BELL & ROSS BR V2-94 RACING BIRD
For the past few years, Bell & Ross has utilised a novel approach to watchmaking by basing its designs on concept vehicles ranging from motorcycles to supercars. This year is no different as the French watchmaker takes to the skies with the introduction of the BR-Bird, a concept avant-garde flying machine that could compete in the Reno Air Races. Taking both aesthetic and technical cues from the brand‘s Co-Founder and Creative Director Bruno Belamich’s soaring creation is the remarkably handsome BR V2-94 Racing Bird. Though the two-register chronograph has a distinct vintage vibe to it, you can’t miss the bright and fun spirit. This is certainly due to the vibrant colour scheme, where a clean white dial with blue, grey, and orange accents perfectly offsets the multi-hued 30-minute chronograph sub-dial. Then, there are the aviation accents such as numerals in a font similar to onboard flight counters and a three-day date window etched into the base of the running seconds sub dial that would look perfectly at home in a cockpit. The BR-Bird even makes an appearance on the 41mm chronograph’s caseback and at the base of the bright orange chronograph seconds hand. As the BR-Bird is envisioned to soar through the skies with a V12 Rolls Royce developed on a Merlin base, the limited edition Racing Bird’s engine is equally impressive: a Calibre BR-CAL.301 automatic mechanical movement that powers the timekeeping and chronograph functions for 42 hours. Suffice to say, the Racing Bird is fun, sporty and a fine representation of Bell & Ross’s aviation spirit.
