BELL & ROSS UNVEILS A NEW BR 03 GYROCOMPASS

Posted by lifata on October 9th, 2023

Since its beginnings, Bell & Ross has succeeded in brilliantly materializing the interior of a cockpit within a replica watch info. This is by far what ensured its success. Even though the French house has evolved its catalog since then, it has never lost focus. This is also the subject of the day with a new limited edition inspired by an essential instrument in aeronautics: the directional or heading indicator, a gyroscope allowing stable heading in flight. Light on this new product called BR 03 Gyrocompass!

Turn indicator, artificial horizon, heading indicator, etc. Aircraft dashboards include a large number of indicators from which Bell & Ross replica likes to draw inspiration. Over the years, no less than 15 editions of the genre have seen the light of day. In addition, the BR 03 series underwent a minor facelift last month, with the diameter reduced from 42 mm to 41 mm, the lugs are slightly thinner, the facets are now polished, and the corners are still rounded but soft. Best of all the new automatic movement BR-CAL .302 (Sellita SW300-1 base) brings the power reserve to 54 hours. This limited edition Gyrocompass has all the attributes, including a black ceramic case, still as thin as ever with a thickness of 10.6mm and a water resistance of 100 meters.

On this model, it is obviously the silhouette of a fighter plane that catches the eye. Let's not be unrealistic, it does not indicate the heading because it is simply the hour hand, while the hand with a white arrow point points to the minutes, the timer scale being positioned on a flange. The second hand brings its little effect with its long counterweight constantly sweeping the dial. The discreet date window remains, still positioned at 4-5 o'clock. Note also the effect provided at night, even if it is not illustrated here, with the application of different Super-LumiNova on the cardinal points, the plane and the rest of the indexes/hands. This limited edition of 999 pieces and priced at €4,500 has some great assets to appeal to aviation enthusiasts!

FEATURES – BELL & ROSS BR 03 GYROCOMPASS

Case: black ceramic – microblasted finish – 41mm wide x 10.6mm – flat anti-reflective treated sapphire crystal – full ceramic back – screw-down crown – water resistance to 10 ATM (100 meters)

Dial: black background – matte finish – printed indexes – timer scale on flange – indexes, cardinal points, plane and hands strewn with Super-LumiNova – date window on black background at 4-5 o’clock

Movement: mechanical with automatic winding – caliber BR-CAL.302 (Sellita SW300-1 base) – Frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz) – Hours, minutes, seconds and date function – 54-hour power reserve

Straps: black rubber – second synthetic canvas strap – black PVD-treated stainless steel pin buckle