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Creating an instantly recognizable “family resemblance” across product lines can prove hugely beneficial for a brand, and few watchmakers have committed to this philosophy as thoroughly as Bell & Ross. While its collection stretches from pilot’s watches to racing chronographs, dive watches, and integrated bracelet sports designs, the vast majority of the brand’s offerings iterate on a cockpit instrument-inspired rounded square case concept. The BR 03-92 Diver line is one of the most compelling stylistic crossovers to spring from this approach in recent years, combining the utility and versatility of a dive watch with the brand’s trademark silhouette, and since its initial debut in 2017 the brand has taken the concept in a wide range of stylistic directions. Its latest entry into the BR 03-92 Diver line may be its most striking and evocative to date, with a clean eye-catching colorway that incorporates the monochrome spirit behind so many of the marque’s designs. The new Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver White may be far from revolutionary, but its elemental silver and black color pairing gives new energy to the brand’s mainstay diver line.
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Like other models in the series, the stainless steel case of the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver White measures in at a sporty 42mm-wide and 12.05mm-thick. Although the mix of a fighter jet-style square cockpit instrument case and a conventional round coin edge dive bezel may seem to clash in concept, in practice the two disparate halves of the design mesh into a masculine and functional whole in images. Square cases generally wear larger on the wrist than traditional round designs, and while the BR 03-92 Diver White looks to carry a sizeable wrist presence, its short and sharply downturned lugs should help to keep the overall case feeling manageable. Bell & Ross tops this variant with a simple black anodized aluminum bezel insert featuring a clean and legible dive scale. As with the rest of the BR 03-92 Diver series, this model is solidly capable for actual underwater work, with a hefty 300 meters of water resistance.
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Although its stands in stark contrast to the black dials that dominate Bell & Ross’s lineup, the BR 03-92 Diver White’s matte silver dial design keeps the brand’s aggressive monochrome design sensibilities intact. The main dial surface features a subtle opalescent sheen in initial images, adding a layer of icy complexity to the familiar layout. Bell & Ross keeps things hyper-legible in images with a deep black finish for the dial text, applied diver indices, and the series’ distinctive terraced baton hands. The only color that shines through this dramatic monochrome layout is a pale khaki fauxtina lume fill, which despite being divisive for some enthusiasts does markedly improve contrast with the dial surface.
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Bell & Ross powers the BR 03-92 Diver White with the Sellita SW300-1 based BR-CAL.302 automatic movement. Like the Sellita movement it derives from, the BR-CAL.302’s performance is reliable but uninspiring, with an aging 38-hour power reserve at a 28,800 bph beat rate. To complete the package, Bell & Ross pairs the BR 03-92 Diver White with its sculptural, heavily textured black rubber strap, along with an ultra-durable black fabric strap featuring a hook and loop closure for more extreme conditions.
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Although it may not introduce a wholly new concept to the series, the new Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver White’s modern and masculine polar colorway gives this familiar form a handsome new monochrome edge. The Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver White is available now through authorized dealers. MSRP for this watch stands at $3,990 as of press time. For more information, please visit the brand’s website.