Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Seiko Recraft Series?

At MSRP the Seiko Recraft Series is the cheaper of the two at $265, against $8,100 for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France — a $7,835 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Seiko Recraft Series?

The Seiko Recraft Series wears larger at 43.5mm versus 42mm for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Seiko Recraft Series?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France is rated to 100m versus 5m for the Seiko Recraft Series.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Seiko Recraft Series?

The Seiko Recraft Series carries a 40-hour power reserve against 60 hours hours on the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France run compared to the Seiko Recraft Series?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France uses the BR-CAL.326 and the Seiko Recraft Series uses the 7S26.

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de FrancevsSeiko Recraft Series

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

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France

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MSRP $8,100

Seiko Recraft Series

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MSRP $265

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France42mm

Recraft Series43.5mm

Power Reserve

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France60 hoursh

Recraft Series40h

Water Resistance

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France100m

Recraft Series50m

MSRP

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France$8,100

Recraft Series$265

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

6 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Blue

Black

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.326

7S26

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

60 hoursh

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Seconds, Date, Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$8,100

$265

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