From radium and tritium to modern Super-LumiNova, the history of watch lume is a story of scientific progress, military necessity, and safer materials.
From tritium tubes to Super-LumiNova and glowing cases, here’s how luminous materials work in watches and why modern lume lasts longer and shines brighter.
Bell & Ross introduces the BR-05 GMT Green Steel, pairing the watchmaker's signature “circle within a square” design with a refined sage-green dial and a practical second-time-zone display.
Some watches are created with a need for speed — life in the fumes of high-octane race fuel and the chase to get to that checkered flag first. These are the horological thoroughbreds for the race track.
Bell & Ross partners with French luxury house S.T. Dupont for a special edition of the BR-05 Chrono inspired by the world of premium cigars. It comes in a two-tone case complemented by a dial in warm tobacco tones.
With the BR-03 Green Steel, Bell & Ross expands its instrument watch color with a new dial color— one that plays on the expressive power of green at the intersection of technique and elegance.
From cockpit instruments to contemporary icons, Bell & Ross’s square watches transformed an unlikely shape into one of modern watchmaking’s most recognizable design signatures.
With a diamond-set aventurine dial depicting the Aquila constellation, Bell & Ross expands its BR-05 line with a smaller, jewelry-oriented interpretation of its signature “round in a square” design.
