Carbon fiber is almost an object of fetish in the watch industry, which has molded and forged the material as well as used it for almost superfluous decoration. While
Bell & Ross’ latest BR01 92 & 94 also sports the distinctive shimmer of the woven cloth material as a dial aesthetic, the case itself is a carbon-fiber laminate. Sheets of the material are impregnated with resin and laid up, one on top of the other and compressed as the resin cures, leaving a very light, incredibly stiff material. This is the way it is actually used in the aircraft industry, which is a perfect fit for the company’s functional, quasi-military design ethic. (888.307.7887,
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