When planning the Everest speed ascent, Staz knew that every piece of equipment had to be proven in the real world — not just in testing labs or marketing campaigns. He didn’t ask for sponsorship, branding support, or fanfare. He simply called us, because our watches had already earned his trust over years of quiet use.
The Ebinox is part of the Holton family: a watch developed alongside military operators who needed gear that simply does not fail. Its strap system, sealing, and legibility were designed for harsh environments, impact, cold, and uncertainty.
On the mountain, the Ebinox wasn’t a symbolic accessory — it was a tool.
The team faced altitude sickness, shifting weather systems, unstable terrain, and extreme fatigue.
At high altitude, even simple tasks become difficult — thinking clearly, judging time, pacing effort.
The Ebinox provided clarity, rhythm and reliability when judgement mattered most.
After days of ice, cold, vibration, sweat and altitude pressure changes, the Ebinox returned exactly as it left — no fogging, no timing drift, no failures. No servicing was required. It simply kept going — just as it was built to.
Most of us will never stand on Everest — and we don’t need to. What matters is knowing the watch on your wrist is capable, dependable, and built with intention rather than decoration. The Ebinox isn’t about extremes — it’s about confidence, every day.
Developed in collaboration with a specialist branch of the British armed forces. The Elliot Brown Holton is the first new military issue watch to be created by a British watch company in more than ten years.
Elliot Brown began with a goal to build the most wearable, affordable, and toughest watches on the planet. Our watches are truly reliable under pressure.
The EBINOX has a hardened case that feels smoother and slicker than the standard vapour blasted Holton it’s based on. We also changing the colour of the Anti Reflective coating from blue to clear. You can learn more on the EBINOX product page
Yes. Our Holton Professional was developed in collaboration with a specialist branch of the British armed forces. It’s the first new military issue watch to be created by a British watch company in more than ten years. You can read more about that here.
Our watches are amongst the toughest in the world. We have watches that have rowed crossed the atlantic, climbed the worlds highest peaks, lived on the sea bed for 12 months, and been shot at, all of which live to tell the time.
Yes, every single watch is tested before it leaves our HQ. You can read about our testing processes here.
Absolutely. all watchges come with our 5-year guarantee + 30-day no-questions-asked returns. All our servicing is done in house at our UK HQ at cost price.
Yes we do, It's our way of saying thank you to those who look after us. Visit this page to learn more
You can just get on with living, because it’s virtually unbreakable and engineered to last for decades.
