WW2 Bomber Regulateur.......

[Simon C]

.......Pilot Watch by Bell & Ross.



Technical Specifications
Movement: Dubois Dépraz mechanical regulator with automatic
winding.
Case: 49 mm. sandblasted steel case with grey PVD* finish.
Functions: hours (counter at 6 o’clock), minutes (central hand), seconds (counter at 12 o’clock). Bidirectional notched bezel.
Dial: black. Numerals, index and hands covered in a sand-colored photo-luminescent coating.
Crystal: sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating.
Water-resistance: 50 meters.
Strap: distressed calfskin.
Buckle: sandblasted blasted steel with grey PVD* finish.

[six13]

It’s certainly interesting.

I like the idea of the sand blasted steel and the grey PVD.

So if B & R have PVD carbon what is the new grey material, is that a grey coloured carbon?

[six13]

When do we get to see the total array of the new models and changes to existing models for 2012?

Are there any more new additions apart from this one (Bomber Regulateur) and the 3 I have seen of the BR01 novelties (Horizon, Altimeter, Turn Coordin)?

Anything else?

[fatboy1340]

anything else ? i can't believe that B&R have not more novelties 2012.....03/vintage....

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[Simon C]

The 49mm size, for this particular watch, is a nod back to History, with the watches that the Bomber pilots wore during the Second World War.
Often the watches were over 49mm, the common size being 55mm.
They were this large so that it made it easier to see, both visually and during poor light conditions.
Due to their size, they were worn around the wrist, over the pilots clothes, and sometimes around the thigh, hence the often long leather nato straps.


....this is a classic example of a 55mm Big Pilot Watch (German Pilots Watch manufactured by Lacher & Co between 1940 and 1944)


...the 55mm next to a BR03 at 42mm!

*The 'scalloped' bezel, was fitted to these watches so that it could be turned with more ease, whilst they wore heavy leather gloves due to the temperatures at altitude.

*Red Triangle is a 'reference' point for lining up the target, and is often used on bezels of all natures to determine a time point.

*Grey PVD finish of the case is also a nod back to the older watches, the non reflective colour absorbing light, as used on military cockpits and dashboards.

*Crown was placed on the left side of the watch, to make it more comfortable for the wearer.

I believe that the watch is a modern interpretation of a classic, and that Bell & Ross pays homage to the instruments of this time and era.
It is another stage on in the "military' story and well in keeping with the B&R story and philosophy, 'From the dashboard to the wrist' (and 'From the pocket to the wrist').

I hope that this has perhaps help explain the watch a little better!!

Obviously more to come on this great watch.