Bell & Ross Aeronavale Sapphire

Bell & Ross Aeronavale Sapphire / leather strap

Aeronavale Sapphire is a pilot's chronograph by Bell & Ross.

Mechanical chronograph, specifically designed for flight operations. Having a strict classical style, this pilot model leans directly to the watches of the pilots of the 50's. The design of this chronograph has been designed according to the principle of clarity of the instruments on board, which were then built into the cockpits.

Movement:

Mechanical movement ETA 2894 with automatic winding, 28 jewels, 28,800 A/h
Power reserve 42 hours, maximum precision setting

Case:

Polished stainless steel
Rotating, bidirectional and toothed bezel with 60 minutes division. The triangular mark at 0 or 60 is provided with a luminous point
Sapphire crystal with anti-glare treatment
Sapphire crystal caseback
Crown protection
Crown, pushers and caseback screwed
Waterproof to 200 m

Dial:

Anti-reflective dial, available in 3 colors black, black/silver with silver counters and silver
The white numerals (black dial and black dial/silver counters) and the hands are coated with a highly luminous color (Superluminova®) to facilitate reading in the dark

Functions:

Hours, minutes, seconds, date display
Fast date correction. Time setting with hacking seconds
Chronograph with 3 counters (60 seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours)
The arrow-shaped hands allow the distinction between the stopwatch functions and the time display functions

Bracelet:

Stainless steel or with leather, coated with 2 overlapping steel parts on the side of the case