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I don't know much about Bell & Ross, but happened across a review for this:
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I recognize this is a novelty watch, but it is pretty intriguing. Thought I would ask if anyone knows anything about it or has experience with the full Lum diver. Also, what is the consensus on the quality and longevity of Bell & Ross?
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Quality - casework very high. B&R is majority owned by Chanel, which owns G&F Chatelain, a noted case maker with long-standing ceramic expertise - they make the J12, BR03 and so on. Dial is as good as they get in this price range. IME lume on regular models can be patchy - sometimes good, sometimes underwhelming. However lume definitely shouldn't be a problem here :)

The bien-pensant internet hive mind hated this range, which is more than good enough reason to buy it! The only negative, if you can call it that, is that for only a bit less money than a $6k Tudor Black Bay Chrono or $5.5k T-H Carrera, you don't get an in-house movement, but instead you get one that performs well and can be serviced by anyone for a very long time. But that argument is tired and boring - and like the knackered old horse that it is, has been beaten to death over and over.
Quality - casework very high. B&R is majority owned by Chanel, which owns G&F Chatelain, a noted case maker with long-standing ceramic expertise - they make the J12, BR03 and so on. Dial is as good as they get in this price range. IME lume on regular models can be patchy - sometimes good, sometimes underwhelming. However lume definitely shouldn't be a problem here :)

The bien-pensant internet hive mind hated this range, which is more than good enough reason to buy it! The only negative, if you can call it that, is that for only a bit less money than a $6k Tudor Black Bay Chrono or $5.5k T-H Carrera, you don't get an in-house movement, but instead you get one that performs well and can be serviced by anyone for a very long time. But that argument is tired and boring - and like the knackered old horse that it is, has been beaten to death over and over.
Is the movement still based on the Dubois Depraz chrono module? Presumably on top of an ETA?
Generally BR is a great bran in my opinion underrated


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Is the movement still based on the Dubois Depraz chrono module? Presumably on top of an ETA?
No it's an ETA 2894 - which is ETA's own chrono module (with a column wheel, no less!) sitting on what's basically an ETA 2892.

Here's a deconstructed module from a 2894 (this is not by D-D). You can see the column wheel in red.

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I've had three or four of these over the last 20-odd years, and they've all been just fine. Better at resisting red-zone date changes than the 7750, and a lot thinner (in movement terms).
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No it's an ETA 2894 - which is ETA's own chrono module (with a column wheel, no less!) sitting on what's basically an ETA 2892.

Here's a deconstructed module from a 2894 (this is not by D-D). You can see the column wheel in red.

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I've had three or four of these over the last 20-odd years, and they've all been just fine. Better at resisting red-zone date changes than the 7750, and a lot thinner (in movement terms).
Ah ok, thanks very much for that, and for sharing your experience with them. I have a few chronos with different movements, I may look into one with the 2894.
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Thanks everyone for the replies. I really don't know much about the brand, but B&R definitely has some interesting options.
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