Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $450, against $8,100 for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France — a $7,650 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic?

The Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic is rated to 150m versus 100m for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France or the Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic?

The Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic 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 Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France uses the BR-CAL.326 and the Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de FrancevsSpinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic

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

Spinnaker Fleuss 40 Automatic

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MSRP $450

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France42mm

Fleuss 40 Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France60 hoursh

Fleuss 40 Automatic40h

Water Resistance

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France100m

Fleuss 40 Automatic150m

MSRP

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France$8,100

Fleuss 40 Automatic$450

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Blue

Coral

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.326

SII NH35A

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

60 hoursh

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Seconds, Date, Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$8,100

$450

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