Breguet’s unchanging codes
RETRO-PERSPECTIVE
May 2019
The imprint left by Abraham-Louis Breguet was so strong, technically and aesthetically, that the successive houses that bore his name have never deviated (…)
Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395
May 2019
For its new Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395, Breguet has opted for an extra-thin three-millimeter thick skeleton design for its tourbillon (…)
The quest for an everlasting story
ARCHIVES AND HERITAGE
March 2019
Never has the watchmaking heritage of watch brands been so well-documented. The fashion for vintage has had a hand in this, forcing watchmakers to (…)
Breguet Reine de Naples 8905 Saint Valentine’s Day
December 2018
Created as part of Breguet’s time-honored tradition, the Reine de Naples is adorned with hues of pink and mauve, encircled by diamonds. The timepiece ticks (…)
Breguet Marine Chronographe 5527
November 2018
In 1820, Abraham-Louis Breguet, official timekeeper to the French Royal Navy since 1815, created the double second watch, or observation chronometer, a (…)
Watch Curator ’18
- Tourbillons
THE TOURBILLON MAELSTROM
October 2018
Although always, or nearly always, confined to their cages, tourbillons are breaking free. They are beating at every frequency, in every genre of watch and (…)
Watch Curator ’18
- Sport
THE AGE OF MATURITY IN WATCHMAKING
October 2018
With greater accuracy and the invention of the chronograph, watchmaking in the 19th century was a booming industry, directly contributing to the rise of the (…)
Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-plat Automatique 5367
October 2018
Simplicity is the essence of true classicism: this timepiece is reduced to its simplest expression and displays nothing but the essential in the most (…)
Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5367
August 2018
The inventor of the tourbillon regulator is introducing its Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique in a “Grand Feu” enamel version. This new Classique (…)
From sedentary time to travelling clocks
HISTORY
February 2018
Whether in quest of pastures new, whether migrating, invading or conquering, engaged in trading and cultural exchanges or on exploration, crusades or (…)
The origins of the Breguet 7077 Independent Chronograph
HISTORY
January 2018
Starting in 1820, Abraham-Louis Breguet got to work on what he called a “double seconds, or observation” watch. Finally perfected in 1823, it is considered (…)
A special Breguet Classique up for auction at Only Watch 2017
July 2017
The pure and elegant timepiece is struck in 18k yellow gold and also boasts an in-line perpetual calendar complication.
