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Bell & Ross
French luxury watchmaker noted for its Swiss-made chronographs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bell & Ross is a French watch company based in Paris with manufacturing in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.[1] Founded in 1994, the company has specialized in Swiss Made watches for professional users such as divers and pilots.[2]
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History and production
Bell & Ross was founded in 1994 as a university project between Bruno Belamich (Bell) and Carlos A. Rosillo (Ross).[3] The company's watches were originally produced by the German company Sinn, but the partnership was dissolved in 2002 soon after Chanel became a minority shareholder, and production was subsequently moved to Switzerland. Starting with its model BR-01 in 2005, the company began producing square watches meant to resemble instruments found in aircraft cockpits,[2] The company's square-cased BR models became its most well-known design.[4] The company divides production among three types of watches: Aviation, Marine and Vintage.[5] The types of watches differ by the size and shape of the case, the movement, and the dial layout.[2][6]
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Associations
In 1992, Bell & Ross started supplying pilot watches to the French air force.[7][2] The company is the official watch supplier to the Escadron de Chasse 2/4 La Fayette and the French space program.[3]
In 2016, Bell & Ross began working with the Renault Sport Formula 1 Team.[8] This partnership lead to Bell & Ross creating special edition timepieces to signify their relationship with Renault. As Renault rebranded to Alpine F1 Team, Bell & Ross remained with Renault and released the Alpine F1 Team Watch Collection.[9]
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Records
The Bell & Ross Vintage 123 Heure Sautante was the first jumping hour watch with power reserve. It was introduced in 1992.[1][10]
The Bell & Ross Space 1 was the first automatic chronometer to be worn in space in 1994.[3][11]
In 1998 the Bell & Ross Hydromax 11 100 M set the Guinness World Record for wristwatch water-resistance at 11,000 metres below sea level.[1][3]
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