Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE?

At MSRP the Astor + Banks AB1405 is the cheaper of the two at $1,499, against $8,532 for the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE — a $7,033 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE wears larger at 46mm versus 42mm for the Astor + Banks AB1405 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Astor + Banks AB1405.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE carries a 56 hours-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Astor + Banks AB1405.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE?

Both watches run manual movements — the Astor + Banks AB1405 uses the Manual Swiss and the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE uses the BR-CAL.203.

Side by side

Astor + Banks AB1405vsBell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Astor + Banks AB1405

mechanical-ab14

MSRP $1,499

Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE

br-01-instrument-de-marine

MSRP $8,532

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE46mm

Power Reserve

AB140540h

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE56 hoursh

Water Resistance

AB140550m

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE100m

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE$8,532

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Black

White

Indices

Applied

Roman numerals

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

BR-CAL.203

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

—

Power Reserve

40h

56 hoursh

Jewels

—

Complications

None

Hours/Minutes

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$8,532

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