Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition?

At MSRP the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition is the cheaper of the two at $2,500, against $8,100 for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France — a $5,600 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition?

The Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition carries a 45-hour power reserve against 60 hours hours on the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France run compared to the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France uses the BR-CAL.326 and the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition uses the 8R48.

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de FrancevsSeiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition

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

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France

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MSRP $8,100

Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition

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MSRP $2,500

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France42mm

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition42mm

Power Reserve

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France60 hoursh

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition45h

Water Resistance

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France100m

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition100m

MSRP

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France$8,100

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Seiko 145th Anniversary Limited Edition$2,500

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Thickness

14.25mm

14.6mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

49.5mm

Lug Width

—

20mm

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Curved

AR Coating

Underside

Anti-reflective coating on inner surface

Dial Color

Blue

Black

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.326

8R48

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

60 hoursh

45h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Seconds, Date, Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$8,100

$2,500

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