BR-03 Gyrocompass
BR-03 Gyrocompass distills a cockpit-dial BR-03 inspired by the aircraft gyrocompass.
Story & heritage
Bell & Ross is a Paris-based French watch company associated with Swiss Made watches for professional users such as pilots and divers; its square BR watches became the house’s best-known design after the BR-01 arrived in 2005.
Designer of instrument watches, Bell & Ross appropriates the most symbolic dial of an aircraft cockpit with the BR-03 Gyrocompass.
Materials & craft
Official Bell & Ross specifications list Movement: Caliber BR-CAL.302-1. Automatic mechanical; Case: Width 41 mm. Thickness 10.60 mm. Microblasted black ceramic; Dial: Black. Cardinal point indication in green Super-LumiNova® transfer. Triangular index in Super-LumiNova®. Black flange with white transfer minute track; Water resistance: 100 meters; Strap: Black rubber and ultra-resistant black synthetic fabric.
How to choose & style
Choose BR-03 Gyrocompass 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.
