Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17?

At MSRP the Astor + Banks AB1405 is the cheaper of the two at $1,499, against $171,720 for the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 — a $170,221 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 wears larger at 45mm versus 42mm for the Astor + Banks AB1405 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Astor + Banks AB1405.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17?

Both watches run manual movements — the Astor + Banks AB1405 uses the Manual Swiss and the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 uses the BR-CAL.283.

Side by side

Astor + Banks AB1405vsBell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17

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-X1 TOURBILLON RS17

br-x1-tourbillon-rs-17

MSRP $171,720

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS1745mm

Power Reserve

AB140540h

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17—

Water Resistance

AB140550m

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17100m

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17$171,720

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Black

Grey

Indices

Applied

Applied indices

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

BR-CAL.283

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

—

Power Reserve

40h

—

Jewels

—

Complications

None

Hours/Minutes, Chronograph, Power Reserve Indicator, Tourbillon

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$171,720

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