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Breguet Type XXI 3817 Hands-On
Abraham-Louis Breguet is well known for inventing the tourbillon, amongst many other watchmaking technologies. Less known, however, is that his great-great grandson, Louis Charles Breguet, carried on his family’s history of innovation, in not just watchmaking, but also in aviation. Louis Charles Breguet developed the gyroplane, the forerunner of the helicopter. He also developed the…
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Baselworld 2011: Breguet Classique 5717 Hora Mundi
Breguet introduced Classique 5717 Hora Mundi with the world’s first mechanical instant-jump time-zone display system with synchronized date, day/night and city indications. This complication allows the wearer to preselect, from among the 24 time zone cities listed, two cities for which to display the local time. The wearer can then change from one to the…
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Introducing The Breguet Type XXII 3880 Rose Gold
The Breguet Type XXII, which was first introduced in stainless steel at Baselworld 2010, will be offered this year in 18K rose gold. Inside, is the caliber 589F, which runs at an extraordinarily high 10Hz (72,000 vph). Caliber 589F is self-winding chronograph with flyback function and second time-zone. It has 27 jewels, a 40-hour power-reserve,…
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Breguet Tradition 7047BR Tourbillon Fusee and Chain
I recently visited the NYC Breguet boutique on Madison Avenue, which has a wide assortment of the best Breguet timepieces currently available for sale. There was only one that I knew had to try on, though, the Breguet Tradition 7047BR Tourbillon Fusee and Chain. Originally introduced at Baselworld in 2012, the 7047BR movement has a…
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Introducing The Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Thin Automatic 5377
One of the most notable introductions from Breguet at Baselworld this year was the Classique Tourbillon Extra-Thin Automatic 5377. Available in a 42 mm diameter 18K rose gold or platinum case that measures a mere 7 mm thick. The 5377 Extra-Thin is currently the world’s thinnest tourbillon. The dial is in 18K gold and is…
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Quick Look: The Breguet Classique Chronograph 5287 with black dial
In 2013, Breguet introduced the 5287 Classique Chronograph, which is available in rose or white gold, with the option of a silver or black dial. We went hands-on with the white gold/silver dial version at Baselworld 2013. However, at the time, the white gold/black dial version was not available to photograph. Today, we bring you…
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Historic Breguet Timepieces Owned by Russian Nobility in the 1800s
The case back of the #4821 Breguet, the Small Medallion Simple Watch, which was formerly owned by a Russian noble in the 1800s. Case of Pietre dure inlay on gold mount, dial of pierre sure inlay with off-center chapter ring, ruby cylinder escapement. 37 mm diameter. Sold on December 3 1842 by Fossin & Fils…
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Pre-Basel 2015: Breguet Tradition Automatique Second Retrograde 7097
Breguet will debut a new Tradition watch model with a retrograde complication at Baselworld 2015. Located at 10 ‘clock, the seconds hand travels from 0-60 across the display, and then instantly jumps back to zero, every 60-seconds. The Tradition comes in a variation of models, including a GMT and Fusee and Chain tourbillon, which all…
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Is the Breguet No. 5 Pocket Watch worth its asking price?
You may have already read about the famous Breguet Marie-Antoinette pocket watch No. 160 (which was ordered in 1783 and completed in 1827). Or the Grand Complication pocket watch No. 1160 (essentially an exact replica of the original pocket watch, commissioned by the late Nicolas G. Hayek in 2005 and completed in 2009). However, around…
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Baselworld 2017: Breguet Tradition Dame 7038
Well ahead of Baselworld 2017, which officially begins March 23rd, Swiss watchmaker Breguet has announced a new version of its Tradition Dame model. The Breguet Tradition Dame 7038 is presented in a 37 mm diameter 18K rose gold case that features a fluted caseband, a crown that is set with a watch movement ruby and…
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The History of the Breguet Type XX
Overview Wristwatches have a rich history in aviation, and by the time World War II started (1939), soldiers and aviators used wristwatches – more than pocket watches – to calculate everything from flight time to artillery distances to longitude to troop movements. B-uhr, Navitimer & GMT Master In (1941), Lange & Sohne, who was the…
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Breguet Classique Grande Complication Réveil Musical
Breguet presents the unique Réveil Musical watch for Only Watch 2011. This one-of-a-kind timepiece will be auctioned on September 23, 2011 with all proceeds going to help the fight against Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The Réveil Musical watch plays “Castle in the sky,” at the press of a button, or at a pre-set time. The dial…