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The Breguet Collections 2011-2012
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Contents
Passion finds its echo
A passion for invention and innovat ion
A passion shared
Passion from the age of reason
Tradition
Classique
Classique Grandes Complications
Marine
Hritage
Reine de Naples
High Jewellery
Type XX-XXI
Type XXII
A dic tiona ry of passion
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Breguet evokes a genuine fascination through its capacity for innovation. Its inventions have left an indelible imprint on
watchmaking history and the developments currently being achiev ed within the Manufacture make Breguet an undeniable reference
in its field. This philosophy is entirely in tune with my vision of fine watchmaking: its ability to push the boundaries of horological
construction, blending aesthetics with mechanical constraints, makes it a full-fledged art in its own right.
Breguet is not only a brand embodying watchmaking excellence, but also a part of our cultural heritage, brimming with history
and emotions. The timepieces emerging from the Manufacture Breguet are works of art rendered unique by the artisans hand, and
endowed with genuine soul. Technology dedicated to serving Art is our watchword, and creating technical masterpieces is our dailychallenge. A mere stylistic exercise? Far from it : our technical accomplishments are intended to provide tangible improvements to the
performances of the watch, its precision and its daily use, the sole purpose being to satisfy the person who has acquired it.
Right from the start, Breguet had woven close ties with science and astronomy, placing the brand at the heart of European
intellectual development. My grandfather and I have made a priority of Research & Development. Today more than ever, engineers
and watchmakers play a pioneering role, working notably on fields such as magnetism, high frequency and the properties of new
materials like silicon and Liquidmetal resulting in major breakthroughs for the entire watch industry. Breguet takes pride in
offering exceptional models.
It is this singular alchemists blend of hand-craftsmanship expertise and cutting-edge technologies that I invite you to explore
through our collections.
A word from Marc A. Hayek
Marc A. Hayek
President and CEO of Montres Breguet SA
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//4 P A S S I O N F I N D S I T S E C H O
In 1999, Nicolas G. Hayek took over one of the most pre-
cious names in fine watchmaking which was lying somewhat
dormant at the time. Driven by a genuine passion, he infused
peerless vitality into a brand endowed with an exceptional herit-
age and know-how that are recognised by its most prestigious
peers. But the creative and visionary genius that was Nicolas
G. Hayek also revived the cultural and emotional dimension of
the brand and restored it to its noble pedigree.
A new chapter in Breguet hi stor y began, studded wi th fab-
ulous projects, daring challenges and guided by the watchword
of unveiling the finest treasures emerging from an encounter
between art, beauty and technology.
Now able to draw upon the industrial and commercial
strength of the Swatch Group, the brand had all the material and
technical resources it would need to perpetuate the art of finewatchmaking and to create exceptional models in order to meet
the expectations of brand devotees and connoisseurs.
Signs of renewal soon appeared. The brand was first of all
equipped with a manufacturing facility on a par with its ambitions.
Recruitment of the best-qualified watchmakers was reinforced, as
was training and the passing on of time-honoured skills by artisans
excelling in their respective arts and crafts.
Substantial and regular investments were made in state-
of-the-art testing machinery as well as in research and
development. Nicolas G. Hayek attached great importance to
research and would initiate work on new materials such as the
application of silicon in watchmaking, for components such as
the escapement, as well as whole new movement projects. Under
his leadership, Breguet developed and registered more than 77
new patents, and also built a new movement each year, several
of which were truly revolutionary, such as the double tourbillon.
This innovative capacity made Breguet a reference in the field
of Haute Horlogerie, alongside its existing unique status as an
integral part of the European cultural heritage.It is this unique position that inspired the most prestigious
museums to welcome the brands legendary timepieces. These
initiatives were of course fervently supported by Breguet.
Exhibitions in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, or in the Louvre
Breguet, from rebirth to continuity.
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in Paris, are just two of these exceptional events that have
delighted connoisseurs and aficionados, as well as Nicolas
G. Hayek, who loved to view culture as synonymous with
sharing. This same desire also led the Manufacture Breguet
to take up magnificent challenges, including that of repro-
ducing the legendary Marie-Antoinette watch that had van-
ished without trace.
This challenge was all the more daring in that the Breguet
master-watchmakers and engineers had only a handful of
archives and technical descriptions, and had to make use of
the techniques prevailing at the time of its making.
This love of art and beauty led Nicolas G. Hayek toward
the principle of preserving humanitys historical and cultural
heritage well beyond the watchmaking world through various
prestigious patronage activities with a powerful emotional con-
tent. The most iconic of all, to mention but one, is undoubtedly
the restoration of the Petit Trianon, an authen tic tribute paid by
Breguet to Queen Marie-Antoinette, a sincere admirer and loy al
customer of the brand.
It was this universe mingling art, culture, understatement
and exceptional achievements that Nicolas G. Hayek loved to
share. Following his untimely death on June 28th 2010, Marc
A. Ha yek has taken up the rei ns o f the brand. T he sp iri t rem ains
and the story continues
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Since its acquisition by the Swatch Group in September
1999, the Breguet company has enjoyed the substantial sup-
port of the worlds largest watch manufacturer. The company
has harnessed the Groups resources in product development,
manufacturing, marketing and distribution to bring Breguet
watchmaking to demanding and sophisticated clients.
The Group is committed to preserving the companys
watchmaking traditions. Breguet, like the Groups other com-
panies, maintains its separate identity and will continue to
uphold the prestige of its name, ensure the ex clusiveness of its
products and make them available in selected shops.
Not only has the Breguet company seen its turnover grow
dramatically since it joined the Group, even if its output of
watches has remained limited, but its international distribution
now benefits from much increased energy and i mproved effi-
ciency. Breguet has established its essential role in the luxury-
watch sector by opening its own prestigious boutiques in the
worlds major destinations, including Geneva, Zurich, Gstaad,
Paris, Cannes, London, Vienna, Moscow, Ekaterinburg, New
Yor k, Los Angel es, Las Vegas, Miami, Dubai, Singapore ,
Shanghai, Beijing, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei, Tokyo
and Seoul.
Manufacturing has received equal attention. Large invest-
ments have been allocated to the expansion of the Breguet
Breguet within the Swatch Group.
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workshops and to provide them with modern manufacturing
systems and the latest tools. The recruitment of highly qualified
master watchmakers will help Breguet meet the growing
demand for its watches.
Creation, that reliable yardstick of a brands vigour,
remains a priority. Breguets watchmakers are hard at work
conceiving and building novel designs that interpret the
brands styling heritage in original ways as well as devising
original mechanisms for the Breguet time-pieces of tomorrow.
Today more than ever, Breguet thus upholds its reputation as
the supplier of timepieces to people with discriminating tastes
and an eye for the exceptional.
The watches presented in this catalogue express Breguets
vision of a future where its legacy provi des for the development
of tomorrows technologies.
The Breguet Boutique in Hong Kong.
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Breguets archives, kept in Switzerland and in Paris,
record the developments that have sustained Breguet watch-
making for more than two centuries. The firm is committed
to remaining ahead of its time with a flow of inventions and
improvements.
Today Breguet watches are made in the Valle de Joux,
the centre of advanced mechanical horology. The Breguet work-
shops bring together extraordinary resources to handle the
essential aspects of watchmaking. The concentration of special-
ised knowledge and technology covers movement construction,
parts manufacture and watch assembly to ensure an authentic
product of supreme quality.
Equipped with watchmaking tools that A .-L. Breguet could
scarcely imagine, his successors in the Breguet workshops
combine avant-garde processes with closely guarded traditional
techniques. The constant modernisation of their equipment
reveals the motivation of the craftsmen who build the Breguet
watch: pride in their work.
Driven by the same enthusiasm that A.-L. Breguet
brought to his art, craftsmen work daily to perfect the time-
pieces that earn Breguet its position as the architect of fine
horology.
Their workshops provide the technical environment where
man and machine live in harmony. Like musicians in an orches-
tra, Breguets watchmakers tune their instruments to the fre-
quencies and themes A.- L. Breguet composed centuries ago.
Al tho ugh equ ipp ed wi th the la tes t op tic al aids and
measuring apparatus, the men and women who build Breguet
watches still depend on the traditional tools that can only
come to life in the practiced hands of a craftsman. And watch-
Watchmaking at Breguet.
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makers still keep their old bow-lathes in the bottom drawer of
their workbenches, hoping theyll find a pivot that needs an
experts attention.
Watch production is divided into a dozen very different
workshops. In one, massive presses exert tremendous forces to
cut tiny metal components. In another, removed as far as possi-
ble from all sources of vibration, numerically controlled transfer
machines mill complex shapes in metal to tolerances of a few
microns. Concentration is palpable in the dust-free atmosphere
of the assembly and casing-up workshops.
The silence is intensified by the faint hiss of a burner or
the whisper of a file as a watchmaker works some play into a
too-precise component.
Manufacture Breguet at LOrient, Valle de Joux, Switzerland.
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All of t he hundreds of operat ions that go in to t he o rchest ra-
tion of a Breguet watch need deft hands, experienced eyes and
an ear for the melody of time.
The nature of their work allows craftsmen to leave their
individual imprint in the gleam of a chamfered edge, the
pattern of circular graining or in the delicacy of engine-turning.
Each feature expresses the quiet pride of expertise in
superior performance. In a magnified world, tiny components
are progressively made true, and their surfaces finished for
unforgiving inspection, before they are combined into the
mechanism of astounding complexity that gives a Breguet
watch its life.
Manufacture Breguets unrivaled combination of horological tradition and
sophisticated technology generates impeccable beauty and quality in time.
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Breguet watchmakers regard exactitude as the sacred
duty of their art. Behind individual methods lies a common
commitment to achieving the highest standard of workmanship
through constant refinement. Applying techniques that pre-date
machines, they work quickly and precisely to create instruments
in harmony with the most demanding score of all, the silent
music of time. Breguets approach to watchmaking preserves
the individuality of each watch in a world of standard products.
A.- L. Bregue t never made two watches exactl y ali ke, and
there is no reason for the firm that he founded to break from
that tradition. Besides, collectors of Breguet watches would
never allow it.
Artistic cra ft or the art of craftsmanship , the know-how of the artisan s such a s the guilloch-work or
engine-turning specialists pictured here in the Manufacture Breguet remains one of the brands key assets.
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The Marie-Antoinette Grande Complicationpocket watch number 1160.
Said to have been fascinated by Breguets watches,
Marie-Antoinette acquired over the years a number of his time-
pieces, notably a perptuelle fitted with a self-winding device.
In 1783, a mysterious admirer of hers ordered from Breguet, as
a gift for the Queen, a watch that was to be as spectacular as
possible, incorporating the fullest range of horological expe rtiseknown at the time. The order stipulated that wherever possible
gold should replace other metals and that auxiliary mecha-
nisms, i.e. complications, should be as numerous and varied
as possible. No time or financial limits were imposed.
Long a purveyor to the French court, Breguet thus had a
free hand. Alas, the Queen never got to admire her present, watch
number 160, known as the Marie-Antoinette in her honour. It
was only finished in 1827, 34 years after her death, 4 years after
Breguets and 44 years after hed accepted the order.
For two centuries now, both this timepieces extreme
intricacy and its fabulous destiny have fascinated watchmakers
and haunted the imagination of collectors. Stolen in 1983 from a
museum in Jerusalem and finally recovered in December 2007,
this undisputed masterpiece of horology experienced a fate so
mysterious and bizarre that it became something of an obsession.
In 2004, Nicolas G. Hayek challenged Breguets watchmakers to
build an exact replica of this breathtaking pocket watch.
Recreating so many complications solely with the helpof ancient documents proved a real challenge for the firms
technicians and watchmakers. The original technical drawings
in the Breguet Museum archives and the material available in
such rich sources of cultural information as the Muse des Arts
et Mtiers, both in Paris, provided the only available informa-
tion and guidance regarding the watchs every function and
styling detail. Comparing the projected watch with contem-
porary timepieces, in particularly the Duc de Praslins watch,
revealed novel aspects of the design and workshop techniques
of the period. The research uncovered skills which had partly
disappeared, enabling Breguet to produce a timepiece faithful
in every way to its fabled ancestor.
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A work of art in its own righ t, the new Marie-Antoinette
perptuelle, or self-winding, watch features a minute repeater
that on command strikes hours, quarters and minutes as well
as a full perpetual calendar showing the date, the day and the
month at two, six and eight oclock respectively. At ten oclock,
an equation-of-time display expresses the difference betweencivil and solar time. At centre, jumping hours and a minute hand
accompany a large independent seconds hand, the forerunner to
the chronograph hand, while a subdial for the running seconds is
situated at six oclock. A 48-hour power-reserve indicator and a
bimetallic thermometer are positioned side by side.
The watchs self-winding movement (called perptuelle
in Breguets day) comprises 823 parts and components, all
finished with exceptional care. Plates, bridges and bars, every
moving part of the motion-work, calendar and repeater mecha-
nisms are made of wood-polished pink gold. Screws are of blued
and polished steel. All friction points, sinks and bearings are
fitted with sapphires. The watchs sophisticated design extends
to its special escapement with natural lift, a cylindrical balance
spring in gold and a bimetallic balance. A double pare-chute
shock-protection device protects the balance-wheel staff and the
oscillating weight arbors against blows and jarring.
In April 2008, after four long years of research and
reconstruction, the new Marie-Antoinette timepiece was proud-ly placed in its impressive presentation case, carved from the
wood of the very Versailles oak tree under which the Queen
once used to rest.
Following a long dry spell and a violent storm, the Domaine
de Versailles had to have the once-mighty oak cut down, pre-
senting its wood to Nicolas G. Hayek as a birthday gift.
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//16 A P A S S I O N F O R I N V E N T I O N A N D I N N O V A T I O N
If Breguet holds a special place in our cultural heritage,
it is because its founder, A.- L. Breguet ( 1747-1823), set thestandard by which all fine watchmaking has si nce been judged.
Today, his heirs at Breguet still make each watch as a model of
supreme horological art.
A.- L. Bregue t was born in N euchtel, but i t was in Paris tha t
he spent most of his productive life. No aspect of watchmaking
escaped his study, and his inventions were as fundamental to
horology as they were varied. His career started with a series of
breakthroughs: the development of the successful self-winding
perptuelle watches, the introduction of gongs for repeating
watches and the first shock-protection for balance pivots.
Louis XVI and his Queen, Marie-Antoinette, were early
enthusiasts of Breguets watchmaking. Each watch from his
workshops demonstrated the latest horological improvements in
an original movement, mostly fitted with lever or ruby-cylinderescapements that he perfected.
A.-L. Breguet took r efuge in Swi tze rland from the excesses
of the French Revolution. He returned to Paris overflowing with
the ideas that produced the Breguet balance spring, his first
carriage clock (sold to Bonaparte), the sympathique clock and
its dependent watch, the tact watch, and finally the tourbillon,
patented in 1801.
Breguet became the indispensable watchmaker to the
scientific, military, financial and diplomatic lites of the age.
His timepieces ruled the courts of Europe. For his most dis-
tinguished clients, Breguet designed his most remarkable
pieces, anticipating the wristwatch by two centuries for
Pivotal inventions from 1775 to the present.
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Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810. Honours saluted his
enormous contribution to horology. Appointed to the Board ofLongitude and as chronometer-maker to the navy, he entered
the Academy of Sciences and received the Legion of Honour
from the hands of Louis XVIII.
When he died in 1823, all mourned the architect of the
greatest revolution in the science and art of time-keeping.
Today more than ever, its capacity to innovate reflects a
brands vitality. Breguets creativity and ingenuity have not
dwindled over time, but have on the contrary steadily increased:
witness the fact that since 1999, under the impetus of Nicolas
G. Hayek and the current management of Marc A. Hayek, the
list of patents registered during this recent period is now consi-
derably longer than that of the founders inventions.
The Breguet workshops on Quai de lHorloge in Paris, in 1775.
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1780 Development of the perptuelle,or automatic watch
1783 Invention of the gong
spring for the minute repeater
Design of the famous
Breguet hands and numerals
1786 The Breguet dial, engine-turned by hand1789 The ratchet key known as the Breguet key
Escapement working without oil
1790 Invention of the pare-chute
( timepiece shock absorbers)
1792 Development and production of the mechanism forthe Chappe optical telegraph
1795 First description of the sympathiqueclocks
Development of the perpetual date calendar
The Breguet balance spring
The ruby cylinder
1796 The single-hand watch known as the subscription watch
1798 Patent of the constant force escapement (March 9)
Invention of the musical chronometer, the clockworkmechanism that acts as a metronome
1799 The tactwatch
A selection of Breguet inventions and innovations,from 1775 to the present day.
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1801 Patent of the Tourbillon Regulator (June 26)
1810 Development and production of the first wristwatch,
ordered by the Queen of Naples
1812 Appearance o f d ial s with o ff- cen tred c hapter ring
1815 Fine-tuning of the double-barrelled
marine chronometer
1819 Ocular of an astronomical telescope
1820 Invention of the montre double secondeor observationchronometer, forerunner of the modern chronograph
1830 First watch with keyless winding
1938 Start and reset mechanism of a movement
with direct-drive seconds hand
1939 Patent of the sidereal time-keeper (February 28)
1950 Chronograph reset mechanism
Chronograph minute counter (2 patents)
1990 The sympathiquewristwatch and its clock
Double power reserve
1991 Timepiece with a running equation-of-time,perpetual equation-of-time wristwatch
1994 Perpetual calendar mechanism, in-lineperpetual calendar wristwatch
1996 Timepiece movement equipped witha perpetual calendar mechanism
1997 Patent of the in-line perpetualcalendar wristwatch
1998 The worlds smallest self-windingchronograph movement
2002 5 patents registered, including:Moon-phase mechanism (Reine de Naples)
2003 7 patents registered, including:Patent for a mechanism to lock the alarm function,column-wheel system ( Rveil du Tsar)
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2004 7 patents registered, including:
Balance for timepiece movement, titanium balance( Tradition Tourbillon Fuse )
2005 15 patents registered, including :
Watch equipped with at least two regulating systems(Double Tourbillon)
Shock-protection device for balance pivot ( Tradition)
2006 13 patents registered, including :
A musical module for a watch movement(Rveil Musical)
2007 3 patents registered, including:
Timepiece comprising a power-reserve displaydevice ( Tradition Tourbillon)
2008 8 patents registered, including:
Gong for a striking or alarm mechanism(minute repeater)
Balance sping with overcoil terminal curvein silicon (Tradition Tourbillon)
2009 8 patents registered, including:
Gong for a timepiece striking mechanism(minute repeater)
Tourbillon timepiece movement equipped with ashock-protection device (Tradition Tourbillon)
2010 11 patents registered, including :
Timepiece comprising a high-frequency mechanicalmovement ( Type XXII)
Striking watch equipped with an acousticmembrane (Rveil Musical)
2011 19 patents registered, including :
A musical module for a watch ( Rveil Mus ica l )
A balance-spring with two spiral springs
Magnetic governor for the transmission wheel(s)
of the movement or Strike (Rveil Musical)
A total of 96 patents registered since 2002
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The first magnetic strike governor in watchmaking
history equipping the model 7800 Rveil Musical.
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The advent of silicon at Breguet.
In January 2006, Nicolas G. Hayek officially announced
the result of several years of research that was to lead to a
technological innovation of capital importance to the entire
Swiss watch industry: the advent of silicon and its applications
in manufacturing a certain number of components. One of
the advantages of silicon is that this material does not react
to magnetic fields. Moreover, its density which is three times
lower than that of steel or brass facilitates the making of lighter
parts with lower inertia, while the material itself remains extre-
mely solid and highly resistant to corrosion and to wear.
In the watchmaking field, the properties of silicon also
prove mechanically useful for certain movement parts such as
the balance spring. The production method for silicon compo-
nents, deep reactive ion etching (DRIE), makes it possible tocreate extremely complex shapes while ensuring extreme preci-
sion, such as those required to optimise the flat balance spring.
The balance spring is a central component of the movement and
represents the beating heart of the watch. It is also the most
sensitive part if one is seeking to improve the precision of time
measurement. Coiled in a spiral shape and coupled with the
balance, its regular oscillations impart a certain cadence to the
movement and regulate the measurement of time. It is usually
made from a metal alloy and is subject to disturbances relating
to shocks, magnetic fields, and the earths gravity. The flat
balance spring, which is extremely slender, may be made from
silicon with a degree of precision verging on perfection in terms
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of the shape of its curves, thereby considerably enhancing the
movements isochronism.
Research on silicon began as early as 2006, with the
first applications in Breguet modules. The new Classique 5177watch was equipped with an escape-wheel and a lever in
silicon, while the Classique 5197 and 5837 watches featured
a silicon version for three components: the escape-wheel, the
lever and the flat balance spring.
Silicon and its use for the flat balance spring led to
some spectacular feats. By way of example, the ultra-thin
reference 502.3 movement equipped with this component
and housed within the 5157 model represents a major accom-
plishment combining slenderness ( 2.4 mm ) with exceptional
performances.
The use of silicon balance springs in various move-
ments over the past four years has shown totally convincing
results. Breguet naturally therefore owed it to itself to develop
a silicon version of the Breguet balance spring with its
famous overcoil or terminal curve invented in 1795 by the
brand founder. Breguet had conceived the ingenious ideaof raising the end of the flat balance spring and bending
it slightly towards the balance-staff, thereby ensuring a
concentric development and thus enhancing the precision of
the watch. Putting a curve into a sliver of silicon in order to
give this part its third dimension was a major feat in the watch
industry. Silicon is not malleable like metal and forming this
bend rising up from the coil required a complete rethinking
of the production process. Breguet rose to the challenge and
the results of the research and development were unveiled
in 2010 in an exceptional model: the Tradition 7047 with a
tourbillon and a fuse and chain type transmission, equipped
with a world-first silicon Breguet balance spring.
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High-frequency silicon.
The watchmakers of the Manufacture Breguet have
worked on other properties of silicon which imply that parts
may be accurately machined and are distinctly lighter. This led
them to develop the Type XXII 10 Hz with silicon balance spring,
lever and escape-wheel, which became the first and only
series-made mechanical chronograph with a frequency raised
to 10 Hz or 72,000 vibrations per hour, capable of marking off
20ths of a second.
This increase in the frequency of the oscillator also led to
a real improvement in the operation of the chronograph. The
way in which the seconds hand moves is visibl y modified: since
the increase in frequency influences the duration of the tiny
jumps made by the hand, t he lat ter appears to be gently sli ding
around the dial. This softer motion is combined with higher
resolution and a more accurate display. Each second being
divided into 20 fractions makes it possible to measure time by
this same unit, meaning to the nearest 20th of a second.
In addition to the display characteristics, the increase in
frequency above all enhances the rate precision and stability of
the watch by improving the performance of the balance-wheel.
This work undertaken on high frequency thereby offers the
prospect of new applications beyond the realm of chronographs.
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From silicon to the first magnetic components.
Developing solutions to withstand the detrimental effects of
the external magnetic fields present in the environment has ope-
ned up whole new vistas for the Breguet Research & Development
team. The use of balance springs and escape-wheels in silicon,
boasting anti-magnetic properties, as well as a better understan-
ding of the way in which magnetic fields affect the inside of the
movement, served to envisage the use of magnets inside the
watch mechanism in order to improve its performances.
The first results were applied to the heart of the 7800
Rveil Musical model, a striking watch equipp ed with the first
magnetic governor in watchmaking history. Incorporating within
a wristwatch mechanism a music-box mechanism as well as
the governor, guaranteeing the constancy of the tempo, was
already a challenge in itself. Nonetheless, the company watch-
makers, who were not only concerned with overcoming the
disadvantages of the classic friction-based strike-governor sys-
tem, but also with enhancing its performance, achieved the feat
of creating an innovative system equipped with magnets and
working on the principle of eddy currents (Foucault currents).
This magnetic governor thereby does away wi th issues of wear,
noise and the need for a large supply of energy, while ensuring
increased precision.
Hitherto considered horological heresy, the introduction of
magnetic components opens up exciting new prospects.
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Awards
2002 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix
Ladies Watch PrizeReine de Naples 8908 p. 212
2003 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix
Public PrizeRveil du Tsar 5707 p.100
Watch of the Year
Public PrizeClassique 5207 p.84
World Photo Press WWW Awards
Grand Prix in the Prestige categoryClassique Chronograph 5238 p.112
2004 World Photo Press WWW Awards
Grand Prix in the Prestige CategoryClassique Tourbillon Regulator 5307 p. 136
2005 Geneva Watchmaking Grand PrixSpecial Jury PrizeTradition 7027 p.57
Watch of the Year
Jury PrizeTradition 7027 p.57
2006 World Photo Press WWW Awards
Grand Prix in the Prestige categoryTradition 7027 p. 57
Chronos Awards
Best Concept WatchTradition 7037 p. 62
Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix
Public PrizeClassique 5177 p. 79
Chronos Awards
Best Ladies WatchReine de Naples 8928 p. 228
2007 Best Watch of the YearPrestige categoryTradition 7027 p. 57
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Relojes & EstilograficasBest Spanish Watch
Marine Tourbillon Chronograph 5837 p.181
Official Prize of La Revue des Montres
Grand Prix Laurent JalouTourbillon Messidor 5335 p. 129
2009 Robb Report China
Best of the Best complicated watch category
Double Tourbillon 5347 p.145
Relojes & Estilograficas
Ladies Watch PrizeLe Petit Trianon p. 243
Goldene Unruh 2010 / Uhren Magazin
Tradition 7027BB/G9 p.59
2010 Robb Report China
Best of the Best jewellery watch category
Crazy Flower p. 239
Watch magazine itTIME
Best Jewellery Watch 2010Crazy Flower p. 239
Watches DaysPublic Prize Mens Watch - First Prize
Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT p. 68
Watches Days
Public Prize Ladies Watch - Third Prize Reine de Naples Sonnerie 8978 p. 211
Premio Argo
Technical categoryType XXII 3880ST p. 259
2011 Goldene Unruh 2011 / Uhren Magazin
Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT p.68
Revolution
Technical achievementClassique Hora Mundi 5717 p.117
Watches Days
1st Prize for Mens Watches
Classique Hora Mundi 5717 p.117
Watch of the Year
Jury Coup de Coeur special prize for the overall workof the Breguet brand during the past twelve years
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Breguet archives.
A.- L. Br egu et too k pa ins to reg is ter the product ion and
sales of the company he founded in 1775. Each timepiece
was thus recorded under its individual number with a short
description, the date of sale and the name of the purchaser.
Since that time the company has made it a point of honour
to keep up a tradition it holds dear and which underlines the
importance that it accords to each of its clients.
A case in poi nt is Bregue ts fi rst 2003 inst itu tional
advertising campaign. Designed to alert brand enthusiasts
throughout the world to the importance of keeping this tradi-
tion alive, its message immediately generated sharp interest.
Hundreds of family names continue to be added every year to
Breguet registers, contributing to the history of its prestigious
timepieces. Today still, the company registers, constituting
the core of the company archives in the Breguet Museum,
are a valuable source of information for watch experts and
historians.
Opening the registers is like delving into history. In them
are the famous names that have marked their era, from Queen
Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte and many others, to
those in the news today. Discretion, however, prevents the
company from revealing the names of living owners.
By acquiring a Breguet watch, each client enters into a
privileged relationship with many generations of time.
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That is why Breguet invites all those acquiring the brands
models to record their names in the company registers,
thereby perpetuating this time-honoured tradition as well as
enhancing its clients sense of belonging to an exclusive
circle of passionate enthusiasts.
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Distinguished Breguets patrons.
The great and the good of every age have recognised in a Breguet watch expressions of high human ideals creativeness, beauty,
impartiality. The watch owned by the worlds most prominent individuals holds equal fascination for their literary contemporaries.For the most fashionable writers of every era, its a Breguet, rather than a watch, that comes into the story. The fi rms famed
archives record every Breguet watch sold since 1787. For its advertising campaign, Breguet selected a few of their owners who
warrant the attention of history.
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Duc dOrlans (1780)
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1782)
Louis XVI, King of France (1783)
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Prigord (1787)
Marquise de Condorcet (1792)
Empress Josphineof France (1798)
Napoleon Bonaparte (1798)
General Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc (1801)
The Prince of Wales (1803)
Giovanni Paisiello (1804)
The Prince of Wurtemberg (1805)
Slim III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1806)
Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples (1807)
Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1809)
George III, King of England (1810)
Prince Orloff (1810)
Prince Poniatowski (1811)
Prince Ferdinand of Spain (1812)
Prince Charles of Spain (1812)
Baron Hottinguer (1812)
The Florence Observatory (1812)
Empress Marie-Louise of France (1813)
Michel Ney, Marshal of France (1813)
General Davidoff (1814)
The Duke of Wellington (1814)
Baron Rothschild (1815)
The Duke of Marlborough (1818)
The Duke of Norfolk(1821)
Louis XVIII, King of France (1821)
Count Axel von Fersen (1835)
Queen Victoria (1838)
Duc de Morny (1841)
Gioachino Rossini (1843)
Horace Vernet (1855)
Comte de Paris (1863)
Empress Isabelle du Brsil (1871)
Sir Winston Churchill (1901)
King Fuad I of Egypt (1924)
Maharadjah of Kapurthala (1924)
Arthur Rubinstein (1930)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1931)
Ettore Bugatti (1932)
Prince George of Greece (1934)
The Duke of Windsor (1950)
A select ion of Breguets distinguished patrons.
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General Napoleon Bonaparte
In April 1798, a few weeks before he left for Egypt, General
Bonaparte acquired three important timepieces from Breguet: a
repeating watch, a repeating carriage clock with a calendar, and
a self-winding perptuellerepeating watch. The future emperors
family soon became Breguets clients.
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Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France
In October 1782, A.- L. Breguet invented, perfected and
completed watch number 2 10/82 for Queen Marie-Antoinette.
It was a self-winding perptuellerepeater with a date indication.
The queen recognised the work of a master, and the following
year Breguet received an astonishing request from an officer of
the Queens Guard: to make for her a watch incorporating all the
known horological complications and inventions.
Time and cost were apparently no object. It indeed took a
long time for the watch to catch up with A.-L. Breguets flow of
invention, for watch number 160 was only completed after the
queens death.
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Gioachino Rossini
The illustrious Gioachino Rossini once owned Breguet
watch number 4604, a simple, modestly sized design displaying
the date. It featured an engine-turned gold case, an off-centred
silver dial and a lever escapement. This high-quality timepiece
was initially purchased by the banker Schickler in 1828 for 3,600
French francs. By the 1830s, the watch had passed to a certain
Mr Church. It was then owned by Rossini, who had it serviced in
1843. After the composers death, in 1868, his widow continued
to have the piece serviced by Breguet.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill was a regular client at Breguet, some-
times, as in 1928, to buy a watch, but more often to have the
watch he wore all his life attended to. Breguet number 765, an
exceptional minute repeater with split-seconds chronograph, was
bought by his grandfather, the Duke of Marlborough, in 1890.
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A number of literary figures have paid tribute to the art of Breguet in their writings, among them : Stendhal, Pushkin, Prosper
Mrime, Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Henry Murger, Victor Hugo, and, more recently, John Fowles, Patrick OBrian and Jiro Asada.
The watch and the pen: literary passions.
Stendhal (1783-1842) Breguet makes a watch which for twenty years never goes wrong,
while the pitiful machine by which we live runs amiss and produces pain at least once a week. Rome, Naples and Florence (1817)
A dandy on the bou levards ( ... ), stro lli ng at lei sureuntil his Breguet, ever vigilant, reminds him it is midday.
Eugene Onegin (1825-1833)
Pushkin
(1799-1837)
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Henry Murger
(1822-1861)
Rodolphe found Mademoiselle Laure at the trysting place.Good, said he, for punctuality she is a feminine Breguet.
Scenes of Bohemian Life (1848), the work that inspired Puccini for his opera La Bohme
Prosper Mrime (1803-1870) The traveller regrets taking so much money with him. He looks at his Breguet watch perhaps its for the last time.
He would have been happier if it were hanging safely from his mantelpiece in Paris. Lettre dEspagne (1830)
He drew out the most delicious thin watch that Breguet had ever made. Fancy, it is eleven oclock, I was up early. Eugnie Grandet (1833)
Balzac (1799-1850)
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) Danglars watch, a masterpiece by Breguet which he had rewound with care before
setting out the previous day, chimed half past five in the morning. The Count of Monte Cristo (1845)
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He takes out his watch, a Breguet, () an instrument from the bench of the greatest of watchmakers.The French Lieutenants Woman (1969)
John Fowles (1926-2005)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)At times the heart plays tri cks and let s u s down. The vig ila nt are right.
For God ( the mighty Breguet) gav e us faith, and seeing it was good, improved it with a watchful eye.Chansons des Rues et des Bois (1865)
Patrick OBrian (1914-2000) They were both indeed Breguet watches, wonderfully accurate, wonderfully resistant ().
Blue at the Mizzen (1999)
My watch that you see here is a jewel made by a great craftsman called Breguet.It seems that it was once treasured by King Louis and Queen Marie-Antoinette.Its a real masterpiece, of unequalled precision.
Tooi Tsutsuoto (2002)
Jiro Asada
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Fitting with a calendar and a repeater, this small clock, glazed on four sides and numbered 178, was bought by General
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798. A.-L. Breguet went on to design more sophisticated models in neo-classical or astonishingly modern
styles, adding grand and small strike, perpetual calendar, moon-phases and alarm indicator. Today still, the Breguet collection
includes a travelling clock, fitted with both a hand-wound chronograph movement and a thermometer.
Breguet constructedhis first travelling clock in 1796.
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6190AG/12
Classique silver clock
with thermometer calibratedin both Celsius and
Fahrenheit. Hand-wound
chronograph movement.
Centre minute totaliser
and seconds. Dial in silvered
925 silver, hand-engraved
on a rose engine.
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Breguet watches are unmistakable for their perfectly rational styling where lines are clean and functions clear. To create the
style that time cannot age, A.-L. Breguet turned to the classical rules of proportion and order. As in all precious objects, it is the
sum of detail that gives a watch its particular presence. Today Breguet watches carry the pedigree of an original design in sharp,
blued-steel hands and the crisp engine-turning of the dial.
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A single number
Watch enthusiasts agree that each Breguet watch represents an exceptional standard of horological art that deserves to be
identified for posterity. Since Breguets early days, the manufacturing numbers of its watches have enabled collectors to confirm
their origin and provenance. In keeping with tradition, the unique production number assigned to each Breguet watch will testify
to the talent and the care of its manufacture for generations to come.
The secret signature
Their very success soon made Breguets watches a tempting target for counterfeiters. In 1795, Breguet came up with a
countermeasure: the secret signature. Etched into the dial, the signature is all but invisible unless the dial is examined in oblique
light. Still a token of authenticity today, the secret signature has remained a feature of most Breguet dials down to the present.
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Around 1786, Breguet began fitting his watches with engine-turned silver or gold di als of his own design. The craft of carving
recurring patterns in metal is rare today, but it remains one of the details that identify Breguet watches. Manually engine-turned,
their dials are celebrated for the fineness of their patterns, reflecting the regularity of the movements within.
An eng ine -tu rned dia l is ind isputably a true work of art . Smooth to star t wit h, the sol id gol d dia l pla te is fir st worked wit h
a hand graver to outline and hollow out the areas of the dial reserved for such indications as the power reserve, the phases ofthe moon, the subdial for the seconds and others, depending on the model. Engine-turning as such can now begin, resulting in a
finely textured, glareproofed matt surface. Not only do the decorative patterns selected clou de Parishobnailing, pav de Paris
cobbling, sunburst, barleycorn, waves, crossweave, checkerboard, flame and many more make the dial far easier to read, they
also contribute greatly to its unique character.
Today still, Breguet craftsmen continue to use engine-turning lathes designed and built over a century ago. With a precision
of a tenth of a millimeter, they engrave intricate patterns reflecting their uncommon virtuosity. From start to finish, engine-turning
depends essentially on the craftsmans sharp eye and steady hand, of which the lathe is but an extension.
Once the dial plate has been meticulously engine-turned by hand, it is silver coated using techniques developed over two
centuries ago: powdered silver is delicately brushed on the plate with circular or linear movements, depending on the type of
satin-like finish desired.
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Today, the same kind of engine-turned guillochwork engraved on gold Breguet dials is also executed on delicate and brittle
plates of mother-of-pearl a truly impressive achievement in its own right.
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Breguet numerals
Some Breguet watches display the distinctive numerals that A.- L. Breguet designed. Although he himself was no calligraphist,
Breguets Arabic numerals show his flair for combin ing function with elegance. Still used today , particularly on watches with enamel
dials, Breguet numerals first appeared before the French Revolution when they shared the dial with tiny stars to mark the minutes
and stylised fleur-de-lysat five-minute intervals. By 1790 they had assumed their definitive form.
Caseband fluting
The fluting ( fine grooves enhanced with double beading ) on the caseband of Breguets watches is another of the discreet
decorative details that constitute what has become known as the Breguet style. In common with many period Breguet timepieces,most of its modern wristwatches have fluted casebands - one of the features that set them apart from other watches. The fluted
pattern is cold-rolled into the caseband then finished by hand on a mechanical workpiece-holder.
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Breguet hands
Breguet watches have featured its founders celebrated hollow, eccentric moon tip watch hands for over two centuries now.
Designed around 1783, his slim, sleek hands proved an instant success and the expression Breguet hands soon became a common
watchmakers term. Simple and easy-to-read, they are found on most Breguet timepieces and have been widely imitated by others.
Lugs
Alt hough essenti al only to wristwatches , the lugs tha t lin k the strap to the case bear all the hal lmarks of authentic Bregue t
styling. Screw-pins, rather than the more usual sprung bars, hold the strap between the horns, a solution that is not only better
looking but also more secure. The lugs have to be welded onto the caseband as much for the technical reasons of rigidity and
strength as for aesthetic consistency. Equally exacting is the drilling of the hole for the winding stem. Only absolute precision
ensures a watertight case.
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Conveying an ultimate touch of elegance and refinement, the writing instruments and cufflinks reflect the brand signature
features, such as the famous fluted pattern. The writing instruments crafted in silver pay tribute to literature and to the authors who
have honoured Breguet. Whether the cufflinks rev eal something of the celebrated engine-turned or white grand feuenamelled dials,
reinterpret the Clou de Parishobnail design, feature the Breguet initial or a miniature oscillating weight, all salute the splendour
of the brands timepieces and the skill of its watchmaking artisans.
Writing instruments and cufflinks. A sense of presence and refinement.
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Fountain pen, ref. WI01AG03F.Roller pen, ref. WI02AG03F.
Ballpoint pen / mechanical pencil, ref. WI03AG03F.
Complete set, ref. WIS1AG03F.
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18-carat white gold. Middle section set with diamonds,
dial engine-turned by hand, ref. 9905.BB.GU.D.
Availab le excl usively from Br eguet bo utiques.
18-carat yellow gold with Clou de Paris
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18-carat white gold and onyx,
with oscillating weight, ref. 9907.BB.OX.
18-carat pink gold and chocolate-brown enamel
with Breguet B, ref. 9903.BR.EC .
18-carat pink gold with moon-phase display on grand
feu enamelled background, rf. 9905.BR.7787.
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Hand chamfering. Hand chamfering or bevelling is a meticulous and delicate finish that calls
for a blend of know-how and dexterity. The operation consists of rounding off the sharp edgesof watch parts using a succession of different files and then a buff composed of a lath of wood
covered with emery paper. The chamfer achieved is polished with a burnisher, a small tool generally
made of ground steel coated with diamantine polishing powder. The outline of the parts is thus
accentuated by creating a luminous shimmering effect.
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The Tradition collection pays a vibrant tribute to the memory of Breguet. Inspired by the legendary souscriptionwatches ofBreguet, Tradition timepieces suggest both a return to the brands origins and a vision of its future. Aptly reconciling established and
avant-garde styling, their dial face accommodates horological complications in trim, aesthetically sweeping compositions. True to the
rules of flawless craftsmanship instituted two centuries ago, even their most modest parts receive a sand-blasted surface finish,
meticulously applied by hand. Masterly expressions of times elusive complexity, Tradition timepieces deftly capture its innermost spirit.
The Tradition collection by Breguet.An invitation to journey through time and beyond time.
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7027BA/11/9V6
Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat
yellow gold. Hand-wound
movement with power reserveindicated above and underneath.
Off-centred silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose engine.
Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant
to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white
gold with silvered movement.
Diameter : 37 mm.
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7027BR/G9/9V6
Tradition wristwatch in
18-carat rose gold. Hand-woundmovement with power reserve
indicated above and underneath.
Off-centred black dial in gold,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 37 mm.
7027BR/R9/9V6
Tradition wristwatch in
18-carat rose gold. Hand-woundmovement with power reserve
indicated above and underneath.
Off-centred black dial in gold,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 37 mm.
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7027BB/G9/9V6
Tradition wristwatch in
18-carat white gold. Hand-wound
movement with power reserve
indicated above and underneath.
Off-centred black dial in gold,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 37 mm.
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7037BB/11/9V6
Tradition wristwatch in
18-carat white gold. Self-
winding movement with
retrograding seconds hand.
Off-centred silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 38 mm.
7037BA/11/9V6
Tradition wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold. Self-
winding movement with
retrograding seconds hand.
Off-centred silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 38 mm.
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7057BB/11/9W6
Tradition wristwatch
in 18-carat white gold.
Hand-wound movement with
power reserve indicated on
the dial and on the back.
Off-centred silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 40 mm.
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7057BR/G9/9W6
Tradition wristwatch
in 18-carat rose gold.
Hand-wound movement with
power reserve indicated on
the dial and on the back.
Off-centred black gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant t o 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e gold with
slate grey movement.
Diameter : 40 mm.
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7057BR/R9/9W6
Tradition wristwatch
in 18-carat rose gold.
Hand-wound movement with
power reserve indicated on
the dial and on the back.
Off-centred black gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant t o 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 40 mm.
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7047PT/11/9ZU
Tradition Grande Complication
wristwatch in platinum, with
fusee tourbillon. Balance spring
in silicon. Hand-wound movement
with power reserve displayed
on the barrel drum. Off-
centred silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 41 mm.
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7047BA/11/9ZU
Tradition Grande Complication
wristwatch in 18-carat yellow
gold, with fusee tourbillon. Balance
spring in silicon. Hand-wound
movement with power reserve
displayed on the barrel drum.
Off-centred silvered gold
dial, hand-engraved on a
rose engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 41 mm.
Engine turning an oscillating weight. The engine-turning lathe, or rose engine, is
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a time-honoured instrument enabling the artisan to engrave tiny tenth of a millimetre
motifs in gold using a traditional technique. The comb ination of straight and circular
lines creates intricate yet elegantly restrained patterns.
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Whether extra-thin models with manually wound or automatic movements or complicated watches, they are all true to the technicalprinciples, the artistry and the traditional values of the Breguet watch. Classique wristwatches capture the essence of Breguets original
features. In some models, the precious materials of former times and fired enamel dials with Arabic numerals wi ll delight Breguet enthusiasts.
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5157BB/11/9V6
Extra-thin Classique
wristwatch in 18-carat
white gold. Self-winding
movement. Balance springin silicon. Silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant t o 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n yello w gold .
Diameter : 38 mm.
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5907BA/12/984
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold.
Hand-wound movement withseconds subdial. Silvered gold
dial, hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also in whit e or rose gold.
Diameter : 34 mm.
5920BA/15/984
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold. Self-
winding movement withdate and seconds subdial.
Silvered gold dial, hand-
engraved on a rose engine.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e or rose gold.
Diameter : 34 mm.
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5930BA/12/986
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold. Self-winding movement with
date. Silvered gold dial, hand-
engraved on a rose engine.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e gold .
Diameter : 35.50 mm.
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5967BA/11/9W6
Extra-thin Classique
wristwatch in 18-carat
yellow gold. Hand-woundmovement. Silvered gold
dial, hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e gold .
Diameter : 41 mm.
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5177BR/12/9V6
Classique wristwatch
in 18-carat rose gold.
Self-winding movement with
date. Lever and escape wheel
in silicon. Balance spring withBreguet overcoil. Silvered gold
dial, hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n yello w or white gold.
Diameter : 38 mm.
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5177BB/29/9V6
Classique wristwatch
in 18-carat white gold. Self-
winding movement with date.
Lever and escape wheel in
silicon. Balance spring with
Breguet overcoil. Whitegrand feuenamel dial. Breguet
Arabic numeral s. Se cret
signature. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also in yellow or r ose go ld.
Diameter : 38 mm.
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5178BR/29/9V6 D000
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat rose gold. Bezel
set with 84 diamonds, approx.
0.634 ct. Self-winding movement
with date. Lever and escape wheel
in silicon. Balance spring withBreguet overcoil. White grand feu
enamel dial. Breguet Arabic numerals.
Secret signature. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n yello w or white gold.
Diameter : 38 mm.
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5140BA/12/9W6
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold. Self-
winding movement withseconds subdial. Balance
spring in silicon. Silvered
gold dial, hand-engraved
on a rose engine. Water-
resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 40 mm.
5140BA/29/9W6
Classique wristwatch
in 18-carat yellow gold.
Self-winding movement with
seconds subdial. Balancespring in silicon. White
grand feuenamel dial. Breguet
Arabic numerals . Secr et s ignatur e.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e gold .
Diameter : 40 mm.
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5140BB/12/9W6
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat white gold. Self-
winding movement withseconds subdial. Balance
spring in silicon. Silvered
gold dial, hand-engraved
on a rose engine. Water-
resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 40 mm.
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5207BB/12/9V6
Classique wristwatch
in 18-carat white gold.
Self-winding movement.
Retrograding seconds subdialand power-reserve indicator.
Off-centred chapter ring. Silvered
gold dial, hand-engraved on a
rose engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 39 mm.
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Available with yellow gold
bracelet, ref. 5207BA/12/AV0.
5207BA/12/9V6
Classique wristwatch
in 18-carat yellow gold.
Self-winding movement.
Retrograding seconds subdialand power-reserve indicator.
Off-centred chapter ring. Silvered
gold dial, hand-engraved on a
rose engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 39 mm.
5207BB/12/BV0
Classique wristwatch
in 18-carat white gold.
Self-winding movement.
Retrograding seconds subdial
and power-reserve indicator.Off-centred chapter ring. Silvered
gold dial, hand-engraved on a
rose engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar
( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.
Diameter : 39 mm.
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5197BA/15/986
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold. Self-
winding movement with date.
Lever, escape wheel and balancespring in silicon. Silvered gold
dial, hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar
( 30 m ). Also in white gold.
Diameter : 35.50 mm.
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Available with yellow gold
bracelet, ref. 8067BA/52/AC0.
8067BA/52/964
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold.
Self-winding movement.Natural mother-of-pearl dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar
( 30 m ). Also in white gold.
Diameter : 30 mm.
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8068BB/52/BCO DD00
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat white gold. Bezel
and lugs set with 64 diamonds,
approx. 1.09cts. Self-
winding movement. Naturalmother-of-pearl dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also in yello w gold .
Diameter : 30 mm.
8068BB/52/964 DD00
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat white gold. Bezel and
lugs set with 64 diamonds,
approx. 1.09cts. Self-
winding movement. Naturalmother-of-pearl dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n yello w gold .
Diameter : 30 mm.
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8788
Also A vailable: 36 mm diamet er,
ref. 8787BR/29/986.
7787BR/29/9V6
Classique wristwatch in 18-carat
rose gold. Self-winding movement
with power-reserve indicator andphases and age of the moon. White
grand feuenamel dial with Breguet
Arabic numerals and secret
signature. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 39 mm.
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Also Available: 36 mm diameter, bezel and lugs set with diamonds,
ref. 8788BB/12/986 DD00 and 8788BR/12/986 DD00.
7787BB/12/9V6
Classique wristwatch in 18-carat
white gold. Self-winding movement
with power-reserve indicator andphases and age of the moon.
Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved
on a rose engine. Sapphire
caseback. Water-resistant to
3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in rose gold.
Diameter : 39 mm.
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Also Available: 39 mm diameter, bezel and lugs
set with diamonds, ref. 7788BR/29/9V6 DD00.
8788BR/29/986 DD00
Classique wristwatch in 18-carat
rose gold. Bezel and lugs set with
96 diamonds, approx. 0.768ct.
Self-winding movement with
power-reserve indicator and phases
and age of the moon. White
grand feuenamel dial with Breguet
Arabic numerals and secret
signature. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 36 mm.
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Watch No.5, started in 1787 but only finished in March 1794 by A.-L. Breguet for Count
Journiac St. Mard. This watch was acquired by Nicolas G. Hayek for the Breguet Museum
for the highest price ever paid at a public auction for an antique watch by Breguet.
This watch inspired the reference 3137 wristwatch of today.
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3137BA/11/986
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold. Self-
winding movement with
date, power-reserve indicator
and phases and age of the
moon. Balance spring in
silicon. Silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e gold .
Diameter : 35.50 mm.
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Available with yellow gold
bracelet, ref. 7137BA/11/AV0.
7137BA/11/9V6
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat yellow gold. Self-
winding extra-thin movement
with date, power-reserve indicator
and phases and age of the
moon. Balance spring in
silicon. Silvered gold dial,
hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also in whit e gol d.
Diameter : 39 mm.
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A watch only comes to life in a master watchmakers expert hands.Drawing on his professional skills and experience, he assembles,
fits and adjusts every component of the movementbefore encasing it and fitting on the dial.
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Available with rose gold
bracelet, ref. 7337BR/1E/RV0.
7337BR/1E/9V6
Classique wristwatch in
18-carat rose gold. Self-
winding movement showing
the date, the day and the phases
and age of the moon. Balance
spring in silicon. Seconds
subdial. Off-centred chapter ring.
Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved
on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also in yello w or white gold.
Diameter : 39 mm.
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Available with yellow gold
bracelet, ref. 5707BA/12/AV0.
5707BA/12/9V6
Le Rveil du Tsar. Classique
alarm wristwatch in 18-carat
yellow gold. Self-winding
movement with seconds subdial
and date. Second time-zone
indicator. Alarm time and alarm
power-reserve indicators. Alarm
on/off indicator. Silvered gold
dial, hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 39 mm.
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Available with w hite gold
bracelet, ref. 5707BB/12/BV0.
5707BB/12/9V6
Le Rveil du Tsar. Classique
alarm wristwatch in 18-carat
white gold. Self-winding
movement with seconds subdial
and date. Second time-zone
indicator. Alarm time and alarm
power-reserve indicators.
Alarm on/off indicato r. Sil vered
gold dial, hand-engraved on a
rose engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 39 mm.
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5
6
7
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2
3
4
5
6
1
7
Clou de Parison the main dial
Satin circulaireon the hour circle
Saut piqu(o r liser) on the minute cir cle
Pointes de diamant(o r Pav de Paris) on the subdia l at the 3
Vieux panieron the upper half of subdial at the 9
Dcor flammon the lower half of subdial at the 9
Grain dorge circulaireon the small seconds subdial at the 6 (and on the rotor)
The seven engraved patternson the dial of the Rveil du Tsar.
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The Classique Rveil Musical watch plays a crystal-clear tune, The Thieving Magpie overture by Rossini, either on demand
or at the time set by the alarm function. Based on the 777 self-winding movement incorporating an escapement as well as a
Breguet balance spring both made in silicon, this technical masterpiece houses a patented musical mechanism. A disc carrying the
pins replaces the traditional music-box cy linder and alternately acts on the 15 metal teeth of the comb. A metallic glass membrane,
engine-turned by hand, placed beneath the movement and serving to amplify the frequencies required to emit the tune, sets the
finishing touch to this exceptional mechanism. The back of the gold case protecting the membrane in Liquidmetal is drilled with
several openings designed to ensure optimal sound transmission. To enhance listening pleasure, the model is equipped with the
first magnetic strike governor in watchmaking history. This patented system, equipped with magnets isolated within a cage,
manages to eliminate background noise as well as the characteristic wear typical of classic strike-governors.
Further expressing the inimitable Breguet flair for details, the presentation box is crafted from resonance wood. Resonance
spruce is the main type of wood chosen by luthiers as the vibrating membrane on stringed instruments. This wood, found in the
Risoud forest of the Joux Valley which is home to the Manufacture Breguet, remarkably amplifies the tune of the Rveil Musical.
The Rveil Musical watch by Breguet.An encounter between Music and the Art of Watchmaking.
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7800BA/11/9YV
Rveil Musical. Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold.Self-winding movement. Rotating dial hand-engraved on a
rose engine and rhodium coated. Silvered gold chapter ring.
Alarm o n/off and a utonomy indicato rs. Water-r esistan t to
3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white gold. Diameter : 48 mm.
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5947BA/12/9V6
Classique split-seconds chrono-
graph in 18-carat yellow gold.
Hand-wound movement with
seconds subdial. 30-minute
totaliser. Split-seconds pushpiece
in the crown. Compensating
balance spring with Breguet
overcoil. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e gold .
Diameter : 39 mm.
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Available with rose gold
bracelet, ref. 5247BR/12/RV0.
5247BR/12/9V6
Classique chronograph
in 18-carat rose gold.
Hand-wound movement with
seconds subdial and 30-minute
totaliser. Tachometric scale
indication. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also in whit e gol d.
Diameter : 39 mm.
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Available with rose gold
bracelet, ref. 5247BR/29/RV0.
5247BR/29/9V6
Classique chronograph
in 18-carat rose gold.
Hand-wound movement with
seconds subdial and 30-minute
totaliser. Tachometric scale
indication. White grand feu
enamel dial. Breguet Arabicnumerals. Secret signature.
Sapphire caseback. Water-
resistant t o 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also in whit e gol d.
Diameter : 39 mm.
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5238BB/10/9V6 DD00
Classique openworked
chronograph in 18-carat white
gold. Hand-wound movementwith seconds subdial. 30-minute
totaliser. Bezel, lugs and case-
band paved with 96 baguette-cut
diamonds, approx. 13cts.
Diameter : 40.30 m m.
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Gold, platinum, precious stones, mother-of-pearl.Breguet makes a point of selecting only the finest
and noblest metals and materialsfor its exceptional timepieces.
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7717BA/1E/986
Classique wristwatch in 18-carat
yellow gold. Self-winding move-
ment with perpetual calendar
showing, on one line, the day,
date, month and leap years,
with instant year jump. Patented
mechanism. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n whit e gold .
Diameter : 35.50 mm.
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5327BA/1E/9V6
Classique wristwatch in 18-carat
yellow gold. Self-winding extra-thin
movement engraved by hand, with
perpetual calendar showing the day,
date, month, leap years and the
phases and age of the moon.
Balance spring in silicon. Power-
reserve indicator. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose engine.
Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant
to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white
or rose gold and in platinum.
Diameter : 39 mm.
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From first glance, Hora Mundi is an invitation to journey across oceans and continents. Europe-Africa, Asia-Oceania or
Ame rica : thr ee par ts of the wor ld are respecti ve ly dep ict ed on thr ee di ffe ren t mod els.
This set of three dials for a time-zone watch featuring understated indications conceals a single and extremely ingenious
mechanism. The fact that the display of the local time zone and of any other selected time zone is provided by the same hands
implies instant time change in order for the watch to be truly functional. This technical feat is accomplished by means of a
mechanical memory system featuring two heart-shaped cams. Another challenge it embodies lies in ensuring that the date and
the day/night indication are instantly aligned with the time displayed.
The Classique Hora Mundi is thus the first mechanical instant-jump time-zone watch with a mechanical memory providing
synchronised displays of the date, day/night indication and city.
Hora Mundi.A new generation of time-zone watches.
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Available with Ame rica dial, ref. 5717PT/US /9ZU,
or Asia-Oceania dial, ref. 5717PT/AS/9ZU.
5717PT/EU/9ZU
Classique wristwatch in platinum.
Self-winding movement.
Instant-jump time-zone display
with synchronised date, day/night
indication and city. Gold dial depicting
the continents of Europe and Africa,
hand-engraved on a rose enginewith wave motif coated with
translucent lacquer. Sapphire
caseback. Water-resistant to
3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in rose gold.
Diameter : 43 mm.
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5717PT/US/9ZU
Classique wristwatch in platinum.
Self-winding movement.
Instant-jump time-zone display
with synchronised date, day/night
indication and city. Gold dial
depicting the American continent,
hand-engraved on a rose enginewith wave motif coated with
translucent lacquer. Sapphire
caseback. Water-resistant to
3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in rose gold.
Diameter : 43 mm.
Available with Europe -Africa dial, ref. 5717PT/ EU/9ZU,
or Asia-Oceania dial, ref. 5717PT/AS/9ZU.
Available with E urope-Af rica dial, ref. 5717BR/EU/ 9ZU,
or America dial, ref. 5717BR/US/9ZU.
5717BR/AS/9ZU
Classique wristwatch in 18-carat
rose gold. Self-winding movement.
Instant-jump time-zone display
with synchronised date, day/night
indication and city. Gold dial depicting
the continents of Asia and Oceania,
hand-engraved on a rose enginewith wave motif coated with
translucent lacquer. Sapphire
caseback. Water-resistant to
3 bar (30m). Also in platinum.
Diameter : 43 mm.
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Chasing a movement. Using one of the many scorpers or gravers that he
himself fashions on a grinding-wheel according to the motif to be executed,
the artisan engraves the drawings freehand. Gifted with artistic flair and
exemplary dexterity, he contributes to the unique nature of each part.
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Breguets Grandes Complications salute the centuries-old meeting of peerless watchmaking and mechanical mastery. Even
today, watchmakers approach this area of watchmaking with few illusions as to the magnitude of the challenge. Building a Grande
Complication wristwatch confronts them with a maze of technical difficulties challenging both their skill and their powers of invention.
Thinking and working in four dimensions, generations of Breguet watchmakers have driven their art to new heights, turning out minute
repeaters, perpetual calendar watches and tourbillon designs. Several patents have honoured their innovative spirit and their brilliant
research in these fields.
The Classiques Grandes Complications.Art in the superlative.
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3357BR/12/986
Classique Grande Complication
wristwatch in 18-carat rose gold,
with tourbillon. Hand-wound
movement, engraved by hand.
Running seconds on the
tourbillon shaft. Compensating
balance spring with Breguet
overcoil. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose
engine. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Also i n yello w or white gold.
Diameter : 35 mm.
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3358BB/52/986 DD00
Classique Grande Complication
wristwatch in 18-carat white
gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound
movement. Running seconds on
the tourbillon shaft. Compensating
balance spring with Breguet
overcoil. Bezel and lugs set with
74 diamonds, approx. 1.33 cts .
Natural mother-of-pearldial, hand-engraved on a
rose engine. Breguet Arabic
numerals. Sapphire caseback.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 35 mm.
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3355PT/00/986
Classique Grande Complication
openworked wristwatch in
platinum, with tourbillon. Hand-
wound movement, engraved by
hand. Running seconds on the
tourbillon shaft. Compensating
balance spring with Breguet
overcoil. Chapter ring and seconds
semi-circle in silvered gold,
hand-engraved on a rose engine.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 35 mm.
3355PT/00/PA0
Classique Grande Complication
openworked wristwatch in
platinum, with tourbillon. Hand-
wound movement, engraved by
hand. Running seconds on the
tourbillon shaft. Compensating
balance spring with Breguet
overcoil. Chapter ring and seconds
semi-circle in silvered gold,
hand-engraved on a rose engine.
Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).
Diameter : 35 mm.
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A watch balance wil l go fast or slow depending on the posi tion
of the watch. Breguet addressed the problem by rotating the
entire balance and escapement around their common axis once
a minute. This constant rotation averages out all the positional
errors. A.-L. Breguet received a patent from Frances Ministry of
the Interior for a new regulating device known as the tourbillon
on June 26, 1801. The document was dated according to the
Republican calendar of the time, 7 Messidor, Year 9.
The tourbillon was perhaps too technically sophisticated for
everyday use ; only 35 were sold between 1805 and A.-L. Breguets
death in 1823. But it came into its own in the hands of hi s succes-
sors, who acknowledged it as horologys most ingenious invention.
Although progress has given watchmakers more convent ional
means of obtaining accuracy in wristwatches, the tourbillon
retains its fascination by reason of the complexity of its action
and the sheer genius of its concept. For many, the tourbillon
embodies the scientific thinking of the Age of Reason.
Breguets tourbillon survives today because its complexity
offers unlimited scope for refinement and improvement. In
the space of a wristwatch, balancing the forces and inertias
generated by rotating and oscillating mechanisms becomes
even more exacting. The critical element is the construction of
the lightweight yet strong carriage that rotates the movements
regulating organ.
The tourbillon is a device formely used toeliminate the effe cts of gravity on the rate of a watch.
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The original drawing of the t