Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Venezianico Bucintoro 42?

At MSRP the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 is the cheaper of the two at $1,835, against $171,720 for the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 — a $169,885 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 or the Venezianico Bucintoro 42?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 wears larger at 45mm versus 42mm for the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 run compared to the Venezianico Bucintoro 42?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17 runs a manual caliber (BR-CAL.283), while the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 runs a automatic (Seiko NE88).

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17vsVenezianico Bucintoro 42

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

Bell & Ross BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17

br-x1-tourbillon-rs-17

MSRP $171,720

Venezianico Bucintoro 42

bucintoro-42-8221510

MSRP $1,835

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS1745mm

Bucintoro 4242mm

Power Reserve

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17—

Bucintoro 4240h

Water Resistance

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17100m

Bucintoro 42100m

MSRP

BR-X1 TOURBILLON RS17$171,720

Bucintoro 42$1,835

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

45mm

42mm

Thickness

—

11.7mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

49mm

Lug Width

—

20mm

Material

Ceramic

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Grey

Black

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.283

Seiko NE88

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

—

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Chronograph, Power Reserve Indicator, Tourbillon

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$171,720

$1,835

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