Bell & Ross Watch Novelties At Baselworld 2009

You can typically rely on Bell Ross for nice, but predictable watches. This is still true, but this year at Baselworld the iconic French watch brand showed off a few new watches that you arent likely to see in stores anytime soon (but others will be in store in no time at all). These are sometimes called novelty watches, which are one offs that a brand makes. Other times they are sold in limit edition quantities at select retailers. I am still not sure what the future for these watches is, but they are at least enjoyable to look at. If they are not to be sold, it is entirely possible that they will be design influences in future Bell Ross watches that we eventually will see in retailers. So expect to see at least a few of these commercially available soon.Lets start with my favorite, the Carbon Fiber Bell Ross BR01 Pro Combat models. Actually, it is not the carbon fiber that I like at all, but the evolving look of the design. The three hand date model is my choice. The Chronograph version is a carbon fiber update of the BR01 Pro Titanium model that I discussed here. The The three hand model is the same watch without the chronograph complication and it looks like the numerals are a bit larger. That is now my current Bell Ross holy grail watch. The titanium version was going for about $6,000 -$8,000. So figure out that for these models. Just beautiful technical looking watches fit for a SWAT team, or your daily commute home in the car. In the same image the watches on the right will be known as the Commando models.