The popularity of bronze - cased watches among some of the world ’s big watchmaking names may not be a passing fad , according to Montblanc 's managing director of watches , Stefano Rossi . May 15 2019, 12:05 PMMay 16 2019, 8:57 “ Bronze has strongly taken hold , despite regular rumours that the trend will stop soon ” , Cerrato said . Montblanc uses a bronze alloy enriched with aluminium in its timepieces . Officine Panerai - Firenze chose bronze for its 2014 Bronzo diver watch . Zenith followed in 2015 with the Bronze Type 20 Extra Special . The trend was further established with 2016 's launch of Tudor 's West Bay Bronze , for which the alloy took three years to develop .
The popularity of bronze - cased watches among some of the world ’s big watchmaking names may not be a passing fad , according to Montblanc 's managing director of watches , Stefano Rossi . “ Bronze has strongly taken hold , despite regular rumours that the trend will stop soon ” , Cerrato said . Montblanc uses a bronze alloy enriched with aluminium in its timepieces . Officine Panerai - Firenze chose bronze for its 2014 Bronzo diver watch . Zenith followed in 2015 with the Bronze Type 20 Extra Special . The trend was further established with 2016 's launch of Tudor 's West Bay Bronze , for which the alloy took three years to develop .