B.R.M Chronographes was founded in 2003 by former racer Bernard Richards, and specializes in motorsport and golf watches. The following year, French watchmaker Jean-Paul Crabbe joined B.R.M (Bernard Richards Manufacture) Chronographes in what Richards declared to be “the greatest collaboration of my life”.
Caterham F1
B.R.M Chronographes became the Official Watch Partner of the Caterham Formula One team in 2012, which resulted in the release of three limted edition B.R.M Chronographes Caterham F1 timepieces (ref. V12-44-CATERHAM-AN, V6-44-CATERHAM-AN, and V7-38-CATERHAM-AG). Each model sports a green, white, and yellow dial with a limited run of only 70 pieces each, and were all revealed at the Paris Motorshow that same year.
Martini Racing
While not necessarily Formula One-specific, B.R.M Chronographes has also released a Martini Racing line. The iconic Martini livery has previously appeared on the F1 grid with Brabham, Lotus, and Williams.
DAMS Lucas Oil F2 Team
It’s also worth nothing that B.R.M Chronographs announced an official partnership with the DAMS Lucas Oil F2 Team in March of 2024. The French team is currently owned by former F1 driver Charles Pic, with Jak Crawford and Juan Manuel Correa forming the lineup. Two chronographs (refs. GP-40-BN-CN-Dams, GP-40-N-BLC-Dams) were released to celebrate the three-year agreement, along with the team’s 2024 cars featuring the B.R.M Chronographes logos on the mirrors.
A big thank you to François Hermand from B.R.M Chronographes for bringing this to our attention.
Honda Racing Corporation
B.R.M Chronographes announced a partnership with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) on their company Instagram page on October 9, 2024. A total of eight watches made their debut, divided into auto and moto lines:
Auto
- V6-44-SQ-HRC A
- V6-44-SQ-HRC C
- V6-44-SA-SQ-HRC D
- V6-44-SA-SQ-HRC E
Moto
- V6-44-SQ-HRC-MT A
- V6-44-SQ-HRC-MT C
- V6-44-SA-SQ-HRC-MT D
- V6-44-SA-SQ-HRC-MT E
The type of Honda logo on the signed crown differentiates between each line, but are otherwise identical. Two different dial designs are featured: The HRC-colored models feature suspension details while the other two have additional openings along the outer edge.
References
https://www.youtube.com/@brmchronographes/videos
https://brm-chronographes.com/en/manufacture/
https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/blogs/watch-news/5874425-b-r-m-partners-with-caterham-f1-team
https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/blogs/watch-news/6934952-b-r-m-presents-caterham-f1-watches
https://www.brm-manufacture.com/assets/images/newsletter/2012_novembre/brm-caterham-gb.pdf
https://usa.watchpro.com/b-r-m-driving-forth-with-caterham-f1-team/
https://brm-chronographes.com/en/collection/watches/racing/martini-racing-en/
https://au.motorsport.com/f1/news/martini-and-williams-to-end-sponsorship-deal-1009390/1393568/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DA6JR56tQ1x/?igsh=eDdlZGl0OGF1OXky
https://brm-chronographes.com/en/hrc-honda-racing-corporation/