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Building Bell & Ross Bell & Ross CEO Carlos Rosillo spoke with International Watch recently to discuss the future of selling analog in a digital world. BY GARY GIRDVAINIS EVER SINCE CARLOS ROSILLO AND BRUNO BELAMICH JOINED FORCES TO CREATE BELL & ROSS IN 1992, THE COMPANY HAS BUILT ITS REPUTATION MAKING HIGHLY LEGIBLE, WATER-RESISTANT AND FUNCTIONAL TIMEPIECES. WHILE MOST BELL & ROSS DESIGNS HEW TO MILITARY OR AERONAUTICAL THEMES, MORE THAN A FEW ALSO ATTRACT THOSE WHO SIMPLY ENJOY A FAST ENGINE, WHETH- ER IT POWERS TWO OR FOUR WHEELS, OR BLASTS A ROCKET INTO ORBIT. ON THESE PAGES WE SHOW YOU A FEW OF THE NEWER BELL & ROSS MODELS TO ILLUS- TRATE THE WORK ROSILLO’S RE- FERS TO WHEN REMARKS ABOUT HIS BRAND’S TIMEPIECES. The Bell & Ross BR 03-94 AeroGT Orange 156 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | SUMMER 2017