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Bell & Ross WW2 Regulateur Officer Automatic Watch

Bell & Ross WW2 Regulateur Officer Automatic Watch

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When childhood friends Bruno Belamich and Carlos Rosillo founded Bell & Ross, they wanted to make watches inspired by the military and aviation styles that had captured their imaginations since they were boys. All of the company’s watches meet four basic principles—readability, performance, precision, and water resistance—backed by legendary Swiss craftsmanship Read More

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enjoyrdl
4
Aug 22, 2019
Happy to receive shipping notice early. Not happy that it's through SurePost. Interested to see how this plays out.
CyberRacer
10
Aug 7, 2019
Anybody know how much this watch weighs? More than the size this will determine how much time it'll get on my wrist.
tbjs
484
Aug 7, 2019
Wish they had it in a 45mm. May try 47...
Axeguy
1372
Aug 7, 2019
Living with regulateur timepieces: 👍. I won't bore you with the history of these types of timepieces but there was a time where regulateur clocks were regularly referenced to keep other timepieces adjusted for accuracy. Some old school collectors still seek out these types of clocks for keeping their pieces' times sunchronized. So—instead—I will bore you with other stuff…! In 2013, an AD friend of mine sent me the earlier Bomb Timer version of this watch—sight unseen—for my approval/interest. (I used to do write-ups for his used watch catalogue.) I wouldn't have called it 'pretty' but it had this aura of competence about it. I think I eventually parted with around $4,500(CAD) for the privilege…
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Wear was surprisingly comfortable due in part to the way the lugs allow it to conform to any wrist size or shape. The flexibility of the bi-directional rotating bezel was great for timing tasks, which was important in the line of work I was in at the time. As well, the feel and movement of the bezel were just about perfect for my tastes. As reviewers at the time noted, having the focus of the watch on the passage of minutes is extremely effective for task-specific time management. My only real issue with this layout had more to do with execution versus concept: if B&R shifted their focus from making a fashion statement to increasing legibility and task-specific practicality, I would still be wearing it today. For instance, I would cheerfully offer my left nut for bolder (and bright, bright white) font, indices, and hand for the minutes, leaving seconds and hours as-is. For anything related to minutes, scrap the faux-aged orangey colour (faint lume appears green) for bright white or near white with more effective and extremely bold blue and/or green luminous output. (Bring in the lume-ologists!!! Or Bruce Wayne. Blue glow for the central minute hand and the 12 o'clock index on the dial and the bezel, please). Otherwise, the case's earth-toned PVD is pretty much perfect. The dial and subdials are dark but not black and I have attached this photo so you can experience it yourself…
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The graining of the enamel surface is sublime, as well as the circular graining of the subdials. It really is almost 'gross' at a distance, yet exquisite up very close… The Officer variant on offer promises a rich black enamelled dial that will likely be as beautifully and lovingly rendered. And I look forward to the new model's crown being back on the right side, thereby swapping the seconds dial to the bottom and placing the hour subdial up top—where it should be (sayeth myself and God). So…I should apologize for dragging you all down this particular watch-shaped rabbit-hole with me but I sincerely hope you had at least more than half the fun that I did! Regulateurs are not for everyone but if you have even just a spark of interest in something a wee bit 'different'—and don't mind 're-homing' $1,629—you will NOT be disappointed with this watch.
RayF
22214
Aug 7, 2019
As usual, lotta damn comments about the size of this watch from the "six-inch wrist club" I say your watch can never be too big--and I don't care how skinny your wrist is--big is in! Time to dump all your 38mm watches and get with the program (resistance is futile). And speaking of big, MD isn't charging enough for this watch--you can find it for a much bigger (and less grey) price here: https://www.chrono24.com/bellross/vintage-ww2-regulateur-officer--id8116007.htm#gref Now for those of you who remain unconvinced about the size of this watch, take a look at these wrist shots. As you can plainly see, this 47mm watch clearly wears more like 46mm--and of course, wearing a pocket square is the size of a small palm tree, also helps to distract from the watches' dimensions...
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By the way, this is actually a pretty nice looking watch--MD's shots don't do it justice. You can see some nicer close ups and read a full review here: https://monochrome-watches.com/bell-and-ross-ww2-regulateur-officer-review-price/ So, read the review, buy the damn watch and get big!
r32nj
7
Aug 7, 2019
Does this include a factory warranty (not grey market)?
Gregnorman
25
Aug 11, 2019
r32njdrop puts the order in with the manufacturer and they fulfil it. So of course. It will come with the manufacturers warrante
r32nj
7
Aug 11, 2019
GregnormanMy understanding is that Drop buys from other dealers not the manufacturer on this watch. I’m not taking the risk. I did email Drop support to. I’m plain about the lack of clarity as well on the watch warranty.
rumata13
563
Aug 7, 2019
47 mm - that's huge!
pailwi
9
Sep 26, 2018
I would love to see some on-wrist shots if any MD'er has one already? The review pics don't do justice I feel. It's a great price, but hard to justify a 47mm face.
RayF
22214
Aug 7, 2019
pailwiYou're joking of course?
JohnnyCredit
469
Sep 25, 2018
47mm? That's called a desk clock.
Dinglebells
101
Sep 25, 2018
How big!?!?!?!?!?! Lovely design, but 47mm is way too big (for me). Pity :(
Titotacolover
0
Sep 25, 2018
Dinglebellsagreed, if it was smaller I would definitely purchase.
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