Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Spinnaker Brutus Yellow?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Brutus Yellow is the cheaper of the two at $395, against $171,720 for the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 — a $171,325 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Spinnaker Brutus Yellow?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 wears larger at 45mm versus 43mm for the Spinnaker Brutus Yellow — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Spinnaker Brutus Yellow?

The Spinnaker Brutus Yellow is rated to 150m versus 100m for the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 run compared to the Spinnaker Brutus Yellow?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 runs a manual caliber (BR-CAL.283), while the Spinnaker Brutus Yellow runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17vsSpinnaker Brutus Yellow

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

Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17

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MSRP $171,720

Spinnaker Brutus Yellow

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MSRP $395

At a glance

21 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS1745mm

Brutus Yellow43mm

Power Reserve

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17—

Brutus Yellow40h

Water Resistance

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17100m

Brutus Yellow150m

MSRP

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17$171,720

Brutus Yellow$395

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Grey

Brutus Yellow

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.283

SII NH35A

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

—

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Chronograph, Power Reserve Indicator, Tourbillon

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$171,720

$395

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