Cool, light, not for me
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ·
Verdict first: the BR-X5 is one of the more interesting things Bell & Ross makes, and I would never buy one. Titanium keeps the weight down, the Kenissi-made BR-CAL.323 gives you 70 hours and a power reserve display, and the big date is useful in a way most complications aren't. But 41 mm by 12.8 mm with 26 mm lugs is a lot of hardware on a wrist like mine. It looks like a piece of a race car. On a big wrist, great. On mine, those corners would dig in every time I bent my hand back on a steep trail descent, and at 7,300 dollars and up I'd want to love it, not tolerate it.