Bell & Ross BR 03 Diver Owner Review : Readable, adventurous and functional

Passionate about diving for a few years, how can you not have a watch dedicated to this hobby. While many buy diving watches just for style and don't even dare to wash their hands with them, I decided that it had to be used for what it was designed for. This is not my first Diver BR, I actually sold the first one to finance this one. why change one diver for another you might say?! firstly the reason we change is aesthetics, I'm going from a khaki model that was the military diver to a blue ceramic model, all BLUE. Which brings us to the second reason, I've always dreamed of having a blue watch since my childhood, for the moment we have two good reasons to be tempted to change eh! More rational but not least this watch has a story, that of the partnership between BR and the Tara Ocean foundation, being a diver I am particularly sensitive to the protection of the fauna and flora of our seas. this is therefore a more than valid reason to take the plunge. As soon as the release of the watch was announced I went to my watchmaker to place an order, a few weeks later I received the watch with the chosen number and yes since not to deviate from my rule it is once again a limited series (999 copies) and I have the 29 no I am not chauvinistic but I like the winks. As said above, I bought the watch first of all to dive, a Seiko SKX could have done the job but it is not a diver of my favorite brand so I prefer to stay with BR to find my happiness. Barely two days later here I am in a wetsuit ready to test the beast underwater. Reading comfort in broad daylight, that's inevitable, the white and blue contract does it well, on the other hand, a big change compared to my old diver, the superluminova used is not the same. We go from green superluminova C3 which charges quickly and restores a lot to blue superluminova grade X1 which charges just as quickly but less visible, much less visible. I admit that I was slightly upset especially during deep dives but fortunately the diving light allows the watch to be charged as needed which allows good readability to be restored. The second negative point for those who buy a diver for diving is that the brand does not allow the choice of the size of the velcro strap, it is automatically an S plus this one is specific to the tara since it has a blue buckle. So I had to buy an additional strap for diving so that it fits thick wetsuits. Despite these two drawbacks, the watch perfectly fulfills its functions, it also benefits from a movement upgrade that increases its autonomy from 38h to 54h. the choice of colors is great, very harmonious, the blue changes shade depending on the ambient light and it matches with different strap colors .... it is really a very pleasant model to wear. last very cool point but this is just my opinion, the caseback is decorated, the foundation's sailboat is engraved on it and it is really very successful. The watch also comes with a PVC patch representing the sailboat with the orange and blue colors of the foundation. I find that this 03 is a success to symbolize the 20 years of the foundation. I think you will have understood despite the two negative points I am won over and do not regret my purchase at all.