Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

At MSRP the Helgray Kensington Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $8,532 for the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE — a $8,233 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE wears larger at 46mm versus 38mm for the Helgray Kensington Quartz — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Helgray Kensington Quartz.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Helgray Kensington Quartz carries a 40-hour power reserve against 56 hours hours on the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE run compared to the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE runs a manual caliber (BR-CAL.203), while the Helgray Kensington Quartz runs a quartz (Miyota GL22).

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINEvsHelgray Kensington Quartz

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

Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE

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MSRP $8,532

Helgray Kensington Quartz

kensington

MSRP $299

At a glance

21 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE46mm

Kensington Quartz38mm

Power Reserve

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE56 hoursh

Kensington Quartz40h

Water Resistance

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE100m

Kensington Quartz50m

MSRP

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE$8,532

Kensington Quartz$299

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

White

Black

Indices

Roman numerals

Applied

Lume

None

Yes

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.203

Miyota GL22

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

56 hoursh

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$8,532

$299

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