BELL & ROSS HONORS PATROUILLE DE FRANCE PILOTS with a new analog-digital watch that delivers optimal readability and a range of cockpit-friendly functions . In addition to the time , the new BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France displays a 1 / 100th-of-a-second chronograph with intermediate and additional time , a countdown timer , an alarm , the date and a second time zone .
The new watch is the third BR-03 model Bell & Ross has designed for the elite French aerobatic pilots , who fly in close formation at speeds of between 300 and 800 km / h , thrilling crowds across France .
Bell & Ross started its partnership with the team in 2008 when the Air Force requested that Bell & Ross design a BR 03 Type A instrument for fighter pilots . Last year , Bell & Ross formalized the partnership and debuted the BR-03 94 Patrouille de France .
The latest model also utilizes the Bell & Ross 42mm square BR 03 case in steel and sports a matte blue dial and the Patrouille de France logo .
The watch ’ s quartz-powered caliber allows for a full thirty months of battery life . Hours and minutes are displayed with conventional hands , while the seconds and chronograph times are displayed on a digital screen . The window at the top of the dial shows the chosen function and the longer window at the bottom of the dial digitally displays the measurement . The pilot chooses the function by pressing the crown .
Bell & Ross will make 100 BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France watches and will give one watch to each pilot in the unit .
SPECIFICATIONS :
Bell & Ross BR 03 Type A Patrouille de France
MOVEMENT : BR-CAL . 103 , a multi-function quartz instrument watch with analog-digital display .
FUNCTIONS : Permanent analog 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 .
CASE : 42mm by 11.25mm satin-polished steel . Bi-directional rotating steel bezel with 60 graduations . Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating , 100-meters of water resistance .
DIAL : Matte blue paint , Patrouille de France logo at 9 o ’ clock . White transfer numerals and indexes with white SuperLuminova coating .
STRAP : Blue rubber with Patrouille de France engraved logo at 12 o ’ clock and ultra-resilient black synthetic fabric . Satin-polished steel pin buckle .
PRICE : $ 4,400 .
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