Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

At MSRP the Fortis Novonaut N-42 is the cheaper of the two at $5,230, against $122,040 for the Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne — a $116,810 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne wears larger at 46mm versus 42mm for the Fortis Novonaut N-42 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Fortis Novonaut N-42 is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne run compared to the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne runs a manual caliber, while the Fortis Novonaut N-42 runs a automatic (Manufacture Caliber WERK 17).

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airbornevsFortis Novonaut N-42

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

Bell & Ross BR 01 tourbillon airborne

10762317103371

MSRP $122,040

Fortis Novonaut N-42

N-42

MSRP $5,230

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR 01 tourbillon airborne46mm

Novonaut N-4242mm

Power Reserve

BR 01 tourbillon airborne—

Novonaut N-4260h

Water Resistance

BR 01 tourbillon airborne100m

Novonaut N-42300m

MSRP

BR 01 tourbillon airborne$122,040

Novonaut N-42$5,230

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Titanium Legacy

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

—

Manufacture Caliber WERK 17

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

—

60h

Jewels

—

Complications

Power Reserve Indicator, Tourbillon

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$122,040

$5,230

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