Pre-Owned Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forge Skeletonized Chronograph 40991187/AS08009

WHY WE LOVE IT

It’s not easy designing a modern-day wristwatch icon — but in the 1990s, French outfit Bell & Ross pulled it off.

The brand’s instrument panel-inspired BR-01, with its square case, stark dial, and rubber strap quickly made waves in the watch world, leading to an explosion in popularity for the fledgling Parisian brand. Since then, Bell & Ross has expanded into different case shapes and design profiles, many of which riff on the original BR-01 design.

This particular watch, an BR-X1, takes the square-shaped theme of the earliest Bell & Ross watches and updates it with cutting-edge materials as well as a chronograph. Housed in a 45mm forged carbon and titanium case with ‘holey’ lugs, a sapphire crystal, a signed rubber and ceramic crown, and a forged carbon bezel, it features a black, skeletonized dial with applied, luminous indices, an outer tachymeter scale, a matching, skeletonized handset, and a dual-register 30-minute chronograph.

Powered by the automatic BR-CAL.313 with 56 jewels and paired to a black rubber strap with a signed, titanium pin buckle, this limited edition of 250 pieces even comes with its factory goodies. A high-tech masterpiece, it’s a watch wholly of the present.

If you’ve got the wrist for it, we know you’ll love it!

OVERALL CONDITION

The case is in fantastic condition overall showing light signs of wear from age and use. Luminous 'skeletonized' sapphire dial with applied indices and is in as-new condition with matching 'skeletonized' handset. Signed crown. Caseback shows faint wear.