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.

Couture 2015: Bell & Ross Courts Cigar Aficionados with Vintage WW1 Edición Limitada

One of the most anticipated events at each year’s JCK and Couture watch and jewelry shows in Las Vegas is Bell & Ross’s Friday evening cocktail party at its villa in the Wynn. And one of my annual traditions is enjoying a fine cigar — rolled on the premises by a skilled torcedor — with...

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May 30, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Turn Your Watch Collection into a Revolving Line of Credit

Quickly gaining access to capital can be a critical step in securing fast-moving opportunities and solving circumstantial problems. Luxury watches are a valuable asset for many collectors, though most financial institutions don’t accept them as loan collateral. The ability to gain access to the equity stored in these watches without selling them is a largely...

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Aug 18, 2022 by WatchTime

Baselworld 2015: Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgé

One of Bell & Ross’s top watches in 2014 was the BR-X1, a chronograph that played off the brand’s popular classic, the BR-01. (The BR-X1 was also featured in the January 2015 issue of WatchTime.) At Baselworld 2015, Bell & Ross had another update to the model: the BR-X1 Carbone Forgé, which shows off the...

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Apr 27, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Fratello Classics: 5 Vintage Watches For the Budget-Minded Aficionado

WatchTime contributor presents five vintage watches for collector's on a budget, including Seiko's 5 Sports Speed-Timer "Bullhead", Omega's Seamaster Chronostop and others.

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Apr 21, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Sponsored: The Re-Edition of the First G-Shock Gets a New Color Variant

Unlike the MRG-B5000B, which was closely based on the first-generation model and whose dial used the key G-Shock color of red, the defining tone of the new MRG-B5000BA is blue. The concept behind the design is the “ao-zumi” (blue ink) used in Japanese calligraphy. The deep blue creates a mood of peace and serenity quite...

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Aug 15, 2022 by WatchTime

Cockpit Companion: Testing The Bell & Ross Br 03-92

Read the results of our watch test of the Golden Heritage version of the flight-instrument-inspired Bell & Ross BR 03-92.

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Apr 4, 2015 by Alexander Krupp

Comparative Review: Pilots’ Watches From Bell & Ross, IWC, And Zenith

We reviewed three pilots’ watches from Bell & Ross, Zenith and IWC, each with one conspicuous feature in common: an extremely large case, like those of the earliest watches for aviators. Find out how they fared in this review from Watchtime.

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Mar 1, 2015 by Martina Richter

Video: Bell & Ross BR-X1

In WatchTime’s January-February 2015 issue, on sale January 13, Joe Thompson examines the launch of the Bell & Ross BR-X1, named for the plane that broke the sound barrier, the Bell & Ross brand’s first foray into the luxury sports watch segment. Here is the brand’s official video animation of the new watch.

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Jan 8, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Which Watch Brand Spends the Most on Advertising?

We take a look at the top watch advertisers in the U.S. - including Cartier, Rolex, Movado and Patek Philippe - and reveal how much they spend, and who spends the most.

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Dec 31, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Time is Money: The 26 Richest Swiss Watch Barons

Each year the respected Swiss business magazine, Bilan, publishes a list of the 300 richest Swiss with a rough estimate of their fortunes. For this article we examined the list for you to see which members of the watch industry made the ranking. Here they are:

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Dec 3, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Pilot’s Watch Review: Breitling Chronomat GMT

We selected nine watches, including Breitling’s Chronomat GMT, to accompany a trio of pilots while they performed an aerobatic program, specially designed for this pilots' watch review. Find out how the Breitling Chronomat GMT fared.

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Nov 27, 2014 by Martina Richter

WatchTime’s July-August Issue is On Sale Now!

The July-August issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also in the WatchTime online shop), featuring a comparative test of the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 Jack Heuer Edition and the Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue, more than 75 new watches from Baselworld 2014, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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Jul 15, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Couture 2014: Bell & Ross B-Rocket Watches

The JCK and Couture watch and jewelry fairs are winding down, but we’re still covering some of the cool watches that we saw in Las Vegas this week. At the Couture show, we got a look at the new Bell & Ross BR 01 and BR 03 B-Rocket watches, as well as the aviation-inspired B-Rocket...

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Jun 1, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Carbon Orange

Bell & Ross, continuing the aeronautical themes of its Aviation and Vintage collections, presented at Baselworld 2014 the new Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Carbon Orange, a limited edition of 500 pieces.

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Mar 27, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

3 Standout Complicated Watches from Hong Kong “Watches & Wonders” Fair

Hong Kong’s inaugural “Watches and Wonders” salon, held September 25-28, featured 13 luxury watch brands, several of which launched significant new models at the fair. Here is a look at three of them, a perpetual calendar with tourbillon from A. Lange & Söhne, and minute repeaters from Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.

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Oct 10, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

A Record-Breaking Patek Philippe Highlights Top 5 Watches from Only Watch 2013

The fifth edition of the biennial “Only Watch” auction took place over the weekend at the Hermitage Hotel in Monaco. When the final hammer fell, the auction of unique timepieces had raised 5,066,000 euros for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T fetched the highest price ever paid for a modern...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: New Bell & Ross Watches for 50th Anniversary of Dassault Mystère-Falcon 20

At this year’s Baselworld, Bell & Ross, a watch brand long associated with aviation, added to its Vintage collection’s new Sport Heritage line of watches with a timepiece that pays homage to the 1960s – specifically, to Dassault Aviation’s famous Mystère-Falcon 20, the preeminent business jet of its time. Read about it in this article...

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Sep 25, 2013 by Alexander Linz

More Unique Pieces From Only Watch 2013

More watch brands are unveiling their unique timepieces to be auctioned at the upcoming Only Watch in Monaco. Below, we take a look at the pieces to be offered by Bell & Ross, Richard Mille, and Jaquet Droz. All proceeds of the auction, held on September 28th 2013, will benefit the Monegasque Association against Muscular...

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Jul 2, 2013 by WatchTime

WatchTime E-Special: Pilots’ Watches

WatchTime’s latest digital exclusive, WatchTime E-Special: Pilots’ Watches, is now available on the WatchTime app!

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Jun 7, 2013 by WatchTime

Baselworld 2013, Day 5: Arnold & Son, Bulgari, Bell & Ross, Harry Winston

Your weary WatchTime editorial staff flew back from Baselworld yesterday, but we’re still fighting through the jetlag to share with you one more batch of intriguing new timepieces introduced at the show, including Harry Winston’s always-much-anticipated new Opus watch.

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May 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Pilots’ Watch Review: Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Chrono

For the pilots’ watch review in our March-April issue, on sale now, writer Martina Richter selected two three-hand pilots’ watches and seven pilots’ chronographs to accompany a trio of pilots – aerobatics champion Klaus Lenhart and his protégés Axel Schütte and Andreas Langer − while they performed an aerobatic program, specially designed for our review,...

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Apr 10, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Million Dollar Club 2012: Watch Advertising at All-Time High

In an exclusive report in the upcoming May-June issue of WatchTime, we reveal which watch brands are spending the most on advertising in 2012, a record year for watch-company ad spending, and we provide a complete list of the 60 brands that spent more than $1 million on ads.

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Apr 8, 2013 by Joe Thompson

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