Bell & Ross VINTAGE - BR V2 CHRONO BELLYTANKER

The Bellytanker collection adopts the round case of the Vintage model, whilst remaining resolutely modern. It is designed to evoke the legendary era of record-breaking races in the North America of the fifties. This collection is aimed at contemporary and enthusiastic drivers, with a love for vintage.

Originating in the forties and fifties, the term «Bellytank» initially referred to the emergency drop tank fitted in the belly of fighter planes. «Bellytanker» is now mainly used for the high-speed race cars manufactured directly from these spare tanks.

Limited Edition of 500 pieces

CASE

Diameter: 41mm

Satin-polished steel

Steel bezel with tachymeter scale

Screw-down crown and push-buttons

Sapphire case-back

DIAL

Gilt

Metal applique numerals and indices

Metal skeletonised Super-LumiNova®-filled hour and minute hands

MOVEMENT

BR-CAL.301

Automatic mechanical.

FUNCTIONS

• Hours
• Minutes
• Small seconds at 3 o'clock
• Date
• Chronograph: 30-min timer at 9 o'clock
• central chronograph seconds.

CRYSTAL

Ultra-curved sapphire with anti-reflective coating.

WATER-RESISTANCE

100 meters.

STRAP

Brown calfskin

BUCKLE

Folding

Satin-polished steel

FEATURES

The BR V2-94 is driven by a chronograph caliber. Its graduated bezel is fixed and has a tachymeter scale. The push buttons and screw-down crown guarantee optimal water-resistance.

Bell & Ross loves to take its passion for extreme machines to the limits. Its new Bellytanker car naturally continues the line of vehicles that precede it: the B-Rocket motorbike and the Aero GT supercar. Comprised of two timepieces, the new Bellytanker collection adopts the round case of the Vintage model, whilst remaining resolutely modern. It is designed to evoke the legendary era of record-breaking races in the North America of the fifties. Participants sped across the salt lakes, most notably at Bonneville, in their super-fast homemade hot rods. This collection is aimed at contemporary and enthusiastic drivers, with a love for vintage.

Bell & Ross has returned to its passion for engineering, creating its retro-influenced Bellytanker racecar, with missile-like aerodynamics. It is built using a fuel tank from a fighter plane.

Bill Burke went on to develop vehicles based on tanks from a lighter plane, the Lockheed P-38 fighter. Bell & Ross has designed its own vehicle, taking these later versions of the Bellytanker as its inspiration. Being part of a plane on wheels, this new vehicle is perfectly aligned with the spirit of the watch brand, which has aviation and the military in its DNA. This retro-futuristic racer is the latest in a line of extreme machines developed by the firm. It combines both aeronautical influences and numerous nods to the watchmaking world. So, the metal of its bodywork is like the case of a watch. The glass covering its cockpit echoes an ultra-curved crystal. The copper-cultured trim evokes the dials of timepieces from this era. Its tail fin, designed to stabilize the vehicle, is a reference to the aviation codes, as is the matte black of its “nose”. This color is used on certain stealth fighters to avoid reflections.

REF: BRV294-BT-ST/SCA