Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Fears X James Porter & Son LE?

At MSRP the Fears X James Porter & Son LE is the cheaper of the two at $3,292, against $8,532 for the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE — a $5,240 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Fears X James Porter & Son LE?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE wears larger at 46mm versus 38mm for the Fears X James Porter & Son LE — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Fears X James Porter & Son LE?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Fears X James Porter & Son LE.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Fears X James Porter & Son LE?

The Fears X James Porter & Son LE carries a 40-hour power reserve against 56 hours hours on the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE run compared to the Fears X James Porter & Son LE?

Both watches run manual movements — the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE uses the BR-CAL.203 and the Fears X James Porter & Son LE uses the ETA 7001.

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINEvsFears X James Porter & Son LE

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE

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MSRP $8,532

Fears X James Porter & Son LE

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MSRP $3,292

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE46mm

X James Porter & Son LE38mm

Power Reserve

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE56 hoursh

X James Porter & Son LE40h

Water Resistance

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE100m

X James Porter & Son LE10m

MSRP

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE$8,532

X James Porter & Son LE$3,292

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

White

x James Porter & Son LE

Indices

Roman numerals

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.203

ETA 7001

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

56 hoursh

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$8,532

$3,292

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