Bell & Ross Revisits Military Style with Three Professional Inspired Watches for Modern Urban Explorers
Since it was founded, Bell & Ross has been passionate about military history and its functional and aesthetic archetypes. Flight instruments will always be a source of watchmaking inspiration for its designers. As such, military specifications provide Bell & Ross timepieces with rigorous and exacting standards in terms of legibility, functionality, precision and reliability. Modern-day codes also drive Bell & Ross to revisit historic pieces to create new models whose design and technology are in line with current trends.
It is in this spirit that, this year, Bell & Ross has unveiled three singular watches that evoke its three realms of expression: Sea, Air and Land. Both classic and modern, all three are driven by
a reliable Swiss automatic movement and are equipped with a "NATO tretch" strap with a practical closure system, created using parachute straps.
Limited Edition of 999 Pieces - BR V2-94 AÉRONAVALE BRONZE
The case, in stabilised CuAl7Si2 bronze (91% copper, 7% aluminium and 2% silicon) with a distinctive yellow gold color, measures 41mm. It has a glass-box AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters. Bezel with anodized blue aluminum ring and 60-minute scale. Screw-down crown and push-buttons.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Bell & Ross caliber 301 (base ETA) with 37 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 42 hours. Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds at 3 o'clock. Date. Chronograph: 30-min timer at 9 o'clock, central chronograph seconds.
It has an ocean blue sunray dial with gilded and polished numerals and indices. SuperLuminova hands and markers.
It comes on a blue elastic canvas strap with a satin bronze buckle.
MSRP is $5,200.
BR V2-93 GMT BLUE
The case, in stainless steel, measures 41mm. It has a glass-box AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters. Screw-down crown. Bi-directional rotating bezel in two-tone anodised aluminium (grey for daytime and blue for night-time).
Movement is the Swiss automatic Bell & Ross caliber 303 (base ETA or Sellita) with 21 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 42 hours. Functions are: hours, minutes, central seconds, date and GMT complication.
The dial has a galvanic blue sunray pattern. SuperLuminova hands and numerals. Seconds hand counterweight styled in the shape of an aircraft. GMT hand with red arrow. Silver hands.
It comes on a grey and blue elastic canvas strap or on a satin-polished steel bracelet.
MSRP is $3,200 to $3,500.
BR V2-92 MILITARY GREEN
The case, in stainless steel, measures 41mm. It has a glass-box AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters. Screw-down crown. Bi-directional rotating bezel in black anodised aluminium.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Bell & Ross caliber 302 (base Sellita) with 25 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 38 hours. Functions are: hours, minutes, sub-seconds, and date.
It has an anti-reflective matte khaki dial with green-colored SuperLuminova. The date is displayed in a round window at 4.30 via a khaki disc, matching the dial. Black hands.
It comes on a khaki and black elastic canvas strap or a satin-polished stainless steel bracelet.
MSRP is $2,990 to $3,300.
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