The Wristwatch Review

The Wristwatch Review

Bell & Ross opens the BR-03 with the Skeleton Steel

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John Biggs
Apr 08, 2026
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The $5,900 Bell & Ross BR-03 has been around long enough to feel settled. It is one of those designs that stopped trying to prove itself years ago. Square case, round dial, cockpit roots. You either get it or you do not. With the new BR-03 Skeleton Steel, the brand is not changing that formula. It is opening it up.

This model sits inside a broader push from the brand to make skeletonization part of the core line rather than a side experiment. The earlier ceramic versions leaned into contrast and depth. This one goes the other way. It strips things back and lets the movement carry the look.

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