Bell & Ross BR 03-51 Instrument GMT Titanium
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Other than the Bell & Ross Instrument Phantom Tourbillon, which costs well over $100K, the Bell & Ross Instrument BR 03-51 GMT (pictured above) is my favorite watch from the Instrument line. The BR 03-51 GMT has a titanium case, carbon fiber dial, rubber and synthetic straps included, a second time zone dial (GMT), and a big date. The retail price is 2600 GBP which is 5251.71 USD as of noon today. I would be hard pressed to spend five grand on this when I know I could pick up a nice Breitling, Panerai, Omega.... for this price. I definitely like Bell & Ross, but what makes is worth as much as these other brands that have been around for so much longer?
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Hi Jason - I agree, there is a lot of other choice in the market for that price. I also have found that B&R are releasing too many derivative variations of what is basically the same watch in their Instrument lineup ... it was an amazing watch when it first came out, and they've had some great variations, but enough is enough with grand announcements of what in too many cases has been just a new color in the model lineup (khaki, white, etc) ... I know people who now just collect B&R Instrument watches, but this pattern of releases has really reduced the exclusivity of this watch in my eyes, and reduces the value of the nice versions (GMT, phantom).
Cheers from Canada
Harry
http://www.harrybishop.ca
Posted by: Harry Bishop | March 14, 2008 8:02 PM