timepieces founded 1992 founder bruno belamich designer and carlos a. rosillo businessman 1 headquarters 8 rue copernic paris france products professional watches for airplane pilots astronauts and divers divisions la chaux de fonds switzerland manufacturing website www.bellross.com bell & ross burlington arcade london bell & ross br01 94 bell & ross is a luxury french watch company headed by the french and swiss designer bruno belamich and businessman carlos a. rosillo . 1 contents 1 history 2 design principles 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links history edit the brand was launched in 1992 . the first watches were designed by belamich and rosillo and made by a german watchmaker sinn . 2 watches such as the br instrument have been designed to replicate the shape of a cockpit instrument taken from an aircraft . the br02 range caters for diving professionals through the use of highly legible dials and cases water resistant to withstand 1000 metres of pressure . another offering is the hydromax ; which contains hydraulic fluid within the case to counteract the effects of external pressures . bell & ross s first watches were virtual re issues of sinn models and carried the bell & ross logo as well as sinn s. the partnership ended in 2002 when bell & ross began its own independent production in its facilities la chaux de fonds switzerland . 2 design principles edit the aesthetic appeal of bell & ross is mirrored in its four design principles namely optimal water resistance highly accurate swiss mechanical movements clear visual indicators such as those found on aircraft instrument panels and special functions intended for specific uses . it also has a quartz line with the identical characteristics except for the type of movement utilized called the br s. references edit a b menusier antoine letter from france bell & ross born from a businessman and a designer europa star 20 february 2007 december january 2007 magazine issue a b the watch quote bell & ross history . further reading edit disher mike bell & ross sets records at paris auction watchtime magazine february 9 2012 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to bell & ross . bell & ross website the watch quote bell & ross history the bell & ross unofficial wiki this swiss corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bell % 26 ross & oldid 741994162 categories watch brandsswiss company stubshidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages espa olfran aisitaliano suomi edit links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 00 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view