Bell&Ross: BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor
17 October 2017Given just three words to de ne a watch, they would undoubtedly be “case, movement, dial”. If would be dif cult, if not impossible, to miss out any one of these elements. However, true innovation lies in questioning certainties and exploring brand new paths.
This is exactly what Bell & Ross did when designing its new BR-X2, where the case and movement form a single element. How? When designing a case from steel and sapphire, Bruno Belamich, the brand’s creative director, came up with a utopian idea: “Fusing the case and movement into a single component to make the case disappear, leaving only the movement visible.”
The design of the BR-X2 implies wearing the movement directly on the wrist. The square BR-CAL.380 manufacture automatic caliber, designed and developed entirely by Bell&Ross, is set between two sapphire crystal plates, joined at the sides by a narrow band of steel machined as a single piece, ensuring unrestricted visibility. This makes the case virtually invisible, and the skeleton dial does the same, showcasing the movement.
To highlight the aesthetic purity and the technical expertise, the designers of the BR-X2 have opted for both simplicity and performance. This two-hand watch displays the hours and minutes with exceptional precision thanks to a flying tourbillon at 6 that compensates for the gravitational pull of the earth.
Simplicity, yes; but also elegance and restraint, thanks to its modest dimensions (42.5 mm square) and delicacy, made possible by the extra-thin 4.05 mm movement, with automatic winding provided by a micro-rotor.
The new BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor is water resistant to 50 meters and is combined with a grey strap in alligator with a steel buckle. This highly exclusive watch, will only be available to 99 cultivated connoisseurs for €.59.000.
