Which is cheaper, the Sternglas Berlin Automatik or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

At MSRP the Sternglas Berlin Automatik is the cheaper of the two at $485, against $8,100 for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France — a $7,615 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Sternglas Berlin Automatik or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Sternglas Berlin Automatik — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Sternglas Berlin Automatik or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Sternglas Berlin Automatik.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Sternglas Berlin Automatik or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France carries a 60 hours-hour power reserve against 42 hours on the Sternglas Berlin Automatik.

What movement does the Sternglas Berlin Automatik run compared to the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Sternglas Berlin Automatik uses the Miyota 8215 and the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France uses the BR-CAL.326.

Side by side

Sternglas Berlin AutomatikvsBell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France

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

Sternglas Berlin Automatik

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MSRP $485

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France

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MSRP $8,100

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Berlin Automatik38mm

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France42mm

Power Reserve

Berlin Automatik42h

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France60 hoursh

Water Resistance

Berlin Automatik50m

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France100m

MSRP

Berlin Automatik$485

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France$8,100

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

—

Blue

Indices

Applied

Applied indices

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Miyota 8215

BR-CAL.326

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

—

Power Reserve

42h

60 hoursh

Complications

None

Hours/Minutes, Seconds, Date, Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$485

$8,100

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