Bell & Ross are back with another update to the BR 05 ? their take on the integrated bracelet stainless steel sports watch. It was only 2 years ago that Bell & Ross launched the BR 05 to mixed reactions, although it seems much longer. The watch is now an integral and indispensable part of the brand?s catalogue and image. Zach?s in-depth review of the BR 05 back in late 2019, which you can read here, is well worth a read. A year into its lifespan, the BR 05 line gained a new chronograph variant which also beefed up the case from 40mm to 42mm ? and you can read Blake?s hands-on of that watch here. Now it?s my turn to take a look at a new watch in the BR 05 line. I didn?t necessarily see it coming, but a GMT is the other complication that makes the most sense in a sports watch (especially one with a strong aviation identity).
This watch may look and feel very similar to the ?standard? BR 05, but there are a few subtle changes and that?s what I want to focus on here. Firstly, the dial is busier ? and not just by the inclusion of a large red-tipped GMT hand. The dial features the same combination of applied, lume-filled batons Arabic numerals for the hour markers with minute markers between, but squeezed in around the perimeter is the 24-hour scale against which GMT time is read. The inclusion of this chapter ring is a necessity from a practical point of view, but also makes the dial appear tighter and more utilitarian.

The lower half of the GMT chapter ring i...