Swiss company Bell & Ross makes the kind of graphic watches James Bond would surely covet. Now it is reaching new heights with the BR 01 Pro Titanium watch ($8,000), equipped with technology to brave everything from high pressure to ultraviolet radiation and crafted with the idea of bringing the precision and reliability of aviation cockpit-panel clocks down from the sky and onto the wrist.
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