America’s luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, is less than two weeks away! Returning for its fifth consecutive year at Manhattan?s Gotham Hall on October 25 – 26, the event is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among them is longtime WTNY exhibitor Bell & Ross, which will be showcasing the BR 05 Black Steel from its recently launched sport-luxury collection.
Bell & Ross BR05 Automatic Black Steel on bracelet
Dubbed by Bell & Ross president and CEO Carlos Rosillo as the brand?s ?urban explorer,? the BR 05 is the first Bell & Ross model in which the angular case is integrated into a metal bracelet. The case, with its softly angled corners, satin-finished flat surfaces and polished bevels, measures a relatively modest 40 mm ? downsized from the hulking 46 mm of the BR 01 and the still stately 42 mm of the BR 03 (the two models in Bell & Ross’s Instrument collection from which the BR 05 is a direct descendant), and only slightly larger than the smallest Instrument model, the 39-mm BR S. The subtle elegance of the finishing is also evident on the newly designed bracelet, which sports a polished surface on its soft rectangular center links and a satin-brushed one on its H-shaped outer links. The bracelet has been designed to curve easily and flexibly to accommodate a variety of wrist sizes, and fastens to the wrist with a double-folding steel buckle....