2021 Elliot Brown Holton Nivo Grey PVD Quartz
Ref: STR-R02

Specification

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Elliot Brown Box and Papers. The watch comes paired on its original Elliot Brown 22mm rubber strap with a signed buckle. The watch is from September 2021 and is sold in worn condition, however, overall as you can see the watch is in great condition. The watch comes with our 12-Month Warranty.

The Watch

Elliot Brown was founded in 2013 by Ian Elliot and Alex Brown who have a passion for the outdoors. Alex studied Horology whilst Elliot created a hook, loop, and webbing watch strap and founded Animal. They met at a time when Elliot needed expert help in developing a stainless steel watch. Alex turned down a job with Cartier to join up with Elliot. Their headquarters is in a working boatyard in Poole Harbour in Dorset. Each of their watches has a unique Dorset reference story.

Here we have a 2021 Elliot Brown Holton named after Holton Heath, the site of the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory. A 43mm Nivo Grey PVD finished stainless steel case.  This particular colour Nivo Grey which stands for Night Invisible Varnish, Orfordness was developed at Orfordness experimental station as paint for British bombers replicating the colour and gloss of open water at night. This is the first military issued watch from a British company in over ten years as a result of strenuous testing and development. The case curves over your wrist with tapered drilled lugs. A lug to lug length of 52.5mm and a case thickness of 12.5mm give the watch an impressive wrist presence. At 4 o’clock a triple-sealed screw-down crown was recessed into the case for protection. The unidirectional bezel has the same treatment applied with a 60-minute insert coated in high-grade C3 SuperLuminova and has a satisfying 120 click action. A 2mm thick sapphire crystal AR coated for great viewing angles. The Nivo Grey dial has an outer 24-hour ring with Trapezoid indexes marking the hours. Numerals at 12, 3, 6, and 9 are all coated in SuperLumiNova. Between the four and five is a date window. Broad sword hands complemented by a lollipop balanced sweeping second hand with a yellow tip. Text is precisely applied to the dial. On the reverse a screw-down case back with the brand motif embossed in the centre. Inside a quartz Ronda Cal. 715 housed in an Elliot Brown manufactured anti-shock system. The watch comes on an Elliot Brown fitted rubber strap with a signed buckle. The watch comes with its Elliot Brown presentation box and papers.

Personal Note

It was only this year that we first got an Elliot Brown in for stock, I was aware of the brand but never really gave them much thought or consideration, however, after that first one I have been blown away each time by the build quality and design! I'd confidently suggest an Elliot Brown if you are after a watch that ticks all the boxes for a daily beater and one you don't have to worry about.