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Bell & Ross BR05 GMT
Did it live up to expectations? Launched two years ago, the BR05 is a one-piece bracelet sports watch from Bell & Ross—probably the hottest type of watch right now. The brand then introduced the skeletonized version and the double-counter BR05 chronograph. Now, luxury Bell & Ross has taken the wraps off what may be its most useful iteration yet – the BR05 GMT. While a new addition to an established genre, the BR05 is essentially derived from the brand’s signature square case, a design that dates back to 2005 and was inspired by the dashboard of a fighter jet. But the BR05 differs from those of military origins, acquiring a…
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Collect History: Urwerk 103
When Richard Mille helped a new world in watchmaking, ushered in ingeniously, URWERK luxury really established what I now call contemporary watchmaking. From the quartz age to the late 1990s, watchmakers have focused on the past-changing the same watch slightly over and over again. 103 is a truly iconic work. It represents a new generation (my generation!) Of watchmakers and designers, creating a timepiece from their own point of view. The science fiction reference, casual style and rethinking of the entire timing device are definitely post-quartz. I believe that at this moment we can start to think of watches as works of art. Like most good art, it did not…