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Movement matters
There is no shortage of diver’s watches in the price range between €3,000 and €5,000.
The BR 03-92 Diver is powered by Caliber BR-CAL.302, the base of which is a relatively modest Sellita SW300-1. There is similarly priced competition offering more elaborate movements (the current-generation Omega Seamaster comes to mind), which briefly made me wonder whether this movement is good enough.
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Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Full Lum
After contemplation, the answer to that is a firm “not a problem.” My reasoning is that the BR 03-92 Diver is first and foremost a tool watch, where reliability is the greatest good.
And for reliability, the Sellita SW300-1 is hard to beat: it’s a robust, reliable, precise movement that is relatively easy and inexpensive to service.
This Bell & Ross is also sensibly priced with its ceramic case (still quite rare for a diver’s watch), a keen feel for detail, and available in a limited edition of only 999 pieces.
And there are no shortcuts: while many esteemed brands mark limited edition watches as, say, “one of 999,” Bell & Ross engraves an individual number into each case.
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Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Full Lum
That might be a small thing, but it is the details that matter and also part of what makes the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Full Lum a genuinely enticing prospect.
For more information, please visit www.bellross.com/our-collections/Instruments/br-03-92-diver-watch/br-03-92-diver-c/BR-03-92-DIVER-FULL-LUM.
Quick Facts Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Full Lum
Case: 42 mm, black ceramic, unidirectional rotating ceramic bezel with 60-minute scale, 300-meter water resistance
Movement: automatic Caliber BR-CAL.302 (Sellita SW300-1 base) 42-hour power reserve, 4 Hz/28,800 vph frequency
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date
Limitation: 999 pieces, individually numbered
Price: €4,400
* This article was first published on October 26, 2020 at Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Full Lum: The Little Details Are Lit!
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