The BR-03 Astro

From Bell & Ross -

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This is the latest addition to the BR-03 family, the BR-03 Astro!

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The dial's main plate is crafted from aventurine, the Earth holding down the central axis, the floating Mars denotes the hours, with the Moon indicating the minutes. And for my fellow children of the 70s and 80s, the satellite does not necessarily represent Skylab prior to its return to Earth ; )

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Limited to 999 pieces, the case is of black ceramic, the movement is the Bell & Ross Calibre BR-CAL.327.

It is available now, and priced at $4,800.

Here are the pertinents -

• MOVEMENT

  Calibre BR-CAL.327. Self-winding mechanical movement. 54-hour power reserve.

• FUNCTIONS

  Hours, minutes, seconds.

• CASE

  41 mm wide, 11.50 mm thick. Micro-blasted black ceramic. Screw-down crown.

• DIAL

  Blue aventurine plate representing space. "Mysterious" hour hand – Mars –a transparent plate on which a representation of Mars is drawn. The minute hand – the Moon – is in laser-engraved metal to show the craters, and the second hand – the satellite – is also in laser-engraved metal. The Earth in the centre is recessed into the sapphire.

• CRYSTAL

  Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment, hollowed out to give relief to the Earth.

• WATER-RESISTANCE

  100 metres

• STRAP

  Black rubber and black synthetic fabric.

• BUCKLE

  Pin. Steel with matt black PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) micro-blasted finish.