Bell & Ross Vintage 120 Quartz Chronograph Box & Papers
Ref: 120.A-S15028

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Bell & Ross box and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original Bell & Ross leather strap with a signed buckle. The watch is from Circa. 2000s and is sold in worn condition, but very fair condition, as you can see from the photos. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

The Watch

Bell & Ross was founded in 1992 as a project at the university between two close friends, Bruno Belamich (Bell) and Carlos A. Rosillo (Ross). As a French watch company based in Paris, they have their manufacturing in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland The company's watches were originally produced by the German company Sinn, but this partnership ended in 2002 soon after Chanel became a minority shareholder, and production was quickly moved to Switzerland. In 1992, Bell & Ross started supplying pilot watches to the French air force. The company is the official watch supplier to the Escadron de Chasse La Fayette and the French space program. In 2016, Bell & Ross began working with French automaker Renault to create watches that reflect the visual appearance of Formula 1 racing cars. The Bell & Ross Space 1 was the first automatic chronometer to be worn in space in 1994. The Bell & Ross Hydromax 11 100 M was the Guinness World Record holder for wristwatch water resistance at 11,000 metres in 1998.

Here we have a Bell & Ross Vintage 120 Chronograph with a 38mm stainless steel case. The case curves over your wrist with a lug to lug length of 45mm and a case thickness of 12mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Down the right side, we have chronograph pushers and a large signed screw-down crown in the centre. The smooth polished bezel holds a flat sapphire crystal AR coated above a black dial. Precisely printed 60-minute scale with large Arabic numeral indices marking the hours. At 6 o’clock a framed date window. Three chronograph registers with 1/10th second, 60-second, 12-hour respectively. You can measure 1/10th of a second, seconds, minutes and hours using the registers and outer minute track. The elegant sword hands are infilled with SuperLumiNova complemented by a diamond counterweighted chronograph second hand. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with engraving in the centre. Inside a Quartz ETA 251.262 movement. The watch comes fitted on its Bell & Ross leather strap with its original Bell & Ross buckle. The watch also comes with its Bell & Ross presentation box and papers.

Personal Note

With today's offering of Bell & Ross, this feels like the least Bell & Ross going, but for me, it's a hidden gem. The overall aesthetics are fantastic and how it wears on the wrist is even better, plus watching the chronograph run is a lot of fun on this watch. I'd recommend picking this up if you fancy something a little different but still safe on the wrist.