Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

At MSRP the Hemel HD24 Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $300, against $8,532 for the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE — a $8,232 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE wears larger at 46mm versus 40mm for the Hemel HD24 Automatic — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

The Hemel HD24 Automatic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE or the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

The Hemel HD24 Automatic 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 Hemel HD24 Automatic?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE runs a manual caliber (BR-CAL.203), while the Hemel HD24 Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH38A).

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINEvsHemel HD24 Automatic

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

Hemel HD24 Automatic

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MSRP $300

At a glance

21 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE46mm

HD24 Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE56 hoursh

HD24 Automatic40h

Water Resistance

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE100m

HD24 Automatic200m

MSRP

BR 01 INSTRUMENT DE MARINE$8,532

HD24 Automatic$300

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

White

Gallant USAF Edition

Indices

Roman numerals

Applied

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.203

Seiko NH38A

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

56 hoursh

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$8,532

$300

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