Bell & Ross

The French watch company Bell & Ross (Bell and Ross) was founded in 1992. Its watches are built for extreme conditions, Bell & Ross watches are popular with astronauts, pilots, divers, military fans and bomb-disposal experts. The Bell & Ross watch design is derived from airplane cockpits. The four core values of all Bell & Ross watches are great water resistance, very precise movements, visual indicators, and extraordinary functions.

Clockwork Orange: Five Watches With Orange Dials, Details, and Straps

As watches continue to embrace a wider range of color options for their dial, straps, and other details, orange remains relatively scarce in the expanding spectrum, though undeniably appealing to a core of loyal fans. Here are five timepieces where orange tones dominate. HUBLOT BIG BANG TOURBILLON AUTOMATIC ORANGE SAPPHIRE Hublot takes pride in...

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Jan 4, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

2021, The Watch Year in Review: Seven High-Flying Pilots’ Watches

By almost any standard, the luxury watch world enjoyed a successful year in 2021 despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its worldwide economic consequences — with high-profile retailers reopening and expanding, new auction records set, some large-scale industry events (like our own WatchTime New York) returning, and of course, a host of...

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Dec 28, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Knight in Non-Reflective Armor: the Bell & Ross BR 05 Horolum

In 2017, Bell & Ross introduced its first Horolum edition, the BR 03-92 Horolum with sandblasted case and green-tinted, long-lasting Super-LumiNova. The name was drawn from “Horo”, referring to watchmaking or time and “Lum”, meaning light. Today, the Franco-Swiss watchmaker has unveiled the next generation of the Horolum, this time, the 40-mm automatic model from...

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Dec 8, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Colorful Gray: 14 Watches With Gray Dials

Trendy watches of the past few years have been mainly blue and green. Now we’re seeing something completely new: gray. So take a few minutes to view some of today’s most exciting gray watches and immerse yourself in the diversity of color. It’s time well spent. Watches have become noticeably more colorful during the past...

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Nov 27, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

Black Friday Special: 26 Ladies’ Watches for the Holidays

Women today have more options than ever when it comes to choosing their favorite watch. These new models designed for women have a sparkle and appeal all their own and are a perfect holiday gift. BELL & ROSSThe new Bell & Ross BR 05 Diamonds brings a shimmering look to the modern architectural lines of...

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Nov 26, 2021 by Dara Hinshaw

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Field Ready: The Complicated Story of the Simple Field Watch

How the field watch journeyed from saving lives in the hellish trenches of World War I to decorating the wrists of fashionably rugged-looking civilians a century later is a rather befuddling tale. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, correspondent Allen Farmelo takes us through it.

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Nov 2, 2021 by Allen Farmelo

Bell & Ross Takes its “Urban Explorer” Collection Global with the New BR 05 GMT

For the second time this year, French-founded watchmaker Bell & Ross is introducing a new GMT watch, and — what’s more — it’s square. The new BR 05 GMT comes on the heels of the BR 03-93 GMT, which debuted earlier this year as the brand’s first square-cased watch with an outer rotating bezel alongside...

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Sep 13, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

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Taking it to the Streets: Inside Bell & Ross’s “Urban” Sport Luxury Line, the BR 05

For a relatively young company, Bell & Ross with its aviation-inspired aesthetic has steadily climbed into the rarefied air of “brands you recognize at a glance from across the room.” The watchmaker founded in 1992 by longtime friends Bruno (“Bell”) Belamich and Carlos (“Ross”) Rosillo has laid claim to the amalgam of massive, matte-black square...

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Sep 7, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: Bell & Ross BR 03-93 GMT

WatchTime New York 2021 is fast approaching, returning for the sixth time to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24. Of the more than 25 participating watch brands set to display their latest timepieces, we are particularly excited to see Bell & Ross, which this year is presenting its latest distinctive take on a travel...

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Aug 22, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

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Undercover Wrist: Six Noteworthy Camouflage Watches

Not just intended for outdoor recreation these days, camouflage has emerged as a trendy and bold alternative for your daily wristwear. Found on both watch straps and dials, the military-focused hue isn’t one normally associated with the luxury world of watchmaking but it has evolved into a distinct look for those in search of a...

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Jul 20, 2021 by WatchTime

Continuing a Racing Tradition, Bell & Ross Launches the Alpine F1 A521 Collection

Bell & Ross has unveiled the Alpine F1 Team watch collection, produced in partnership with the Alpine Formula 1 racing team — the first such collaboration since the re-branding of the squad, formerly known as the Renault Formula 1 team, and it’s sixth overall in the co-branded series. Each of the new models — all...

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Jul 3, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Radar Redux: Bell & Ross Adds New BR 03-92 Red Radar Ceramic to Flight Instruments Collection

Bell & Ross‘s now-iconic BR 01 Instrument, its first wristwatch inspired by airplane cockpit clocks, debuted in 2005 and established the French-Swiss brand’s modern identity. Since 2010, Bell & Ross has expanded on the theme with its Flight Instrument collection, a series of timepieces that take their cues from other onboard instruments, such as gyrocompasses...

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Jun 10, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Nighttime is the Bright Time for the New Bell & Ross BR 05 Skeleton Nightlum

Since its launch in 2019, the Bell & Ross BR 05 collection has drawn considerable attention for its novel take on the classical, integrated steel sports watch. With a distinctive, softly angled square case and an array of color options, it has been positioned by the brand as its premier “urban instrument,” in effect Bell...

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May 16, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Introducing the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Red Bronze

Bell & Ross shook up the dive-watch category in 2017 with the introduction of its revolutionary square-cased BR 03-92 Diver, and has been expanding that model’s market footprint ever since, unveiling colorways in black, blue and orange in subsequent years. This year, the brand pairs a deep red dial and bezel with a maritime-inspired bronze...

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Mar 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

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Faces of Time: 8 Watches with Unusual Time Displays

Many watches show “only” the time. But there’s plenty of latitude for creativity, as we can see on display in this selection of eight unconventionally designed timepieces from eight innovative watch brands.

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Feb 5, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

Skeleton in Ceramic: Introducing the Bell & Ross BR 01 Cyber Skull

French-founded Bell & Ross is known for its creative designs and unique takes on the aviation-influenced, square-cased style that the company pioneered with the BR 01 collection. The BR 01 Concept Skull series, in particular, has showcased some of Bell & Ross’s most playful offerings in recent years, and its skull-and-crossbones motif has become a...

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Jan 2, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

2020, The Watch Year in Review: 7 High-Flying Pilots’ Watches

It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

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Dec 28, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

2020, The Watch Year in Review: 10 Dynamic Dive Watches

It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

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Dec 26, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Premiering at WatchTime Live 2020: Bell & Ross BR 05 Chrono Black Steel & Blue Steel

When Bell & Ross launched its BR 05 collection of integrated-bracelet luxury sports watches in 2019, we knew it was only a matter of time before the new family — which kicked off with time-and-date only models and a smattering of skeletonized pieces — would add that most popular of sporty complications, a chronograph. That...

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Oct 22, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime Live 2020: Bell & Ross BR 03-92 H.U.D. Edition

Bell & Ross famously planted its flag in the watch world with the introduction of the BR 01 Instrument, inspired by airplane cockpit clocks, in 2005. In 2010, the brand launched the first of a number of variations that took cues from other onboard instruments, such as radar screens and heading indicators. This year, Bell...

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Oct 5, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

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