Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks Pilomatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle?

At MSRP the Astor + Banks Pilomatic is the cheaper of the two at $1,249, against $5,292 for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle — a $4,043 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks Pilomatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle?

The Astor + Banks Pilomatic wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks Pilomatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle?

The Astor + Banks Pilomatic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Astor + Banks Pilomatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle carries a 54 hours-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Astor + Banks Pilomatic.

What movement does the Astor + Banks Pilomatic run compared to the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Astor + Banks Pilomatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle uses the BR-CAL.329.

Side by side

Astor + Banks PilomaticvsBell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle

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

Astor + Banks Pilomatic

pilomatic-b2

MSRP $1,249

Bell & Ross BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle

br-05-36-mm-blue-diamond-eagle

MSRP $5,292

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Pilomatic42mm

BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle36mm

Power Reserve

Pilomatic40h

BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle54 hoursh

Water Resistance

Pilomatic200m

BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle100m

MSRP

Pilomatic$1,249

BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle$5,292

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Blue

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

BR-CAL.329

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

—

Power Reserve

40h

54 hoursh

Jewels

—

Complications

None

Hours/Minutes, Seconds

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,249

$5,292

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