Category: Breguet

  • Hands-On With The Breguet Classique Chronograph 5287

    Hands-On With The Breguet Classique Chronograph 5287

    The Breguet Classique Chronograph 5287 was introduced earlier this year in either an 18K rose or white gold case measuring 42.5 mm in diameter. It is shown with an 18K gold silvered dial with four engine turned patterns (also available in a black dial). Inside is a manually wound caliber (previously called 2310) designed in…

  • ‘Breguet the Innovator. Inventor of the Tourbillon’ Exhibition NYC

    ‘Breguet the Innovator. Inventor of the Tourbillon’ Exhibition NYC

    Breguet Fifth Avenue Flagship NYC Boutique Breguet’s traveling exhibition “Breguet the Innovator. Inventor of the Tourbillon,” made the final stop of its worldwide tour in NYC last Thursday at the brand’s flagship boutique on Fifth Avenue. To celebrate, Breguet held a private cocktail reception, allowing guests to view one of largest selections of tourbillons ever…

  • Breguet Tourbillon Extra-Thin Automatic 5377 in Platinum

    Breguet Tourbillon Extra-Thin Automatic 5377 in Platinum

    Originally introduced at Baselworld 2013 in rose gold, the Breguet Extra-Thin Automatic 5377 will be unveiled at Baselworld 2014 in platinum. The Tourbillon Extra-Thin automatic features an off-center tourbillon with a carriage in titanium. The movement, caliber 581DR, uses a silicon balance spring and an escapement made of silicon and anti-magnetic steel. Thanks to a…

  • Hands-On with the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Thin Automatic 5377 in Platinum

    Hands-On with the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Thin Automatic 5377 in Platinum

    In 2013, Breguet introduced the 5377 Classique Tourbillon Extra-Thin, the world’s thinnest tourbillon. It was initially only shown to the press in rose gold, even though at the time it was revealed that it would eventually be available in both rose gold and platinum. And so, while this is not a new release per se…

  • Breguet Type XX Aéronavale flyback chronograph

    Breguet Type XX Aéronavale flyback chronograph

    Breguet’s Type XXI and XXII collections feature 42 mm and 44 mm diameter cases, respectively. However, there is also a third, lesser known size, represented by the Type XX designation. The Type XX Aéronavale flyback chronograph is 39 mm in diameter by 14.4 mm tall, with fluted case flanks, polished lugs and a rotating satin…

  • Breguet Marine Chronograph 5823 “200 Ans de Marine”

    Breguet Marine Chronograph 5823 “200 Ans de Marine”

    To celebrate 200 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet was appointed to make chronometer’s for the French Royal Navy by King Louis XVIII, Breguet has created a special 200 piece limited edition timepiece – the Marine Chronograph “200 Ans de Marine” 5823. In 1815, Breguet designed marine chronometers that were importnat to determining a ship’s location at…

  • Breguet Type XXI 3813 for Only Watch

    Breguet Type XXI 3813 for Only Watch

    Breguet introduces the Type XXI 3813 in a unique platinum case for Only Watch, which takes place in Geneva on November 7, 2015. Apart from the case being platinum and a special inscription on the back, this is the same as a production version of the Type XXI timepiece with a 42 mm diameter case,…

  • Grand Complication pocket watch No. 1160

    Grand Complication pocket watch No. 1160

    Grand Complication pocket watch No. 1160 is a modern replica of the famous, so-called Marie-Antoinette pocket watch No. 160, commissioned by Nicolas G. Hayek – the late co-founder of the Swatch Group – in 2005. The masterpiece took 4 years to create, based only on pictures and descriptions of the original No. 160 pocket watch…