When an aerobatic demonstration team requests an official timepiece, you know it will be a showstopper.
Bell & Ross has just released a fourth watch in collaboration with the Patrouille de France, the French equivalent of the Blue Angels. And while the elite group of fighter pilots is world-renowned for putting on high-flying spectacles, the gorgeous Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France might keep you looking down.
High-flying specs
In commemoration of the aerial unit’s 70th anniversary and to mark the establishment of the Paris-based urban unit, the existing BR-05 serves as a logical foundation for the collaborative timepiece. That’s because an integrated bracelet and rounded silhouette make it the most fashion-forward case design in Bell & Ross’s arsenal.
The team can track time and distance with a 30-minute chronograph powered by a BR-CAL.326 automatic movement with a 60 hour power reserve. A tachymeter printed on the dial flange and operated with two bumpers flanking the crown guard further outfits the watch.
To deal with the elements of low-altitude flight, the sapphire crystal has an anti-reflective coating, and a 100-meter water resistance rating doubles as protection against the g-force of super-sonic flight.
