Bell & Ross Instrument Tourbillion

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Apr 11th 2007 at 12:02PM

Watch bloggers have been all abuzz about the Bell & Ross BR01 Instrument Tourbillon. Bell & Ross, a company which is famed for big square watches that take their inspiration from a plane's clock has joined the rest of the watchmaking world in creating a watch with multiple complications including a tourbillon. The new watch includes a tourbillon, precision indicator, regulator and a power reserve indicator. It has carbon fiber bridges and a black carbon finish. The Trust Index (which had earlier bloggers thinking it might be a thrust indicator) shows the accuracy of the movement in accordance with the tension on the barrels. The watch as white photo-luminescent coating on the hands, numbers and index in contrast with the black dial. The regulator features an hour counter and a large minute hand. A removable caseback reveals the movement through a sapphire crystal. The watch is sold with two straps in rubber and black alligator. Not everyone is a fan of this watch, Chad the Watch Guy likens a tourbillon in a Bell & Ross to putting an Hermes saddle on a donkey.

[via Time Zone]

Tags: baselworld, bell ross, BellRoss, timepiece, tourbillon, watch, wristwatch

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Dmitry Paradis Apr 11th 2007 3:16PM

I, for one, like this. You have to consider the fact that the Instrument is their flagship model and has totally reinvented the brand. It's only natural to have a chronograph, tourbillon, diamond pavé versions, even if it is for novelty sake. Minute repeater may be pushing it though. Sports watches may not need to prove themselves, but B&R is offering variety of its popular line.

My critique is with this funny "Trust" indicator. I'm sorry, but if you call a watch "Instrument", you can't have a dial with such a tangeable soft term as "trust". Precision - maybe, but again, expect to define it (like +/- seconds variance per 100hr or something).

terapr0 Apr 12th 2007 7:47PM

WOW!
I dont care what dick tree the watch boy says .... thats frigging HOT!
I've always been a huge fan of Bell & Ross watches....in fact the Space 3 was the watch that made me love watches, but this is, in my opinion, the finest model yet. Where can I get one?