Time, machined from solid.
Seven Clock Machines machined from aluminium, born of motor sport.
Seven Clock Machines machined from aluminium, born of motor sport.
At B.R.M, a timepiece always begins with a piece of machinery. Our clocks were born of that gesture: a block of aluminium, a cutter, and an obsession with the hundredth. Each takes its shape from something that turns — steering wheel, disc, propeller, cylinder — and gives it back the only purpose that counts here: measuring time.
Motoring, aviation, motorcycling, sailing. Each model exists in several finishes, applied in the workshop to the machined parts.
Rim, three spokes, hub: the part you hold on the track, set on a base and returned to its first purpose — telling the time.
Three blades, three finned cylinders, an octagonal dial at the centre: the aero engine reduced to its geometry.
A drilled disc, an eight-bolt hub, a dial at the centre. The part that takes everything, turned into a desk object.
Two cylinders opening in a V, two-tone satin fins, the dial nestled in the V: a motorcycle engine seen head-on.
Flat architecture, perfectly symmetrical: the smallest model in the range, 23 cm high.
The fan of a jet engine: a crown of fine blades radiating around a chronograph dial.
The three-blade propeller of a boat, set on a base cut like a hull: the nautical piece par excellence.
The Three-Blade is the model with the widest choice of finishes in the range. Each colour is applied in the workshop, to the machined part.
PA-300 · STD
The finish is chosen at the time of order. It is applied in the workshop to the machined parts, before assembly.
The aluminium is machined from solid with an extreme demand for precision. Every surface, every edge and every proportion is worked to reveal the purity of the material and to offer a subtle play with light.
At the heart of the clock, a high-precision quartz motor delivers steady, regular timekeeping. Chosen for its reliability and discretion, it disappears behind the object so that only what matters remains: the precision of time.
After machining, every part receives meticulous finishing. Satin-brushing, bead-blasting, polishing or anodising are used according to the surface, to create harmony between material, light and volume.
Design, machining, finishing, assembly, regulating: the clock follows the same path as a watch from the manufacture.
The drawing starts from a real mechanical part: steering wheel, disc, propeller, cylinder. The proportions are reworked until the object stands on its own, on a desk.
Every aluminium component is machined to close tolerances, guaranteeing perfectly controlled geometry and an impeccable surface quality.
Bead-blasting, satin-brushing, polishing or anodising according to the surface. This is the step that decides how the clock will take the light.
The coloured parts, the fasteners and the dial come together in the workshop. The bezel is screwed down, the numbered plate fitted.
Motor fitted, hands aligned, final inspection. The clock only leaves the workshop once its running has been checked.
Even within a series, every part is fitted, lacquered, brushed and finished by hand. That is why no two are quite alike.
There is no polishing robot in the workshop, no finishing machine. We chamfer the edges of the parts at a workbench and apply the circular graining freehand, not on a CNC machine: the finishing therefore carries the hand of the person who did it. Each set of hands is finished by hand, one pair at a time.
Fitting, brushing, painting, masking: everything is done in-house, by qualified watchmakers. It is the same workbench, the same gestures and the same eyes as for our watches.
We have been making timepieces since 1986, and for five years we have carried the French state's Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label. Our expertise lies in the design and manufacture of mechanical parts — that is what we do better than drawing beautiful objects.
"From raw material to finished object, every clock is the result of a dialogue between technology and craftsmanship." Bernard Richards · Founder
A finish, an engraving, a lead time, delivery abroad: tell us what you need and we answer within 24 hours, in French or in English.
We can send you further photographs of the piece you have in mind — and if you are ever near France, the manufacture opens its doors by appointment.
