BR-01 LAUGHING SKULL
BR-01 LAUGHING SKULL distills the automaton Skull chapter of the original BR-01 square case.
Story & heritage
Wikipedia identifies the BR-01, introduced in 2005, as the model that established Bell & Ross’s square cockpit-instrument design; the brand’s official page presents this Laughing Skull as a BR-01 that brings automatons into the collection.
With this BR-01 Laughing Skull, Bell & Ross integrates automatons into its collection.
Materials & craft
Official Bell & Ross specifications list Movement: BR-CAL.206. Manual winding; Case: Width 46 mm. Microblasted steel "Clou de Paris"; Dial: Metal applique skull. Skeletonized metal hour and minute hands filled with Super-Luminova®; Water resistance: 100 meters; Strap: Brown alligator leather.
How to choose & style
Choose BR-01 LAUGHING SKULL when the square instrument case is the point: it works best as a deliberate, graphic watch with monochrome layers, flight jackets, denim, or technical outerwear rather than as a quiet dress piece.
