Written by: Jason Garouette

Bell and Ross has transformed aviation and diving with their intricate time pieces for use in extreme situations. The design of such watches are molded from four fundamentals of Bell & Ross’s philosophy:

Legibility

Functionality

Precision

and Reliability.

Their inspiration comes from the functionality and precision of an instrument panel inside cockpits of WWI and WWII bombers.

This is easily seen in the Heritage collection- watch wearers can look at their wrist and envision an airplane cockpit of days gone by, with its simplistic yet stunning resemblance of an era in which military pilots ruled the skies.

Today many astronauts, pilots, divers, and bomb disposal experts use these watches’ features as tools in their missions- not just for telling time. Their unique collections cater to the more extreme adventurers in all of us.

Bell & Ross molded another unique creation from avionic instruments- the Aviation collection takes aeronautical instrumentation scaled down into a wristwatch. The functions and capabilities of this fine collection include a chronograph, large date, power reserve, and tourbillon.

After their huge success with the aviation aspect of watchmaking, Bell & Ross decided to create a whole new genre of watches related to extreme situations. They turned their attention to deep-sea divers.

The Marine collection is an embodiment of precision and ruggedness for both diving professionals and sports divers alike. These watches are water resistant up to 3,280 feet, equipped with a decompression valve, and still legible using photo luminescence at the darkest depths of the ocean.

It’s no secret that Bell & Ross engineers and designers seek to create masterpieces that encompass the entire world around us from air to sea. Their simple yet true-to-life designs are more than just wristwatches- they are precision tools.

The fine Swiss craftsmanship brought forth by Bell & Ross may very well be the definition of intricacy, precision, and design. Should you choose to own a Bell & Ross wristwatch, you will appreciate the passion and engineering that goes into every piece, the mechanics within such a small object, and the versatility of each unique collection. No matter your profession, no matter the extreme, Bell & Ross is designed to surpass your expectations.

Written by Jason Garouette