Bell & Ross Introduces Its New BR-X5 Ice Blue Watch Steel

Get a luxurious look with this new stunning BR-X5 collection powered by Kenissi.

Courtesy of Bell & Ross

Bell & Ross is worldwide-known for its innovative and incredible history of creating quality watches with the reliability of air navigation instruments, and a luxury took watch aesthetic. Taking a look back, the BR 05 line was first introduced in 2019 with its “circle-in-a-square” design into a modern and luxurious sporty watch. However, their latest BR-X5 collection offers a new perspective on the brand’s silhouette and aesthetic they have been looking for their brand. With the employment of Kenissi movements for the first time in the BR-X5, watches are all created based on four principles: legibility, functionality, reliability, and precision. “Perpetuating the aeronautical heritage of Bell & Ross and the visual signature of the “round within the square”, the BR-X5 adds a new chapter to the history of the BR 05 collection.” – Bell & Ross.

“While aesthetic boldness was the guiding principle throughout the creative stages of the BR-X5, when it came to reliability and precision timekeeping, the notion of risk disappeared from our vocabulary,” explained Bruno Belamich, creative director of Bell & Ross.”

In comparison to the BR 05 GMT watch edition, this new BR-X5’s size is 41 mm for a modern and substantial fit on the wrist. It also has got a bold and bright dial, which makes a big difference from previous models. It continues the theme of layering with a varnish process that includes a rhodium-plated finish and a sunburst texture. Besides, if we have to describe the style of the BR –X5 watch, we can say it is an urban adventure available in a sporty black and red colourway or a truly dazzling ice blue with unexpected elegance. The black edition is masculine and sporty, while the icy blue edition is designed for a more business, sports and nights out lifestyle. There is also the BR-X5 Carbon Orange version, which has got the same movement and similar design. Multi-part complexity case describes this Carbon Orange watch in both titanium and carbon composite. That is why it costs almost double the base model in steel.

Bell & Ross BR-X5-BL-ST Black Steel
Bell & Ross BRX5-R-BO-TC/SRB Carbon Orange

“We are playing with different levels of sophistication and size. The BR-X5 is the latest version of the 05 collection. With its movement made by Kenissi, its new functions and new design features, we created an evolved version of the BR 05.” – Bell & Ross.

Bell & Ross BR-X5R-IB-ST Ice Blue Steel
Bell & Ross BR-X5 Carbon Orange, Black and Ice Blue Steel

The centrepiece of the BR-X5 is the BR-CAL.323, a calibre produced by Kenissi, the movement manufacturer owned by Tudor and Chanel. The BR-X5 has got a 72-hour power reserve as well as a free-sprung balance wheel with adjustable weights for regulation. And the BR-CAL.323 movement is COSC-certified.

The watch also features simple baton indices for timekeeping. The super-LumiNova improves legibility in low-light conditions. A double baton for orientation is implemented to indicate the 12 o’clock position. A bevelled minute track surrounds the dial for added depth. The BR-X5 version is also paired with a matching steel bracelet for an elegant finish or a sporty openwork black or ice blue rubber strap.

Price:

Black or Ice Blue on strap – US $6,000.

Black or Ice Blue on bracelet – US$7,400.

Carbon Orange – US $11,800.