bell & ross makes the earth, moon and mars orbit within BR-03 astro watch to tell time

Cosmos inside BR-03 Astro watch by Bell & Ross

BR-03 Astro watch by Bell & Ross has a dial with an orbiting Moon and Mars around the Earth to tell time. The Earth is at the center of the Astro watch. The Moon sits next to it, marking the minutes. The Mars, slowly traveling through the dial, follows the hours of the timepiece. Attached to the Earth is a small satellite, which goes around to tell the seconds. It’s a cosmos fest for the BR-03 Astro watch by Bell & Ross. Even the backdrop of the dial depicts the space.

The bluish, night-like setting allows the users to vividly see the Earth, Moon, and Mars. The design team uses a blue aventurine plate for the ‘space’ background. For Mars and its hour hand, they forge it from a transparent plate before a craftsman draws the planet on it by hand. Both the Moon and the satellite are in laser-engraved metal. The former is to demonstrate the crater detailing by the craftsmen. The Earth in the center is recessed into the sapphire.

all images courtesy of Bell & Ross

micro-blasted black ceramic for the case of the timepiece

The BR-03 Astro watch by Bell & Ross uses a spring bar to fit the strap to the case attachments. In this case, there are no visible screws in sight around these areas since they’re hidden. For the face of the Astro watch, Bell & Ross goes for a square shape with soft, rounded edges. In the heart of it lies the circular case of the timepiece, raised to distinguish it from the square base. The accessory can submerge underwater, but only until 100 meters deep.

The company says that wearers should rinse off the watch and strap with fresh water if they immerse with it in seawater. Speaking of straps, there are two types set to be available. The first is the black rubber. The second is black synthetic fabric. Either way, they both share the shade of the Astro watch’s case micro-blasted black ceramic. Because of this, the look of the timepiece is in the same fashion throughout. The cosmos-inspired BR-03 Astro watch by Bell & Ross only has 999 pieces available in the duration of its production.

BR-03 Astro watch by Bell & Ross has orbiting Moon and Mars around Earth to tell what time it is

attached to the Earth is a small satellite, which goes around to tell the seconds

even the backdrop of the dial depicts the space

rear view of the timepiece

the bluish, night-like setting allows the users to vividly see the Earth, Moon, and Mars

two straps are available: black rubber and black synthetic fabric

both the Moon and the satellite are in laser-engraved metal

project info:

name: BR-03 Astro watch

company: Bell & Ross | @bellrosswatches