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Nice B&R, quite an obscure one that.
It's from 2003 I think, when B & R had a very small, very conservative range which all looked like rebadged Sinns. I can't fathom their current instrument panel bollocks. I'd be embarrassed to walk around with that on my wrist, and I'm one of the people who would love to have a rainbow Daytona. I'm amazed that B&R succeed, but they seem to be doing very well, what with their boutique in the Burlington Arcade. Which is great for me, because you drop your Hydromax off at battery change time, and these charming people send it to the factory and give you pens and notebooks and invites to Drink Spotties. So more power to them. At least they're not stuck in the Submariner homage trough, like half the industry.
nick_h.
My first attempt at a wrist shot. I shall try to improve.
It's oil-filled, presumably because oil hardly compresses at all. There's also a flexible rubber case back underneath the metal case back, which is not waterproof. (It has big holes in it). The result is that this watch can go down to 11000 metres even though the case is no beefier than many dress watches.
The second pic is a failure because it was intended to demonstrate another benefit of the oil, which is that it makes the dial easy to see at an angle. The effect is much more apparent underwater. So I should have done a wrist shot in the kitchen sink. Occasionally a little bubble appears, which is fun to chase around. A battery change means the watch has to go back to the factory for a service and an oil change. Until today I hadn't worn the watch since the last battery change 2 or 3 years ago. It's gained 2 minutes since then. Is that good for a quartz movement?
I shouldn't have bought it, because I'm never content with a watch without a weekday function. I really ought to try harder to find The One Watch To Rule Them All. I heartily concur with @inchpincher's observation upthread about buying the watch you really want. But I have never identified one with all the features I want.