova luminous hands, numerals, and indices which glow blue at night
- Solid stainless screw-in strap retaining bars for effortless strap changes with the screwdriver included
- Display Type: Analogue
- Type of hour markers: Superluminova (Glows Blue)
- Watchband fixing: Solid stainless screw in bars removable from one side with a single screwdriver (included), matte deployant buckle with luminous EB engraved logo
- Strap material: Black EPDM soft rubber with solid stainless wide tongue 'EB' buckle
- Weight: 125 g
- 9H-3H: 41 mm excluding crowns
- 12H-6H: 50 mm max to tip of case shoulders
- Strap length (max): 203 mm
- Strap width: 22 mm
- Case width: 41 mm
- Case depth: 14.5 mm
It isn’t easy to carve out a niche in the premium watch industry, where some brands have marketing budgets that run into the tens of millions. But the founders of Elliot Brown knew right from the start what they wanted to build: unique, tough, wearable and extraordinarily capable watches that were made to live up to a standard, not produced down to a price point.
To get there, they pooled all their collective expertise, passions and obsessions. Based in Dorset, Ian Elliot and Alex Brown both live and breathe a coastal, outdoor lifestyle where salt water, sand and mud place huge demands on kit. But with professional backgrounds in horology and materials sciences, they were well placed to imagine and execute the most durable watches on the planet.
That ethos naturally led to collaborations with some of the most demanding users – round-the-world yachtsmen, firefighters, RNLI crews, Mountain Rescue teams and even British military special forces units. These challenges helped the duo to hone the design of each and every Elliot Brown watch to perfection. So, if you want a watch to perform, discreetly but efficiently, day in and day out – there is really no better choice. You can wear an Elliot Brown watch on every adventure, from the everyday to the extraordinary. After all, time is precious. Why waste it?
Elliot Brown design and re-design every component to make watches that are fundamentally fit-for-purpose, minimising or eliminating typical points of failure such as spring bars breaking, straps snapping, or watches leaking - all potentially catastrophic failures.
Any watches damaged in service can be repaired quickly and economically at their in-house workshop in Poole and returned to service with the minimum of disruption.
Not only is their servicing world class, the warranty has no small print. It’s honest, comprehensive, and straightforward. The whole watch is covered for 5 years, not just the movement. The only exclusions are accidental damage, the battery and wear & tear.
