Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

At MSRP the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $171,720 for the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 — a $171,170 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 wears larger at 45mm versus 43mm for the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 run compared to the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

Both watches run manual movements — the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 uses the BR-CAL.283 and the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical uses the Seagull ST19.

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17vsHemel Sky Racer Mechanical

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

Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17

br-x1-tourbillon-rs-17

MSRP $171,720

Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical

HF37MNB

MSRP $550

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS1745mm

Sky Racer Mechanical43mm

Power Reserve

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17—

Sky Racer Mechanical40h

Water Resistance

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17100m

Sky Racer Mechanical50m

MSRP

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17$171,720

Sky Racer Mechanical$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

45mm

43mm

Thickness

—

14mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

49mm

Lug Width

—

20mm

Material

Ceramic

316L Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

6 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Grey

Black

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.283

Seagull ST19

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

—

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Chronograph, Power Reserve Indicator, Tourbillon

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$171,720

$550

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