BR01 Heading Indicator
Case : black PVD-coated steel Size : 46mm Movement : mechanical automatic (Calibre ETA 2892, 42h power reserve) Functions : hours, minutes, seconds Dial : three concentric discs beneath yellow plane-shaped transfer on the glass Water resistance : 100m Strap : rubber and ultra-sturdy synthetic canvas Limited edition : 999
BR01 Airspeed
Case : black PVD-coated steel Size : 46mm Movement : mechanical automatic (Calibre ETA 2892, 42h power reserve) Functions : hours, minutes, seconds Dial : yellow central hours, white minutes around a large diameter, seconds on the inner bezel ring Water resistance : 100m Strap : rubber and ultra-sturdy synthetic canvas Limited edition : 999
Soaring as efficiently as ever through the world of aeronautical instruments, Bell&Ross unveiled at its new Baselworld stand a triptych inspired by aircraft cockpit instrument panels, either sold as a set or separately. Alongside the variometer left in the hangar here for questions of space, the gyroscopic compass (indicating the plane’s flight path) and the anemometer (measuring the speed of the plane in relation to the air through which it is flying in order to enable controlled flight without visibility) respectively inspired the BR01 Heading Indicator and the BR01 Airspeed. These two 999-piece limited series share a blend of originality and readability, even though the former has a distinct technical edge – since it displays the time by means of three independent concentric discs, graduated for the hours (displayed below the yellow triangle) and the minutes (on the intermediate disc). Specialists will easily pick up details echoing aviation design codes, such as the glareproofed matt black carbon finish of the case, borrowed directly from instrument panels in order to facilitate dial readings and to avoid any glinting.
