The Flying Journey of Bell & Ross Continues With The BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France

In 2021, after the establishment of a formal watchmaking partnership between French luxury watchmaker Bell & Ross and the Patrouille de France, one of the world's most renowned acrobatic groups, the first specialised clock was introduced.

The flying journey of Bell & Ross continues with the BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France.

Bruno Belamich, co-founder and creative director of the watchmaker, explains,

"Bell & Ross shares the same dedication to precision and performance as this premier aerobatic team."

The BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France chronograph sports a 42mm diameter square steel BR 03 case. Quartz movement with dual analogue and digital display; suited for professional use. The 30-month battery life of the battery with a high discharge rate. The hours and minutes are shown with conventional hands, while the seconds are displayed digitally to provide optimum legibility, even under extreme conditions.

The bezel's ability to rotate in both ways assists in the memorization of time references.

In addition to time indications, the BR 03 Type A watch has a variety of useful additional features: One-hundredth of a second chronograph with extra and intermediate time, countdown, alarm, calendar, and dual time zone. In the section above the dial, the acronym for the chosen function is shown. The second window at the dial's base displays the measurement in digital format. To choose the various functionalities, touch the crown.

Bell & Ross will only produce one hundred BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France watches. Each pilot in the unit will get one of these clocks.

A WATCH WITH CHARACTERISTIC COLORS

The fact that elite troops of numerous nations' armed forces choose to wear Bell & Ross timepieces on dangerous missions is a tribute to the excellence of its goods. Thus is it with the Patrouille de France, one of the most renowned acrobatic groups in the world: a true representation of the French Air Force whose talents it exemplifies.

ABSOLUTE PRECISION AS A FOUNDING PRINCIPLE

Knowing that everything occurs in a fraction of a second, these aerobatic aces' careers have always hinged on their control of timing. To create the BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France, engineers and watchmakers at Bell & Ross used all of their technical expertise.

DUAL ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL DISPLAY

The watch is constructed with a quartz movement with a dual analogue and digital display for professional use. The lifetime of the high-drain battery is thirty months. The hours and minutes are shown with conventional hands, while the seconds are displayed digitally to provide optimum legibility, even under extreme conditions.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

MOVEMENTBR-CAL.103. Multi-function quartz instrument watch with analogue-digital display.

FUNCTIONS Permanent analogue display: Hours Minutes. Digital display activation/deactivation: 1/100 chronograph and lap times, countdown, second time zone, alarm, perpetual calendar. Choice of languages FR, EN, ES, DE.

CASE42 mm wide. 11.25 mm thick. Satin-polished steel. Bi-directional rotating steel bezel with 60 graduations"

DIALMatte blue paint. Patrouille de France logo at 9 o'clock. White transfer numerals and indexes with white Super-LumiNova® coating with blue light.

• CRYSTAL Sapphire with anti-reflective coating.
• WATER-RESISTANCE100 metres.
• STRAPBlue rubber with Patrouille de France engraved logo at 12 o'clock and ultra-resilient black synthetic fabric.
• BUCKLE Pin. Satin-polished steel.