BRISTON Streamliner URBAN 10th Anniversary Black Chronograph Limited 50 pcs

The new BRISTON Streamliner URBAN 10th Anniversary: Swiss mechanics comes to BRISTON. 231443.S.T.1.LAB.

BRISTON celebrates its 10th birthday with the launch of the Streamliner Urban Automatic Chronograph. Power reserve with the Sellita SW500a up to 62 hours.

I have already tested the watch. The review and video will follow shortly. Stay tuned.

Exclusively numbered to 50 pieces for each dial variant, the new Streamliner is a pure embodiment of BRISTON's know-how. Equipped with a 43mm case and an exceptional design in the Streamliner tradition, the new model features the high-class Swiss caliber Sellita SW500a. The top-of-the-line movement, a clone of the famous ETA7750, has a chronograph function with 12-hour counter, 30-minute counter, small seconds, and day and date display.

In BRISTON's typical style, the case is not only made of 316 stainless steel, but has also been fitted with a protective shield made of cotton resin. The resin (cellulose acetate) has been produced by a factory in Italy since the 1940s for a sunglasses manufacturer and is specially milled from solid and hand-polished for BRISTON. Due to its plant-based content, the material has pleasant haptic properties and absorbs heat, so you don't "sweat". In addition, the slight elasticity ensures near indestructibility. It is characterized by a fine, tortoiseshell-like pattern, which is different on each piece – making each piece unique.

A fine three-dimensional embossing adorns the dial, creating a contrast to the clear, functional arrangement of the color-marked counters. The sapphire crystal is surrounded by a matt stainless steel bezel with 4 striking screws. The chronograph pushers in a stainless steel guide are finely polished, and the crown is engraved with the BRISTON coat of arms. The central second hand of the chronograph also bears the finely skeletonized Briston coat of arms. The Swiss chronograph caliber can be observed at work through the sapphire crystal case back.

The special features of the Streamliner Urban 10th Anniversary can be found in each of these details, making it a unique model and, for the first time, a Swiss Made creation. The two dials that make up this exclusive series are not only easy to read thanks to their graphic design, but also sporty with an inner ring featuring a tachymeter scale. Square with rounded corners, the three unmistakably colored counters have been carefully beveled to lead to a central sunray section. Each of these dials is embossed with the "waffle" motif, which is the hallmark of the Streamliner Urban line.

Purity of line and craftsmanship define this new Streamliner. With a sapphire crystal, the tonneau-camber shape of the bezel keeps its four screws visible, while the case body is designed in tortoiseshell acetate with a polished satin finish on the rest of the case. The new case is characterized by its transparent case back, which reveals the automatic movement with a rotor specially engraved with the Briston-Blass and the mention "10th Anniversary".

Briston celebrates its 10th anniversary! To celebrate this unique event in the life of the French brand, Briston offers its first automatic chronograph model in a Swiss Made Limited Series. This Streamliner Urban 10th Anniversary watch embodies all the codes that collectors love most:

• 43 mm brushed steel and tortoiseshell acetate case,
• SW500a automatic Swiss chronograph movement (28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and 25 jewels),
• Chronograph Day/Date function,
• silver-white dial with "waffle" pattern and 3 counters (small seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours),
• inner bezel with tachymetric scale,
• sapphire crystal 2.4 mm thick,
• transparent case back revealing the mechanism and oscillating weight with special Briston 10th Anniversary engraving.

Briston offers this Streamliner Urban 10th Anniversary watch with a matte brown calfskin strap in alligator style with French flag stitching.

Briston is releasing the two variants of the Anniversary model in a limited edition of 50 numbered pieces each.

To the white variant

Video & blog post about both watches coming soon! Stay tuned!

My conclusion on the BRISTON Streamliner URBAN 10th Anniversary black Chronograph:

"Briston is also a completely new brand for me, yet it is already celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The founder Brice Jaunet created his own watch brand after 15 years in the watch industry. During these years, he worked in the two largest watch groups in the world, starting with Richemont (Cartier). He then worked for Baume & Mercier and continued his career internationally with Raymond Weil. He eventually joined the LVMH Group as Export Director for the Zenith brand and then as Vice-President International Marketing. He then took over the management of the brand in France.

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit from early childhood and the legacy of his grandfather Jacques, co-founder of the NewMan brand in 1967, Brice has always cherished the ambition to bring his creativity to life. In 2012, he teamed up with several Swiss designer friends to create a watch brand that reflected his personality, his thoughts, and his research. Brice Jaunet wanted to create a beautiful and authentic yet affordable watch. And in my opinion, he has more than succeeded."