The Bell & Ross – BR 123 Sport Heritage ($2325) pays tribute to the the 1960’s. You can easily see this in the bezel and the indices and hands covered in a sand-colored vintage looking photo-luminescent coating. The BR123 features a mechanical automatic movement, and standard functions like hours, minutes, seconds, and date. It comes with a 43mm polished steel case, a fixed black bezel, and a screw-in sapphire case-back with anti-reflective treatment. The whole unit is capped off with an ant-reflective ultra-dome sapphire glass. Water-resistance is only about 100 meters, so its probably OK for showering and a quick dip. Not to be used for serious diving.
The Sportura Retrograde Chronograph ($255) is a great watch with a great price. The Sportura has a larger 45mm stainless steel case and comes with a black rubber strap. One of the first things you’ll notice is the blue ion-plated bezel and the metallic blue dial which are covered with a scratch resistant sapphire crystal. […]