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BR 01 Instrument
FROM THE PLANE’S COCKPIT CLOCK TO THE BR01 INSTRUMENT
Because Bell & Ross watches perfectly meet the expectations of men who are living on the edge, Bell & Ross has become a benchmark brand name in the field of high quality watchmaking and in the exclusive universe of professional users.
Today astronauts, pilots, divers or even bomb-disposal experts use Bell & Ross watches as a tool for carrying out their missions.
The search for a watch that adapts perfectly to professional use
In their search for the ideal professional watch and armed with their experience in the aeronautic and military fields, in-house engineers, master-watchmakers, designers and professional users pooled together their knowledge to create a unique, revolutionary concept: the BR01 instrument.
To start with, a simple idea: to turn a plane's cockpit clock into a wristwatch
Aeronautic instrumentation being the absolute reference as far as readability, reliability and performance is concerned, our designers attempted to reproduce a plane’s clock as accurately as possible in proportion to the wrist.
A multi-purpose instrument
With the BR01 instrument, the idea of a “watch-instrument” has become reality and a new concept is born.
The BR01 instrument is not only a wristwatch perfectly adapted to professional use but also a unique concept of modularity. By using avant-garde techniques and with their characteristic practical nature, our engineers and watchmakers have designed a watch plus several accessories that can be assembled differently depending on one's needs.
Several watches in one
The construction of the BR01's case with its removable clip fastening system allows the wristwatch to be easily and quickly transformed into an office watch, pendant watch or a watch to fix onto an instrument panel.
4 screws as symbols of functionality and authenticity
On top of the case, the 4 attachment screws evoke the BR01 instrument's aeronautic beginnings.
This type of 4 screw attachment, a feature of the BR01 instrument, is identical to the clamping system used for instrument panel gauges in plane cockpits.
An avant-garde technology for a revolutionary concept
In the image of aeronautic instrumentation from which the BR01 watch was directly inspired, it is perfectly adapted to professional use.
With all Bell & Ross's expertise in the field of precision mechanics concentrated on the BR01 instrument, it is the perfect realisation of the company philosophy and motto: function creates form.
The BR01 instrument collection
The BR01 collection is made up of 4 designs depending on the mechanism's functionality:
BR01-92 A watch with genuine military specifications.
BR01-94 Chronograph accuracy for professional use.
BR01-96 The readability of a big watch equipped with a large date display.
BR01-97 The reliability of a military-inspired watch equipped with a power reserve indicator.
2005 Basel Fair new watches
BR 01-92 Instrument
A watch with genuine military specifications
With "the essentials never leave room for the superfluous" as its sole motto, Bell & Ross engineers have designed a military watch perfectly adapted to professional use.
Technical characteristics
Movement
Automatic movement ETA 2892
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds
Case
- Size XXL 46 mm
- 316L with polished-satin finish or glass bead blasted steel with black carbon powder coating
- Screw-in crown
Dials
- Galvanic black/white numbers
- Galvanic silver /black numbers
- Photoluminescent hands and index marks for night reading
Glass
Anti-reflection sapphire crystal
Water-resistance
100 meters
Strap
Leather or heavy-duty synthetic fabric
2005 Basel Fair new watches
BR 01-94 Instrument
Chronograph accuracy for professional use
For professionals where every second counts, Bell & Ross has designed an automatic watch equipped with a chronograph totalling 12 hours, 30 minutes and 60 seconds.
Technical characteristics
Movement
Automatic movement ETA 2894
Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds
- 3-counter chronograph (12-hour, 30-minute and 60-second counters)
Case
- Size XXL 46 mm
- 316L with polished-satin finish or glass bead blasted steel with black carbon powder coating
- Screw-in crown
Dials
- Galvanic black/white numbers
- Galvanic silver /black numbers
- Photoluminescent hands and index marks for night reading
Glass
Anti-reflection sapphire crystal
Water-resistance
100 meters
Strap
Leather or heavy-duty synthetic fabric
2005 Basel Fair new watches
BR 01-96 Instrument
The readability of a big watch equipped with a large date display
For professionals who demand immediate readability, Bell & Ross have designed an automatic watch equipped with a large date display.
Technical characteristics
Movement
Automatic movement ETA 2896
Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds
- Large date display with 2 independent discs (units + tenths)
Case
- Size XXL 46 mm
- 316L with polished-satin finish
- Screw-in crown
Dials
- Galvanic black /white numbers
- Galvanic silver /black numbers
- Added metallic index marks
- Photoluminescent hands and index marks for night reading
Glass
Anti-reflection sapphire crystal
Water-resistance
100 meters
Strap
Leather or heavy-duty synthetic fabric
2005 Basel Fair new watches
BR 01-97 Instrument
The reliability of a military-inspired watch equipped with a power reserve indicator
For professionals who require total reliability, Bell & Ross has designed an automatic watch equipped with an indicator to show the mechanism's energy reserve.
Technical characteristics
Movement
Automatic movement ETA 2897
Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds
- Date
- Power reserve indicator
Case
- Size XXL 46 mm
- 316L with polished-satin finish
- Screw-in crown
Dials
- Galvanic black/white numbers
- Galvanic silver/black numbers
- Added metallic index marks
- Photoluminescent hands and index marks for night reading
Glass
Anti-reflection sapphire crystal
Water-resistance
100 meters
Strap
Leather or heavy-duty synthetic fabric
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In 1992, a team of designers and specialists of aircraft and space controls joined with a set project: to create watches perfectly suiting a professional use. Their will: to be part of the great swiss watchmaking tradition while meeting the demands of men facing extreme situations. Nowadays, astronauts, pilots, divers or bomb disposal experts use Bell & ross watches as tools used for their missions.
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