One of Bell & Ross’s Finest, Vintage BR 123 Heritage Automatic Watch

Bell & Ross was founded back in 1992 between two childhood friends, Carlos A. Rosillo and Bruno Belamich, both whom shared a vision of producing functional and durable timepieces.  The mission of the company was to create watch bands equipped for the extreme conditions of professional use.

The design of Bell & Ross Watches are greatly inspired by the world of aviation and the military specifications and technological advances that accompany it. Both the watch and aviation industries seek out performance, precision, legibility and functionality, four key elements that can also be found in this Bell and Ross Vintage BR 123 Heritage automatic watch.

This simple, yet elegant BR 123 Heritage timepiece from Bell & Ross come in a 41mm black PVD coated steel case that runs on the caliber BR-CAL.305 automatic mechanical movement. The numerals, indexes and hands are coated with sand-colored photo luminescent materials that sets on a black colored dial.

The dial is protected by scratch resistant sapphire crystal domed glass that can also withstand up to 100 meters water resistance. The watch also showcases a small second dial and a date aperture at 6 o clock.

Although the Bell & Ross watch company have not been in the watch industry for too long. For a young company to earn their fame and recognition through aviation inspired tool watches is quite an achievement. For anyone who is looking for a vintage feel aviation type of watch, the Bell and Ross Vintage BR 123 Heritage automatic watch is definitely worth looking into.

Movement: Calibre BR-CAL.305. Mechanical automatic.

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds. Date.

Case: steel with matte black PVD finish. 41 mm diameter. Screw-down case back.

Dial: black. Numerals, indexes and hands coated with sand-colored photo luminescent material.

Crystal: domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating.

Water-resistance: 100 m.

Strap: natural leather 22mm lug width

Buckle: pin. Steel with matte black PVD finish.