Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Racing Bird Chronograph Watch Review

Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Racing Bird Chronograph Watch Review

Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Racing Bird Chronograph Watch Review

After designing both a race vehicle along with a motorcycle in concept

Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Racing Bird Chronograph Watch Review

Bell & Ross designers have switched towards the skies for that latest challenge - however this time, to create a plane able to really competing within the Reno Air Races in record-breaking style. Why? For everyone as inspiration for any watch collection, obviously - if surrounding heritage or inspiration isn’t enough, you have to turn to conjuring it of nothing. Now, with regards to marketing budget expenses, The Racing Bird plane is most likely because useless as there’ll be. But I’ll be truthful, it’s still an very awesome one, and something that (thankfully) has additionally produced a similarly awesome watch, the Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Racing Bird Chronograph (and its brother or sister three-hands BR V1-92 Racing Bird).

That’s the main one factor I’ve always loved about Bell & Ross

The company appears to create without trying to cover behind the truth that its designers - not its heritage (or lack thereof - the company began in 1992 in the end), or its connection to some famous ambassador or military group is its most powerful asset. So when they design, and also the watchmakers make watches (i.e. both sides function what they're best at), watch fans win. The Racing Bird is an excellent illustration of this. Granted, in mechanical design it isn't different towards the V2-94 Bellytanker or even the V2-94 Garde-C?tes models from previous years, but that’s fine. What we’re basically searching at here, is really a palette swap, although an very effective one inspired by a real working propeller-powered aircraft that Bell & Ross designed.

As recommended, the V2-94 Racing Bird draws from Bell & Ross’ effective ‘vintage’ line. However, keep in mind that there’s little about Bell & Ross that can also be considered ‘vintage’ because the brand continues to be a young child from the nineties. However that hasn’t stopped its designers from taking cues from classic sports watches with this collection, with hallmarks like conservative 41mm situation dimensions, domed azure glass lenses, screw-lower crown & pushers, and 100m water resistance. Despite (or possibly, regardless of) discussing all individuals characteristics, along with the same situation and movement with the Bellytanker and Garde C?tes, the Racing Bird may be the first within the series that seems like a really new watch - and that’s an excellent factor.

I much like the Racing Bird chronograph over its three-handed counterpart

Whose dial feels greater than a bit empty and missing within the character found all around the chronograph variant. Here, the V2-94 feels sporty and fresh, using its milky white-colored dial made to stimulate the fiberglass covering from the plane, contrasted by quick strokes of orange, along with a dark blue anodized tachymeter scale and blue dial accents - much like around the Racing Bird’s shell and tail. It’s perhaps exactly what the Tudor Heritage Chronograph must have been, had the second not been condemned to repeat the greater conservative livery from the source material line for line.

Unlike the only-seat Racing Bird aircraft, that is operated by a V12 Most Highly Regarded Falcon engine, the V2-94 uses the standard BR-Cal. 301, that is basically an altered Sellita SW300-1 - a computerized chronograph movement having a 30-minute counter at 9:00, a middle-mounted chronograph seconds hands (nicely accented by an orange Racing Bird silhouette counterweight), along with a running seconds counter at 3:00. Oh, and possibly the watch’s most divisive feature, an altimeter-inspired date aperture camouflaged just within the 3:00 register. It’s really a fairly clever integration, and something that’s likely to get missed initially glance because the figures appear as if they may be area of the counter itself. But you very well may notice they’re not concentric with all of those other register’s circular shape, after which, if the bothers you, you’re prone to united nations-view it as lengthy because the Racing Bird is in your wrist.