Review: Bell & Ross – Vintage WWI Edicion Limitada

Alvin Wong 26 November 2015

If like us, you’ve have been pining for an alternative to Bell & Ross cockpit-inspired Instrument watches that have dominated the brand’s repertoire for over a good decade, do not let the Vintage WWI Edicion Limitada pass you by.

The dial, sheathed in deep chocolate, is set off by a warm red gold case and indexes – a combination that suggests old-world regality and nostalgia all at once. The effect is thoroughly intended. The colours are meant to evoke Cuban cigars. Even the inscription on the dial is in Spanish, as a nod to Cuba. Indeed, billed as “a watch for cigar lovers”, it even comes in a humidor presentation case. Limited to 99 pieces.

Price: S$32,000 (incld GST)

Alvin Wong

Ex Editor-In Chief

Alvin promises not to be a douche when talking about watches. He may have scoured the Basel and Geneva watch fairs for the past 15 years, and played an instrumental role to the growth of Singapore's pioneering horological and men's lifestyle publications, but the intrepid scribe seeks to learn something new with each story he writes.