It isn’t the 1889 oil on canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh, but “the starry night” is what came instantly to mind when we first caught sight of the Bell & Ross BR S Diamond Eagle at the 2016 BaselWorld watch fair. This is because the combination of seven diamonds set on the dial together with the sunray-patterned blue-tinted varnished … More
“What is different about the Bell & Ross BR ceramic watches apart from the case material?” a dear friend who owns one such piece asked two years ago. That was sometime in mid-2014. “If you don’t know, you are ‘screwed’,” was the crude challenge my dear friend issued to me. Thankfully, I already had a good discussion with Bruno Belamich, … More
In 2014, the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 collection gets a new protective layer of skin – a ceramic matte black case. Four new model references in ceramic were introduced: the matte black, Commando, Heritage and Phantom, all housed in 42mm cases. As ceramic is a hypo-allergenic material, what the good folks at Bell & Ross did is to have … More