Bell & Ross Vintage WW1 Pilot's Watch with Vintage Spirit

Posted by lifata on October 30th, 2023

The Vintage WW1 (Wrist Watch 1) from French-Swiss brand Bell & Ross pays homage to the first wristwatches worn by pilots in the 1920s. Introduced at the 2011 Basel Fair, the Vintage WW1 series of vintage wristwatches from Bell & Ross marks a return to the era of military watches. No stranger to innovative designs, the brand this time took inspiration from the first wristwatches introduced during the First World War to present its take on a vintage aviator's watch.

As a tribute to the history of military watches, the modern Bell & Ross Vintage WW1 wristwatch takes on the overall look and feel of the first pocket best fake watches - the World War I collection is able to capture the stylish spirit of aviation and its early avionics, while also exhibiting a more urban and elegant style.

The first feature of the Bell & Ross Vintage WW1 is its relatively large diameter, inspired by vintage pocket watches, at 45mm. At 12.66mm thick, the round, polished stainless steel keychain-style case is moderately weighted (92 grams) and comfortable to wear.

The Bell & Ross Vintage WW1 features a simple yet elaborate design with nods to pocket watches, such as its stylized lugs reminiscent of the threaded rods that were once welded onto pocket watch cases to attach a leather strap. It has a knurled Push & Pull crown that is easy to operate with gloves. The black alligator leather strap is equipped with a steel buckle clasp in the same original design as the lugs. The domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides enhances the aesthetics of a pocket watch on the wrist.

Inspired by the military, the galvanic black dial of the Vintage WW1 watch replicas uk features a classic black and white design with luminescent leaf-shaped hands, large Arabic numerals, and sunburst hour markers for good legibility. The dial features a 42-hour power reserve indicator at 7 o'clock.

The Vintage WW1 evokes the stylistic design of the Roaring Twenties by combining various disparate details that end up working together relatively well without looking dated.

The watch is equipped with an automatic self-winding Bell & Ross fake caliber BR-CAL.307 movement and is water-resistant to a depth of 50 meters. It should be noted that on this model it is impossible to observe the movement due to the solid steel caseback - a choice in keeping with the vintage spirit of the watch.