wrist watches
The Baume & Mercier ilea watch is a creation of seductive luxury, whose delightful curves symbolize and epitomize the sensuality of all that is feminine. This fine Swiss timepiece in its myriad forms is characterized by its shapeliness, sophisticated craftsmanship and the versatility that enables it to accompany its owner across a range of situations from the playfully casual to the formally elegant. Designed by a woman for other women, the ilea from Baume & Mercier converts the concept of time into an object of pleasure and harmony. The Baume & Mercier ilea watch is presented in a range of tantalizing variants, each of which features a shapely 30mm case, and an extremely resilient sapphire crystal. Dials are crafted in silvered metal or opalescent mother of pearl, some accentuated with diamonds. The bezel captivates the eye with its alluring alternation of satin and polished surfaces, and its curvaceous lines also makes it a fine showcase for the setting of 28 or 46 round brilliant diamonds. A flowing bracelet, whose shapely links compliment the flow of the case design, join the Baume & Mercier ilea timepiece comfortably to its wearers wrist. A finely crafted alligator strap with a triple folding clasp is an equally appealing option, which conveys a particularly dressy quality. Each Baume & Mercier ilea watch is fitted with a Swiss quartz movement, which incorporates a center seconds function and a date display. For optimum convenience, power is supplied by a battery. These extremely precise movements ensure that the timekeeping performance of the ilea is as impressive as its scintillating aesthetics. The Reproduction Bell & Ross BR01 Instrument wristwatch takes design inspiration from fighter jet cockpits. The square case of this wristwatch measures 46 mm and its flat square case sits massively on the wrist not a men's wrist watch for the fainthearted!This is a striking timepiece, a defining watch, its cockpit instrument inspired dial has highly legible hands and markers and four invisible screw heads. Surely this is a men's wrist watch which effortlessly transcends the professional and cool style genres. Bell & Ross company founders, French designers Bruno Balamich and Carlos Rosillo sought to construct a timepiece which would combine topclass workmanship, faultless precision and uncompromising reliability. This would be the ultimate wrist watch for use by professionals in extreme environments think military professionals and bomb disposals experts. The Bell & Ross nocompromise approach to reliability, function, legibility and construction secured the company commissions from NATO Air forces and professional divers. Having initially collaborated with the Sinn manufacture today Bell & Ross assemble and manufacture their replica watches at their own facility in La Chaux des Fonds. The Bell & Ross Instrument BR01 was unveiled in 2005 and instantly became a modern cult wristwatch, bringing the company status belied by their relatively few years. Available in a variety of materials, the most popular being black pvd and with a textile or leather strap, this wrist watch promises extreme resistance to magnetic fields and even acid. Development of this iconic time piece continues. Now available are small number limited editions with a wider choice of dials, markers, colours and straps. One characteristic remains true to the original Bell & Ross instrument Br01 this is a tough timepiece which quite simply cannot be ignored.