Bell Ross owes much of their place on the watch landscape to the distinctive and long-standing design of their BR 03 series. With an instantly-recognizable square case shape and circular instrument-inspired dial design, the BR 03 is a watch that most enthusiasts could pick out from across a room. The look, while polarizing, successfully bolsters BRs aviation aesthetic and has become an arc [...]
You can call it unoriginal or call it derivative, but I still really like the new Bell Ross BR 123 GMT 24H watch. As an inspired design fueled by historic sport watches this is another well-curated treat from the French watchmaker. There is no getting around the simple fact that the BR 123 GMT 24H watch is a combination of Bell Rosss current round watch face design along with look of a Ro [...]
Bell Ross WW1 Regulateur watch was among the most under-appreciated dress watches of 2013 in my opinion- and I think it is safe to call it a dress watch. What you are seeing is among the most elegant and minimalist regulator-style timepieces available, that still manages to achieve a high level of legibility and d [...]
When you hear the name Bell Ross, if youre like me, you have a particular mental picture that comes to mind a square case that calls to mind the very aviation instruments theyre intended to reference. For 2014, Bell Ross is introducing a new model to their Aviation collection that relies not just on the shape, b [...]
When Bell Ross released the pro version of the iconic square BR01 case a few years ago it was pretty wow. It was perhaps at an apex of the large aviator watchs popularity, and Bell Ross was interested in creating as diverse a range of BR01 models as it could dream up. That included limited edition versions in variou [...]
Bell Ross had a strong collection of new watches for 2013 at Baselworld this year. My personal favorite model is the BR 126 Blackbird (UPDATE: Bell Ross has officially changed the name of the watch to the Bell Ross BR 126 Flyback), a limited edition model with a personality that is meant to honor the origin of Bell Ross as a brand. At first [...]
When the original Bell Ross BR01 watch collection debuted about a decade ago, it was a sort of manly dress watch and there was nothing like this BR01-93 GMT model. There were a few versions, but many of them focused on the pieces inherent luxury status and ability to not look like just a 46mm wide wrist instrument. As the collection evolved, Bell Ross in [...]
For 2013 Bell Ross will once again offer up a few new Aviation Instrument themed collection of watches based on the BR 01 (BR01) case. I believe this is the third or fourth year of doing so and it began with pieces like the BR 01 Compass and then the?BR 01 Radar watch. The concept of the piece is to be even more directly inst [...]
The last major Bell Ross watch that we havent covered yet for 2012 is the WW1 and PW1 Argentium collection. I believe Bell Ross CEO Mr. Carlos Rosillo himself was wearing a WW1 Argentium watch when I checked out this collection among other Bell Ross pieces. For me, this is one of the most curious models. While not limited in production, it is a very niche timepiece. It [...]
This is the Bell Ross WW1-90-S, a recent model inspired by WW1-era pocketwatch conversions, where the lugs were loops of wire soldered onto the case. This one has the automatic ETA 2892 base with (I assume) either Soprod or Dubois-Dupraz modules for big date and power reserve. We first covered the Bell Ross WW1 watch collection here.The case is gorgeous, mirror polished and very well made inde [...]
This is the Bell Ross 126 Sport and it is one of the most important watches currently sold by the sometimes polarizing French brand. Bell Ross is a recognizable luxury brand thanks to their line of instrument-style watches like the BR 01 and its many iterations. These square-cased watches offer owners a chance of effectively wearing an aeronautical gauge on their wrist as their design has [...]
Matt Mullenweg Photo credit: Sheri Bigelow (designsimply.com)This ones for you Matt aBlogtoRead.com readers know that I dont spend a lot of blog space explaining which watch actors and athletes are currently paid to endorse. I will however discuss watches on the wrists of people I respect and that have good enough taste to choose something nice. WordPr [...]
I am not a gambler but gaming can be fun. So fun that a lot of high-end watch brands have devised casino-themed timepieces that either suggest or directly emulate gaming. A popular example was the Girard-Perregaux Jackpot Tourbillon of several years ago. It had a tourbillon, actual slot machine, and cost over $600,000. More recently, Christophe Claret offered his extremely complic [...]
These two jumping hour watches from Bell Ross represent their most high-end timepieces for 2012. In the past, Bell Ross has offered a few other jumping hour pieces a style and complication that the brand executes very well. Called the WW1 Heure Sautante (Jumping Hour), Bell Ross didnt want to just offer one watch in two materials. Instead, the brand decided to offer two d [...]
When I wrote my Baselworld 2012 recap, I pointed to this watch as being one of my top picks from the show. There is nothing inherently novel or innovative about it. Nor does it represent a new design direction for Bell Ross. Still, the piece is extremely appealing and well-done from a design perspective. So why is it still a top pick and great watch from Bell Ross?Between [...]
The original Bell Ross BR 01 watch often had the term Instrument associated with it. Bell Ross wanted to make it clear that the timepiece was based on aircraft cockpit instruments especially the clock. Fair enough. Then a couple of years ago, Bell Ross started taking the concept even further making BR 01 watches with dials (that did tell the time) ba [...]
It was late at night on the day before the Baselworld 2012 press day. I had just?arrived in?town and was on foot looking for?someplace that was open?so I could?get some food. I was pretty sure that wasnt going to happen because looking for stores open at night in Switzerland is like trying to find a wild elephant wandering around Kansas. What I did find however w [...]
While it is true that before Bell Ross became famous for being the square watch brand they were making really nice round watches, it still feels novel for them to be making nice round watches again. A few years ago they realized that while the BR 01 and BR 03 are spectacularly popular, they wanted to also focus on more traditional looking pie [...]
Watch What-If is a special column on aBlogtoRead.com that asks the playful question what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style? The idea embraces a good timepieces core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, artistic [...]
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