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My First Grail Watch: Carlos Rosillo My First Grail Watch

Bell & Ross has frequently looked to the world of aviation and motorsports for its design inspiration of their watches — for example, a lot of the dial designs and design elements of Bell & Ross Watches Montreal Replica watches are predicated on flight instrument panels. The newly released Bell & Ross Vintage V1-92 & V2-94 Bellytanker watches are inspired by a racecar from the ’40s. The Bell & Ross Vintage Bellytanker series goes for a more calming and classic style and color scheme than some more competitive Bell & Ross designs.The name Bellytanker and the affiliated racecar actually have origins in the realm of aviation. The idea behind these was to allow the flights to have an extended range, but once empty, could be dropped mid-flight and help save weight and enhance remaining fuel market. As a part of an aircraft, the Bellytankers were, by necessity, quite aerodynamic and this made their layout applicable for racecars, specifically, for the type of car designed to go really quickly in a straight line in a location like the Bonneville salt flats. As a further tribute to these automobiles and that era, Bell & Ross also designed a concept car — a contemporary interpretation of the Bellytanker.

My First Grail Watch: Carlos Rosillo My First Grail Watch

Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, “My First Grail Watch.” In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we are talking with one of the co-founders of Bell & Ross, Carlos Rosillo. Read on to learn about the family watch that inspired (and inspires) him.

aBlogtoWatch (ABTW): Who are you and what is your relationship to the watch industry?

Carlos Rosillo: My name is Carlos Rosillo and I am the co-founder and CEO of Bell & Ross.

ABTW: Many people define a grail watch differently – how do you see them?

Carlos Rosillo: For me, the grail watch is the one that above all wakes up emotions. Besides the value of the materials and the craftsmanship, this kind of timepiece has to hold inside a high emotional weight. It’s the case for an inherited watch or an exceptional timepiece.

ABTW: Given that definition, what was your first grail watch, and what did you like about it?

Carlos Rosillo: The first one was a very old pocket watch that my grandfather owned and that I was always admiring for its elegance and its simplicity. That piece woke up my passion for watches, and I was thrilled when I inherited it. Even today, it is one of my timepieces that I am very affectionate towards. It prompted me to eventually produce the Bell & Ross PW1 Minute Repeater pocket watch in Argentium, which is a durable form of sterling silver.

My First Grail Watch: Carlos Rosillo My First Grail Watch

ABTW: It’s great to have that sort of heritage in a family. What drives you these days?

Carlos Rosillo: I am passionate and a collector of military watches. When I founded the company with my partner Bruno (Belamich), our goal was to create perfectly reliable military timepieces with the help of today’s modern technology.

So, then, I was lucky to be able to have my milestone timepieces, such as when we received the first Halliburton briefcase with the very first 12 Bell & Ross prototypes.

My First Grail Watch: Carlos Rosillo My First Grail Watch

ABTW:  I can only imagine how exciting that occasion must have been! What other creations have been highlights for you?

Carlos Rosillo:  Owning Bell & Ross allows me to create my dream watches. We enjoy of the high degree of craftsmanship of our watchmakers, and thanks to this, I could offer myself timepieces that I’ve always dreamed about. For example, now, I am wearing the WW1 Pink Gold Regulator, with its pink gold case, its retro and elegant dial that for me is a timeless piece.