Even when Bell & Ross ventured into making a professional-grade divers’ watch, though it started out with a round case - which, of course, could be made water-resistant with fewer technical challenges than could a square one - it ultimately achieved its goal with the square-cased BR 03-92, whose only major departure from the mainline BR 03 models are in its rotating dive-scale bezel and its non-numerical hour markers. But the quadrangle case, round bezel, and four visible screws remain the maison’s most recognizable hallmarks. Bell & Ross has wisely expanded from its cornerstone model, the BR-01, and the Instrument collection it spawned, populating its Vintage collection with more traditional, and more historically evocative, round-cased watches. Watch brands rarely achieve success as one-trick ponies in the market today, however. The post Bell & Ross’ New Chronograph The Urban Explorer’s Ultimate Tool appeared first on DMARGE.Bell & Ross BR 05 Automatic Blue Steel (Ref. The Bell & Ross BR05 Chrono, along with the rest of the BR05 range, is available at Bell & Ross boutiques or online on. Housed in a 42mm brushed stainless steel case, encasing either a black or blue dial and complemented with either the aforementioned steel bracelet or a technical rubber strap, the BR05 Chrono is both masculine and elegant at the same time – an instrument of precision perfect for any budding urban explorer. Modern is the best way to describe the BR05 Chrono. “When infused with Bell & Ross' signature identity, the resulting graphic style is both striking and modern."
"The case and bracelet form one unit… this type of design hark back to a category of watches which appeared in the 1970s,” explains Bell & Ross Creative Director Bruno Belamich.
The chronograph pushers integrate effortlessly into the BR05’s crown guards, sleek polished buttons that complement the links in the BR05’s integrated steel bracelet. Indeed, subtlety is key when it comes to the BR05 Chrono. One of the French brand’s most recognisable design elements is their juxtaposition of squares and circles a motif which is continued with the BR05 Chrono’s minute and seconds counters at 9 and 3 o’clock respectively. Perhaps it’s because Bell & Ross’ strong functional aesthetic and military legacy lends itself quite naturally to precision timekeeping.Īlthough that would be selling short the skill of their designers. The BR05 thankfully doesn’t suffer from this problem. One common pitfall watch brands fall into is creating unnecessary chronographs, shoehorning the complication into model lines that were never originally designed for it.
Invented by French artist and watchmaker Louis Moinet in 1816, chronographs have grown to represent one most of the technical pinnacles of horology.īell & Ross continue that French tradition of innovation by introducing the new BR05 Chrono, an incredibly functional addition to an already action-focused timepiece. The chronograph might just be the most popular and useful watch complication ever devised. This feature has been produced in partnership with Bell & Ross.