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Good to know it’s not obnoxious thicccc
That Bell & Ross is decent, apart from the logo and the fact the name sounds like they make gear box parts for Helicopters.
ETA is the company that makes the movements, like Valjoux? How do you know which grade of movement is in it, does the watch manufacture publish It or it just known?
Sorry, full noob questions
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ETA is the movement manufacturer, yeah. It’s a calibre 2892, hence the “92” designation. B&R decorate it a bit themselves so I don’t think it really matters which grade it is, I expect it’s “elaboré” or whatever and not the chronometer spec.
Bell & Ross are a relatively young brand, and for a lot of people they don’t have the cachet that Tudor have - Tudor are a Rolex offshoot, originally using Rolex cases and bracelets with cheaper movements. Personally I think Bell & Ross’s vintage style stuff is much better designed than Tudor’s range (eg the V2-93 GMT vs the BB GMT) but Tudor’s brand/heritage and marketing counts for a lot.
Actually, re: their name, they’d love you to think they make helicopter parts. I think in reality they’re rich little French/Swiss boys, their names are Bruno Belamich and Carlos Rosillo. Bell & Ross is a bastardisation/anglicisation.
Regal
It’s “normal thick” instead of “thicccc”. It’s pretty nice and the manufacture calibers are a bonus at the price point. I personally quite like the bracelet.
Bell & Ross BR-V2-92 is worth a peep in that price range. They use the ETA movement that Tudor used to use in the BB (and still do in most of their non-diver BBs and other watches).