Bell & Ross BR V2-92 AÉRONAVALE
Hi All,
I came across this watch a few days ago and looks very appealing. The model is now discontinued. I have never handled a B&R watch and am not all that familiar with the brand.
The list price of $3,600 seems a bit steep for the specs.
Does anyone have any experience with B&R watches as well as this particular model?
Thanks
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David
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7.50” / 19.05 cm
Very cool looking watch...unfortunately, haven't owned a B&R yet!
Not owned one, but handled one.
Nice watches, what you'd expect for the money. 👍🏻👍🏻
This is the first one I've seen that isn't square
Lovely looking watch! What are the specs?
I have the square ceramic diver,seems well made ,has taken a few knocks,I didn't pay full price got it in the sale so great price ,30% discount
Lovely looking watch! What are the specs?
Specs:
41mm diameter, 47mm lug to lug; lug width 22mm, thickness 11mm
Movement - BR-CAL 302 ( (Sellita SW300-1 base, frequency: 28,800 (4 Hz) | Jewels: 25 | Power-reserve: 38 hours
100 meters water
Super-LumiNova®-filled hour and minute hands
Screw-down crown
Sapphire front and case-back.
I had come close to buying B&Rs a few times, but was never able to pull the trigger when I arrived at the crime scenes. Somehow, I had always walked away with something other than a B&R.
To me, B&R are cool watches. I love the way they look. However, I can’t get over the fact that these are fashion watches. Nothing really special, but very expensive. Also, I see a lot of youngsters with B&Rs.. and when I do, I say to myself.. maybe when I was 20 years younger…
Same movement. Nothing there that makes it almost 5x the cost and into Tudor territory to me.
Same movement. Nothing there that makes it almost 5x the cost and into Tudor territory to me.
Yeh. I can see that. Thanks
I had a B&R V2-92 Garde Cotes version last year which is essentially the same as the Aeronvale in a different colorway. In hand, it has a very premium feel which you would expect for the price. I really liked the size and the thinness (12 mm) but felt that the 22 mm lug width was a a bit too wide and I would have preferred a 20 mm lug width (a small quibble). You can find B&R V2-92s used for about the price of a Christopher Ward or Monta and the B&R is a clear step up from those.
Ultimately I sold it, primarily because the color pallate wasn't for me but I was impressed by B&R overall.