The Vintage WW1 (Wrist Watch 1) pays tribute to the first wristwatches worn by pilots in the 1920s. It features a distinctive large fob-watch type diameter, wire lugs welded to the sides of the watch to give the impression of horns and a thin leather strap, elegant yet strong.
With its mat grey steel housing and distressed strap, the Military model is the authentic, military version of the WW1. Its reading is inspired by the so-called navigation or observation military aviator watches: the graduation emphasizes the minutes on the large face.
Movement: mechanical automatic.
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds.
Case: diameter 45 mm. Blasted steel.
Dial: galvanic black, sunburst, domed. Numerals, index and hands covered in a photo-luminescent coating.
Crystal: anti-reflective domed sapphire.
Water resistance: 50 metres.
Strap: distressed calfskin.
Clasp: pin buckle. Blasted steel.
The Vintage WW1 (Wrist Watch 1) pays tribute to the first wristwatches worn by pilots in the 1920s. It features distinctive large fob-watch type diameter, wire lugs welded to the sides of the watch to give the impression of horns and a thin leather strap, elegant yet strong.
With its sand-coloured photo-luminescent coating and its leather strap takes on a patina over time, the Heritage model is evocative of the past. Its reading is inspired by the so-called navigation or observation military aviator watches: the graduation emphasizes the minutes on the large face.
Movement: mechanical automatic.
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds.
Case: diameter 45 mm. Blasted steel with grey PVD finish.
Dial: galvanic black, sunburst, domed. Numerals, index and hands covered in a photo-luminescent coating.
Crystal: anti-reflective domed sapphire.
Water resistance: 50 metres.
Strap: natural calfskin.
Clasp: pin buckle. Blasted steel with grey PVD finish.
By creating the Vintage WW1 (Wrist Watch 1), Bell & Ross pays tribute to the first wristwatches worn by pilots in the 1920s, a design born from the need to keep their hands free. Drawing its inspiration from a point of evolution midway between the pocket watch and the wristwatches of the 1940s, the WW1 brings together the design elements of the Roaring Twenties: a large fob-watch type diameter, wire lugs welded to the sides of the watch giving the impression of horns, and a thin leather strap, elegant yet strong.
The mechanism of the WW1-96 is fitted with a large date.
Movement: mechanical automatic.
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Large date.
Case: diameter 45 mm. Polished steel.
Dial: galvanic black, sunburst, domed. Numerals, index and hands covered in a photo-luminescent coating.
Crystal: anti-reflective domed sapphire.
Water resistance: 50 metres.
Strap: black alligator.
Clasp: pin buckle. Polished steel.
By creating the Vintage WW1 (Wrist Watch 1), Bell & Ross pays tribute to the first wristwatches worn by pilots in the 1920s, a design born from the need to keep their hands free. Drawing its inspiration from a point of evolution midway between the pocket watch and the wristwatches of the 1940s, the WW1 brings together the design elements of the Roaring Twenties: a large fob-watch type diameter, wire lugs welded to the sides of the watch giving the impression of horns, and a thin leather strap, elegant yet strong.
The mechanism of the WW1-97 is fitted with a power reserve indicator.
Movement: mechanical automatic.
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Power reserve indicator.
Case: diameter 45 mm. Polished steel.
Dial: galvanic black, sunburst, domed. Numerals, index and hands covered in a photo-luminescent coating.
Crystal: anti-reflective domed sapphire.
Water resistance: 50 metres.
Strap: black alligator.
Clasp: pin buckle. Polished steel.
By creating the Vintage WW1 (Wrist Watch 1), Bell & Ross pays tribute to the first wristwatches worn by pilots in the 1920s, a design born from the need to keep their hands free. Drawing its inspiration from a point of evolution midway between the pocket watch and the wristwatches of the 1940s, the WW1 brings together the design elements of the Roaring Twenties: a large fob-watch type diameter, wire lugs welded to the sides of the watch giving the impression of horns, and a thin leather strap, elegant yet strong.
Movement: mechanical automatic.
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds. Power reserve indicator and large date.
Case: diameter 45 mm. Polished steel.
Dial: galvanic black, sunburst, domed. Numerals, index and hands covered in a photo-luminescent coating.
Crystal: anti-reflective domed sapphire.
Water resistance: 50 metres.
Strap: black alligator.
Clasp: pin buckle. Polished steel.