Bell & Ross Instrument BR01-92 & 94 Carbon Fiber

In times when even passenger aircrafts are made almost entirely of carbon fiber, it is no wonder that watch manufacturers start to offer more or less affordable time measuring devices made of this lightweight and extremely durable material.

The new Bell & Ross Instrument BR01-92 & 94 Carbon Fiber watches have their cases, dials and even straps made of carbon fiber.

While the yesteryear’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Carbon Concept Tourbillon and Chronograph watch featured a case AND a movement machined from a single block of forged carbon fiber, the new piece from B&R showcases a different approach.

First, the BR01-92 &94 cases are actually a number of carbon-fiber sheets glued to each other in the same fashion as car tuners make their carbon bumpers and hoods.

The second thing is that, trying to make the new watches more affordable to the general public, Bell & Ross decided to put inside the hi-tech cases rather average ETA 2892 and 2894 automatic movements.

Anyway, it looks good, will certainly be quite reliable and, at a limited production run of only 500 pieces, may well become a collector’s item.

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Bell & Ross Instrument BR01-92 & 94 Carbon Fiber collection specification

Price range: N/A
Movement: ETA 2892 (BR01-92) and 2894 (BR01-94) automatic movement
Complications: Date (BR01-92); Date and chronograph (BR01-94)
Power reserve: 42 hours
Case material: Carbon-fiber
Case shape: Square
Case size: 46 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black, carbon-fiber
Hands: Black
Water resistance: 100 meters
Strap: Carbon-fiber
Crystal: Sapphire, AR-coated