Bell & Ross Death & Star Pocket Watch – Darth Vader
Classic timepiece for an elderly villain, so Darth Vader gets a pocket watch. The watch has a Force detector, just in case your own abilities should fail. Design is inspired by the Death Star.
Hublot Big Bang Bounty Hunter – Boba Fett
A bold digital daily beater for the bounty hunter in need of keeping deadlines. Boba Fett would approve. The symbols in the center and the upper left corner are from Boba Fett’s armor: a Mandalorian crest and skull.
Though probably best known for its more affordable, instrument-inspired pilot and subject watches, French watchmaker Bell & Ross Knock Off Watches Replica continues to claim itself as much more than a one-trick pony, using the latest addition to its BR-X “Experimental” collection: the wild Bell & Ross BR-X1 Skeleton Tourbillon Sapphire.Standouts in this occasionally divisive collection have included the stealthy forged carbon BR-X1 (hands-on) and also the more exotic Bell & Ross BR X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor Automatic watch (hands). With its micro-rotor and ampersand-adorned flying tourbillon, the BR X2 was a step nearer to this latest creation not least since it was something of a sapphire sandwich. The newest Bell & Ross BR-X1 Skeleton Tourbillon Sapphire resembles a functional hybrid of both — but with a twist, since it uses the BR-X1 case assembled from five, quite carefully carved sapphire blocks.The Bell & Ross BR-X1 Skeleton Tourbillon Sapphire is a whole hell of a long way to get a brand whose humble beginnings started with instrument watches (recall B&R’s watches used to be fabricated by German tool watch master Sinn), but a journey that has gotten considerably more impressive as the Experimental line continues to find interesting ways to visually and technologically push the envelope. Sapphire crystal is more or less scratch-proof, but its hardness has made it especially hard to work with in anything other than very simple contours. Technology and techniques have improved in recent years, nevertheless, with much more completely sapphire-cased watches, and even costs for them starting to come down like using the Hublot Big Bang UNICO Sapphire (hands-on) – however they tend to stay more infrequent and expensive even than precious metal instance watches.
Blancpain Naboo Watch – Queen Amidala
Queen Amidala’s make-up was the inspiration for the overall white design with details in red. The Naboo royal crest is in the center of the dial, along with details in lace.
Zenith Star Pilot Parsec – Han Solo
A transparent Zenith “modern” pilot watch with a Han Solo quote. Parsec meter subsidiary dial is for racing, and no need for a crown, since it’s adjusted by touch on the right side of the case. Large asteroid crater dial and Rebel Alliance strap.
Niklas Bergenstjerna is a freelance graphic designer and watch lover based in the south of Sweden. niklex.com