With its BR 01 Laughing Skull watch, Bell & Ross is integrating automatons in its collection.

This watch conceals a powerful character. The skull’s mandible is animated during winding to then perform a characteristic "laughing" movement.

To create it, the brand developed the BR-CAL.206: a caliber entirely produced by the manufacture that is also skull-shaped, so that the mechanism fits the case perfectly. In the extension of the 4 bones, the 4 bridges secure the main plate to the case and come together to form a single assembly floating in the center of the watch.