Breguet 2010/2011 Catalogue

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Introduction

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A word from Marc A. Hayek 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 achieved within its 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. This brand has been cherished by my grandfather Nicolas G. Hayek, nurtured by challenges and passion. I am dedicated to doing all in my power to perpetuate and develop the art of Breguet.

Marc A. Hayek President and CEO of Montres Breguet SA

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Breguet, from rebirth to continuity.

In 1999, Nicolas G. Hayek took over one of the most pre-

Recruitment of the best-qualified watchmakers was reinforced, as

cious names in fine watchmaking which was lying somewhat

was training and the passing on of time-honoured skills by artisans

dormant at the time. Driven by a genuine passion, he infused

excelling in their respective arts and crafts.

peerless vitality into a brand endowed with an exceptional herit-

Substantial and regular investments were made in state-

age and know-how that are recognised by its most prestigious

of-the-art testing machinery as well as in research and

peers. But the creative and visionary genius that was Nicolas

development. Nicolas G. Hayek attached great importance to

G. Hayek also revived the cultural and emotional dimension of

research and would initiate work on new materials such as the

the brand and restored it to its noble pedigree.

application of silicon in watchmaking, for components such as

A new chapter in Breguet history began, studded with fab-

the escapement, as well as whole new movement projects. Under

ulous projects, daring challenges and guided by the watchword

his leadership, Breguet developed and registered more than 77

of unveiling the finest treasures emerging from an encounter

new patents, and also built a new movement each year, several

between art, beauty and technology.

of which were truly revolutionary, such as the double tourbillon.

Now able to draw upon the industrial and commercial

This innovative capacity made Breguet a reference in the field

strength of the Swatch Group, the brand had all the material and

of Haute Horlogerie, alongside its existing unique status as an

technical resources it would need to perpetuate the art of fine

integral part of the European cultural heritage.

watchmaking and to create exceptional models in order to meet the expectations of brand devotees and connoisseurs.

It is this unique position that inspired the most prestigious museums to welcome the brand’s legendary timepieces. These

Signs of renewal soon appeared. The brand was first of all

initiatives were of course fervently supported by Breguet.

equipped with a manufacturing facility on a par with its ambitions.

Exhibitions in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, or in the Louvre

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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 reproducing the legendary Marie-Antoinette watch that had vanished 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 humanity’s historical and cultural heritage well beyond the watchmaking world through various prestigious patronage activities with a powerful emotional con-

It was this universe mingling art, culture, understatement

tent. The most iconic of all, to mention but one, is undoubtedly

and exceptional achievements that Nicolas G. Hayek loved to

the restoration of the Petit Trianon, an authentic tribute paid by

share. Following his untimely death on June 28th 2010, Marc

Breguet to Queen Marie-Antoinette, a sincere admirer and loyal

A. Hayek has taken up the reins of the brand. The spirit remains

customer of the brand.

and the story continues‌

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Breguet within the Swatch Group. uphold the prestige of its name, ensure the exclusiveness 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 Since its acquisition by the Swatch Group in September

now benefits from much increased energy and improved efficiency.

1999, the Breguet company has enjoyed the substantial sup-

Breguet has established its essential role in the luxury-watch

port of the world’s largest watch manufacturer. The company

sector by opening its own prestigious boutiques in the world’s

has harnessed the Group’s resources in product development,

major destinations, including Geneva, Zurich, Paris, Cannes,

manufacturing, marketing and distribution to bring Breguet

London, Vienna, Moscow, Ekaterinburg, New York, Los Angeles,

watchmaking to demanding and sophisticated clients.

Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul.

The Group is committed to preserving the company’s

Manufacturing has received equal attention. Large invest-

watchmaking traditions. Breguet, like the Group’s other com-

ments have been allocated to the expansion of the Breguet

panies, maintains its separate identity and will continue to

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 brand’s vigour, remains a priority. Breguet’s watchmakers are hard at work conceiving and building novel designs that interpret the brand’s 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 Breguet’s vision of a future where its legacy provides for the development of tomorrow’s technologies.

The Breguet Boutique in Shanghai, Peace Hotel.

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Watchmaking at Breguet.

Breguet’s archives, kept in Switzerland and in Paris,

techniques. The constant modernisation of their equipment

record the developments that have sustained Breguet watch-

reveals the motivation of the craftsmen who build the Breguet

making for more than two centuries. The firm is committed

watch : pride in their work.

to remaining ahead of its time with a flow of inventions and improvements.

Today Breguet watches are made in the Vallée de Joux, the centre of advanced mechanical horology. The Breguet work-

Driven by the same enthusiasm that A.- L. Breguet brought to his art, craftsmen work daily to perfect the timepieces that earn Breguet its position as the architect of fine horology.

shops bring together extraordinary resources to handle the

Their workshops provide the technical environment where

essential aspects of watchmaking. The concentration of special-

man and machine live in harmony. Like musicians in an orches-

ised knowledge and technology covers movement construction,

tra, Breguet’s watchmakers tune their instruments to the fre-

parts manufacture and watch assembly to ensure an authentic

quencies and themes A.-L. Breguet composed centuries ago.

product of supreme quality.

Although equipped with the latest optical aids and

Equipped with watchmaking tools that A.- L. Breguet could

measuring apparatus, the men and women who build Breguet

scarcely imagine, his successors in the Breguet workshops

watches still depend on the traditional tools that can only

combine avant-garde processes with closely guarded traditional

come to life in the practiced hands of a craftsman. And watch-

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makers still keep their old bow-lathes in the bottom drawer of their workbenches, hoping they’ll find a pivot that needs an expert’s 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 possible 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 L’Orient, Vallée de Joux, Switzerland.

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All of the hundreds of operations that go into the orchestration 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 Manufacture Breguet’s unrivaled combination of horological tradition and sophisticated technology generates impeccable beauty and quality in time.

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.

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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. Breguet’s approach to watchmaking preserves the individuality of each watch in a world of standard products.

A.- L. Breguet never made two watches exactly alike, 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.

Both art and craft, the sheer expertise displayed by the watchmakers of Manufacture Breguet indubitably ranks as one of the brand’s most vital assets.

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The Marie-Antoinette “Grande Complication” pocket watch number 1160.

Said to have been fascinated by Breguet’s watches,

museum in Jerusalem and finally recovered in December 2007,

Marie-Antoinette acquired over the years a number of his time-

this undisputed masterpiece of horology experienced a fate so

pieces, notably a perpétuelle fitted with a self-winding device.

mysterious and bizarre that it became something of an obsession.

In 1783, a mysterious admirer of hers ordered from Breguet, as

In 2004, Nicolas G. Hayek challenged Breguet’s watchmakers to

a gift for the Queen, a watch that was to be as spectacular as

build an exact replica of this breathtaking pocket watch.

possible, incorporating the fullest range of horological expertise

Recreating so many complications solely with the help

known at the time. The order stipulated that wherever possible

of ancient documents proved a real challenge for the firm’s

gold should replace other metals and that auxiliary mecha-

technicians and watchmakers. The original technical drawings

nisms, i.e. complications, should be as numerous and varied

in the Breguet Museum archives and the material available in

as possible. No time or financial limits were imposed.

such rich sources of cultural information as the Musée des Arts

Long a purveyor to the French court, Breguet thus had a

et Métiers, both in Paris, provided the only available informa-

free hand. Alas, the Queen never got to admire her present, watch

tion and guidance regarding the watch’s every function and

number 160, known as the “Marie-Antoinette” in her honour. It

styling detail. Comparing the projected watch with contem-

was only finished in 1827, 34 years after her death, 4 years after

porary timepieces, in particularly the Duc de Praslin’s watch,

Breguet’s and 44 years after he’d accepted the order.

revealed novel aspects of the design and workshop techniques

For two centuries now, both this timepiece’s extreme

of the period. The research uncovered skills which had partly

intricacy and its fabulous destiny have fascinated watchmakers

disappeared, enabling Breguet to produce a timepiece faithful

and haunted the imagination of collectors. Stolen in 1983 from a

in every way to its fabled ancestor.

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A work of art in its own right, the new Marie-Antoinette

to its special escapement with natural lift, a cylindrical balance

perpétuelle, or self-winding, watch features a minute repeater

spring in gold and a bimetallic balance. A double pare-chute

that on command strikes hours, quarters and minutes as well

shock-protection device protects the balance-wheel staff and the

as a full perpetual calendar showing the date, the day and the

oscillating weight arbors against blows and jarring.

month at two, six and eight o’clock respectively. At ten o’clock,

In April 2008, after four long years of research and

an equation-of-time display expresses the difference between

reconstruction, the new Marie-Antoinette timepiece was proud-

civil and solar time. At centre, jumping hours and a minute hand

ly placed in its impressive presentation case, carved from the

accompany a large independent seconds hand, the forerunner to

wood of the very Versailles oak tree under which the Queen

the chronograph hand, while a subdial for the running seconds is

once used to rest.

situated at six o’clock. A 48-hour power-reserve indicator and a bimetallic thermometer are positioned side by side.

The watch’s self-winding movement ( called perpétuelle in Breguet’s 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 mechanisms 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 watch’s sophisticated design extends

Following a long dry spell and a violent storm, the Domaine de Versailles had to have the once-mighty oak cut down, presenting its wood to Nicolas G. Hayek as a birthday gift.

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Pivotal inventions from 1775 to the present.

If Breguet holds a special place in our cultural heritage,

workshops demonstrated the latest horological improvements in

it is because its founder, A.- L. Breguet (1747-1823 ), set the

an original movement, mostly fitted with lever or ruby-cylinder

standard by which all fine watchmaking has since been judged.

escapements that he perfected.

Today, his heirs at Breguet still make each watch as a model of supreme horological art.

A.-L. Breguet took refuge in Switzerland from the excesses of the French Revolution. He returned to Paris overflowing with

A.- L. Breguet was born in Neuchâtel, but it was in Paris that

the ideas that produced the Breguet balance spring, his first

he spent most of his productive life. No aspect of watchmaking

carriage clock (sold to Bonaparte), the sympathique clock and

escaped his study, and his inventions were as fundamental to

its dependent watch, the tact watch, and finally the tourbillon,

horology as they were varied. His career started with a series of

patented in 1801.

breakthroughs : the development of the successful self-winding

Breguet became the indispensable watchmaker to the

perpétuelle watches, the introduction of gongs for repeating

scientific, military, financial and diplomatic élites of the age.

watches and the first shock-protection for balance pivots.

His timepieces ruled the courts of Europe. For his most dis-

Louis XVI and his Queen, Marie-Antoinette, were early

tinguished clients, Breguet designed his most remarkable

enthusiasts of Breguet’s watchmaking. Each watch from his

pieces, anticipating the wristwatch by two centuries for

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Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810. Honours saluted his enormous contribution to horology. Appointed to the Board of Longitude 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 brand’s vitality. Breguet’s 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 considerably longer than that of the founder’s inventions.

The Breguet workshops on Quai de l’Horloge in Paris, in 1775.

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A selection of Breguet inventions and innovations, from 1775 to the present day.

1780

Development of the perpétuelle, or automatic watch

1792

Development and production of the mechanism for the Chappe optical telegraph

1783

Invention of the gong spring for the minute repeater

1795

First description of the sympathique clocks Development of the perpetual date calendar

Design of the famous Breguet hands and numerals 1786

The Breguet dial, engine-turned by hand

1789

The ratchet key known as the “Breguet key”

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 )

Escapement working without oil 1790

Invention of the pare-chute ( timepiece shock absorbers )

Invention of the musical chronometer, the clockwork mechanism that acts as a metronome 1799

The tact watch

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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

1950

Chronograph reset mechanism Chronograph minute counter ( 2 patents )

1990

The sympathique wristwatch and its clock

1812

Appearance of dials with off-centred chapter ring

1815

Fine-tuning of the double-barrelled marine chronometer

1991

Timepiece with a running equation-of-time, perpetual equation-of-time wristwatch

1819

Ocular of an astronomical telescope

1994

1820

Invention of the montre Ă double seconde or observation chronometer, forerunner of the modern chronograph

Perpetual calendar mechanism, in-line perpetual calendar wristwatch

1996

Timepiece movement equipped with a perpetual calendar mechanism

1997

Patent of the in-line perpetual calendar wristwatch ( May 15 )

1998

The world’s smallest self-winding chronograph movement

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 )

Double power reserve

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2002

5 patents registered, including :

2008

Gong for a striking or alarm mechanism ( minute repeater )

Moon-phase mechanism ( Reine de Naples ) 2003

7 patents registered, including : Patent for a mechanism to lock the alarm function, column-wheel system ( Réveil du Tsar )

2004

Balance sping with “overcoil” terminal curve in silicon ( Tradition Tourbillon ) 2009

7 patents registered, including :

Shock-protection device for balance pivot ( Tradition ) 2006

Tourbillon timepiece movement equipped with a shock-protection device ( Tradition Tourbillon )

15 patents registered, including : Watch equipped with at least two regulating systems ( Double Tourbillon )

13 patents registered, including :

8 patents registered, including : Gong for a timepiece striking mechanism (minute repeater)

Balance for timepiece movement, titanium balance ( Tradition Tourbillon Fusée ) 2005

8 patents registered, including :

2010

11 patents registered, including : Timepiece comprising a high-frequency mechanical movement ( Type XXII ) Striking watch equipped with an acoustic membrane ( musical watch )

A musical module for a watch movement (musical watch ) 2007

3 patents registered, including :

A total of 77 patents registered since 2002

Timepiece comprising a power-reserve display device ( Tradition Tourbillon )

10Hz silicon escapement of the Type XXII chronograph.

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The advent of silicon at Breguet.

In January 2006, Nicolas G. Hayek officially announced

The balance spring is a central component of the movement and

the result of several years of research that was to lead to a

represents the beating heart of the watch. It is also the most

technological innovation of capital importance to the entire

sensitive part if one is seeking to improve the precision of time

Swiss watch industry : the advent of silicon and its applications

measurement. Coiled in a spiral shape and coupled with the

in manufacturing a certain number of components. One of

balance, its regular oscillations impart a certain cadence to the

the advantages of silicon is that this material does not react

movement and regulate the measurement of time. It is usually

to magnetic fields. Moreover, its density which is three times

made from a metal alloy and is subject to disturbances relating

lower than that of steel or brass facilitates the making of lighter

to shocks, magnetic fields, and the earth’s gravity. The flat

parts with lower inertia, while the material itself remains extre-

balance spring, which is extremely slender, may be made from

mely solid and highly resistant to corrosion and to wear.

silicon with a degree of precision verging on perfection in terms

In the watchmaking field, the properties of silicon also prove mechanically useful for certain movement parts such as

of the shape of its curves, thereby considerably enhancing the movement’s isochronism.

the balance spring. The production method for silicon compo-

Research on silicon began as early as 2006, with the

nents, deep reactive ion etching ( DRIE ), makes it possible to

first applications in Breguet modules. The new Classique 5177

create extremely complex shapes while ensuring extreme preci-

watch was equipped with an escape-wheel and a lever in

sion, such as those required to optimise the flat balance spring.

silicon, while the Classique 5197 and 5837 watches featured

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a silicon version for three components : the escape-wheel, the

concentric development and thus enhancing the precision of

lever and the flat balance spring.

the watch. Putting a curve into a sliver of silicon in order to

Silicon and its use for the flat balance spring led to

give this part its third dimension was a major feat in the watch

some spectacular feats. By way of example, the ultra-thin

industry. Silicon is not malleable like metal and forming this

reference 502.3 movement equipped with this component

bend rising up from the coil required a complete rethinking

and housed within the 5157 model represents a major accom-

of the production process. Breguet rose to the challenge and

plishment combining slenderness ( 2.4 mm ) with exceptional

the results of the research and development were unveiled

performances.

in 2010 in an exceptional model : the Tradition 7047 with a

The use of silicon balance springs in various movements over the past four years has shown totally convincing

tourbillon and a fusée and chain type transmission, equipped with a world-first “silicon Breguet balance spring”.

results. Breguet naturally therefore owed it to itself to develop

Another property of silicon on which watchmakers have

a silicon version of the “Breguet balance spring” with its

worked is its lightness, exemplified in the development of

famous overcoil or terminal curve invented in 1795 by the

the Type XXII 10 Hz model, the first and only series-made

brand founder. Breguet had conceived the ingenious idea

mechanical chronograph operating at a frequency of 10Hz or

of raising the end of the flat balance spring and bending

72,000 vibrations per second, and thereby able to mark off

it slightly towards the balance-staff, thereby ensuring a

20ths of a second.

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Awards 1996

Orologi Award Minute Repeater Classique 3637

2002

Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Ladies’ Watch Prize Reine de Naples 8908

2003

Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Public Prize Réveil du Tsar 5707 Watch of the Year Public Prize Classique 5207 World Photo Press WWW Awards Grand Prix in the Prestige category Classique Chronograph 5238

2004

World Photo Press WWW Awards Grand Prix in the Prestige category Classique Tourbillon Regulator 5307

2005

Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Special Jury Prize Tradition 7027

p. 53

Watch of the Year Jury Prize Tradition 7027

p. 53

World Photo Press WWW Awards Grand Prix in the Prestige category Tradition 7027

p. 53

Chronos Awards Best Concept Watch Tradition 7037

p. 56

p. 102

Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Public Prize Classique 5177

p. 73

p. 124

Chronos Awards Best Ladies’ Watch Reine de Naples 8928

p. 200 2006 p. 90

p. 78

p. 216

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2007

Best Watch of the Year Prestige category Tradition 7027 Relojes & Estilograficas Best Spanish Watch Marine Tourbillon Chronograph 5837

2009

2010 p. 53

p. 169

Official Prize of La Revue des Montres Grand Prix Laurent Jalou Tourbillon Messidor 5335

p. 117

Robb Report China Best of the Best complicated watch category Double Tourbillon 5347

p. 133

Relojes & Estilograficas Ladies’ Watch Prize Le Petit Trianon

p. 227

Goldene Unruh 2010 / Uhren Magazin Tradition 7027BB/G9

p. 55

Robb Report China Best of the Best jewellery watch category Crazy Flower Watches Days Public Prize Men’s Watch - First Prize Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT Public Prize Ladies’ Watch - Third Prize Reine de Naples Sonnerie 8978

p. 225

p. 62 p. 199

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Breguet archives.

A.-L. Breguet took pains to register the production and

Breguet registers, contributing to the history of its prestigious

sales of the company he founded in 1775. Each timepiece

timepieces. Today still, the company registers, constituting

was thus recorded under its individual number with a short

the core of the company archives in the Breguet Museum,

description, the date of sale and the name of the purchaser.

are a valuable source of information for watch experts and

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.

historians.

Opening the registers is like delving into history. In them are the famous names that have marked their era, from Queen

A case in point is Breguet’s first 2003 institutional

Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte and many others, to

advertising campaign. Designed to alert brand enthusiasts

those in the news today. Discretion, however, prevents the

throughout the world to the importance of keeping this tradi-

company from revealing the names of living owners.

tion alive, its message immediately generated sharp interest.

Hundreds of family names continue to be added every year to

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 brand’s models to record their names in the company registers, there by 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 Breguet’s 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 world’s most prominent individuals holds equal fascination for their literary contemporaries.

For the most fashionable writers of every era, it’s a Breguet, rather than a watch, that comes into the story. The firm’s 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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A selection of Breguet’s distinguished patrons.

Duc d’Orléans (1780 )

Prince Orloff (1810 )

Queen Victoria (1838 )

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1782 )

Prince Poniatowski (1811)

Duc de Morny (1841)

Louis XVI, King of France (1783 )

Prince Ferdinand of Spain (1812 )

Gioachino Rossini (1843)

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1787)

Prince Charles of Spain (1812 )

Horace Vernet (1855 )

Marquise de Condorcet (1792 )

Baron Hottinguer (1812 )

Comte de Paris (1863 )

Empress Joséphine of France (1798 )

The Florence Observatory (1812 )

Empress Isabelle du Brésil (1871)

Napoleon Bonaparte (1798 )

Empress Marie-Louise of France (1813)

Sir Winston Churchill (1901)

General Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc (1801)

Michel Ney, Marshal of France (1813)

King Fuad I of Egypt (1924 )

The Prince of Wales (1803 )

General Davidoff (1814 )

Maharadjah of Kapurthala (1924 )

Giovanni Paisiello (1804 )

The Duke of Wellington (1814)

Arthur Rubinstein (1930 )

The Prince of Wurtemberg (1805 )

Baron Rothschild (1815 )

Sergei Rachmaninov (1931)

Sélim III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1806 )

The Duke of Marlborough (1818)

Ettore Bugatti (1932 )

Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples (1807)

The Duke of Norfolk (1821)

Prince George of Greece (1934 )

Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1809 )

Louis XVIII, King of France (1821)

The Duke of Windsor (1950 )

George III, King of England (1810 )

Count Axel von Fersen (1835 )

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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 perpétuelle repeating watch. The future emperor’s family soon became Breguet’s 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 perpétuelle repeater 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 Queen’s 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. Breguet’s flow of invention, for watch number 160 was only completed after the queen’s 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 composer’s 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, sometimes, 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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The watch and the pen: literary passions.

A number of literary figures have paid tribute to the art of Breguet in their writings, among them : Stendhal, Pushkin, Prosper Mérimée, Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Henry Murger, Victor Hugo, and, more recently, John Fowles, Patrick O’Brian and Jiro Asada.

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)

Pushkin

(1799-1837 )

“ A dandy on the boulevards (...), strolling at leisure

until his Breguet, ever vigilant, reminds him it is midday.

”

Eugene Onegin (1825-1833 )

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Prosper Mérimée

(1803-1870 )

“ The traveller regrets taking so much money with him. He looks at his Breguet watch — perhaps it’s for the last time.

He would have been happier if it were hanging safely from his mantelpiece in Paris.

”

Lettre d’Espagne (1830 )

Balzac

(1799-1850 )

“ He drew out the most delicious thin watch that Breguet had ever made. Fancy, it is eleven o’clock, I was up early.”

Eugénie Grandet (1833 )

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 )

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 Bohème”

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Victor Hugo

(1802-1885 )

“ At times the heart plays tricks and lets us down. The vigilant are right.

For God ( the mighty Breguet ) gave us faith, and seeing it was good, improved it with a watchful eye.

”

Chansons des Rues et des Bois (1865 )

John Fowles

( 1926 - 2005 )

“ He takes out his watch, a Breguet, (…) an instrument from the bench of the greatest of watchmakers.”

The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969 )

Patrick O’Brian

(1914-2000 )

“ They were both indeed Breguet watches, wonderfully accurate, wonderfully resistant (…).”

Blue at the Mizzen (1999 )

Jiro Asada

“ 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.

It’s a real masterpiece, of unequalled precision.

”

Tooi Tsutsuoto (2002 )

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Breguet constructed his first travelling clock in 1796.

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.

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6190AG/12 Classique silver clock with thermometer calibrated in 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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The Breguet style.

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 Breguet’s 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 Breguet’s 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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Engine-turned dials Around 1786, Breguet began fitting his watches with engine-turned silver or gold dials 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 engine-turned dial is indisputably a true work of art. Smooth to start with, the solid gold dial plate is first worked with a hand graver to outline and hollow out the areas of the dial reserved for such indications as the power reserve, the phases of the 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 Paris hobnailing, pavé 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 craftsman’s 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 guillochÊ work 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, Breguet’s Arabic numerals show his flair for combining 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-lys at 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 Breguet’s 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 founder’s 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 watchmaker’s term. Simple and easy-to-read, they are found on most Breguet timepieces and have been widely imitated by others.

Lugs Although essential only to wristwatches, the lugs that link the strap to the case bear all the hallmarks of authentic Breguet 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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Writing instruments and cufflinks.

A sense of presence and refinement.

Fountain pen, ref. WI01AG03F. Roller pen, ref. WI02AG03F. Ballpoint pen / mechanical pencil, ref. WI03AG03F. Complete set, ref. WIS1AG03F.

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 reveal something of the celebrated engine-turned dials, reinterpret the clou de Paris hobnail design, feature the Breguet initial or a miniature oscillating weight, all salute the splendour of the brand’s timepieces and the skill of its watchmaking artisans.

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18-carat pink gold and chocolate-brown enamel with Breguet “B �, ref. 9903.BR.EC .

18-carat white gold. Middle section set with diamonds, dial engine-turned by hand, ref. 9905.BB.GU.D.

18-carat white gold and onyx, with oscillating weight, ref. 9907.BB.OX.

18-carat pink gold with clou de Paris hobnail motif, ref. 9901.BR.CP.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Tradition

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 edges of 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 by Breguet.

An invitation to journey through time and beyond time.

The Tradition collection pays a vibrant tribute to the memory of Breguet. Inspired by the legendary souscription watches of Breguet, Tradition timepieces suggest both a return to the brand’s 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 time’s elusive complexity, Tradition timepieces deftly capture its innermost spirit.

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7027BA/11/9V6 Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Hand-wound movement with power reserve indicated 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/R9/9V6 Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat pink 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.

7027BR/G9/9V6 Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat pink 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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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 ). Also in pink gold with slate grey movement.

Diameter : 37 mm.

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7037BA/11/9V6 Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Selfwinding 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.

7037BB/11/9V6 Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Selfwinding 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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Gold, platinum, precious stones, mother-of-pearl.

Breguet makes a point of selecting only the finest and noblest metals and materials for its exceptional timepieces.

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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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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. Offcentred 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.

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.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Classique

Engine turning an oscillating weight. The engine-turning lathe, or rose engine, is 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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The Classique wristwatches exemplify the watchmaking ideals of precision, clarity and elegant lines.

Whether extra-thin models with manually wound or automatic movements or complicated watches, they are all true to the technical principles, the artistry and the traditional values of the Breguet watch. Classique wristwatches capture the essence of Breguet’s original features. In some models, the precious materials of former times and fired enamel dials with Arabic numerals will delight Breguet enthusiasts.

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5157BB/11/9V6 Extra-thin Classique wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Self-winding movement. Balance spring in silicon. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 38 mm.

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5907BA/12/984 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold.

Hand-wound movement with seconds subdial. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white or pink gold.

Diameter : 34 mm.

5920BA/15/984 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Selfwinding movement with date and seconds subdial.

Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white or pink gold.

Diameter : 34 mm.

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5930BA/12/986 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Selfwinding movement with date. Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold.

Diameter : 35.50 mm.

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5967BA/11/9W6 Extra-thin Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Hand-wound movement. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold.

Diameter : 41 mm.

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5177BA/12/9V6 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold.

Self-winding movement with date. Lever and escape wheel in silicon. Balance spring with Breguet overcoil. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold.

Diameter : 38 mm.

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5177BB/29/9V6 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Selfwinding movement with date.

Lever and escape wheel in silicon. Balance spring with Breguet overcoil. White grand feu enamel dial. Breguet Arabic numerals. Secret signature. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 38 mm.

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5178BR/29/9V6 D000 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Bezel set with 84 diamonds, approx.

0.634 ct. Self-winding movement with date. Lever and escape wheel in silicon. Balance spring with Breguet overcoil. White grand feu enamel dial. Breguet Arabic numerals.

Secret signature. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow or white gold.

Diameter : 38 mm.

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5140BA/12/9W6 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold.

Self-winding movement with seconds subdial.

Balance spring in silicon.

Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white gold.

Diameter : 40 mm.

5140BA/29/9W6 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold.

Self-winding movement with seconds subdial. Balance spring in silicon. White grand feu enamel dial. Breguet Arabic numerals. Secret signature.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold.

Diameter : 40 mm.

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5140BB/12/9W6 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat white gold.

Self-winding movement with seconds subdial.

Balance spring in silicon.

Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 40 mm.

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5207BB/12/9V6 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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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.

5207BA/12/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 5207BA/12/AV0.

Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow 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 white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5197BA/15/986 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Selfwinding movement with date.

Lever, escape wheel and balance spring 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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8067BA/52/964

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 8067BA/52/AC0.

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 m m.

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8068BB/52/964 DD00 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and lugs set with 64 diamonds, approx. 1.09 cts . Selfwinding movement. Natural mother-of-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 30 mm.

8068BB/52/BCO DD00 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and lugs set with 64 diamonds, approx. 1.09 cts . Selfwinding movement. Natural mother-of-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 30 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. MĂŠard. 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. Selfwinding 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 white gold.

Diameter : 35.50 mm.

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7137BA/11/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 7137BA/11/AV0.

Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Selfwinding 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 white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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A watch only comes to life in a master watchmaker’s expert hands.

Drawing on his professional skills and experience, he assembles, fits and adjusts every component of the movement before encasing it and fitting on the dial.

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7337BA/1E/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 7337BA/1E/AV0.

Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Selfwinding 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 white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5707BA/12/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 5707BA/12/AV0.

Le RĂŠveil 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 ).

Also in white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5707BB/12/9V6

Available with white gold bracelet, ref. 5707BB/12/BV0.

Le RĂŠveil 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 indicator. 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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The seven engraved patterns on the dial of the Réveil du Tsar.

1

Clou de Paris on the main dial

2

Satiné circulaire on the hour circle

3

Sauté piqué (or Piqué relevé ) on the minute circle

4

Vieux panier on the upper half of subdial at the “9”

5

Décor flammé on the lower half of subdial at the “9”

6

Pointes de diamant (or Pavé de Paris ) on the subdial at the “3”

7

Grain d’orge circulaire on the small seconds subdial at the “6” (and on the rotor)

4

1

6 5 2

3

7

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Réveil Musical.

An encounter between Music and the Art of Watchmaking.

The Classique Réveil Musical watch plays a crystal-clear tune, either on demand or at the time set by the alarm function.

Based on a self-winding movement incorporating a silicon escapement and a Breguet balance spring, this technical masterpiece houses a patented musical mechanism. A disc carrying the pins replaces the traditional music-box cylinder 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 is drilled with several openings designed to ensure optimal sound transmission.

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 Réveil Musical.

7800BA/11/9YV Réveil Musical. Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Self-winding movement. Rotating dial hand-engraved by hand and rhodium-plated. Silvered gold chapter ring. Alarm on/off and autonomy indicators. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold. Diameter : 48 mm.

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5947BA/12/9V6 Classique split-seconds chronograph 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 in white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5247BR/12/9V6

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5247BR/12/RV0.

Classique chronograph in 18-carat pink 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 white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5247BR/29/9V6

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5247BR/29/RV0.

Classique chronograph in 18-carat pink gold.

Hand-wound movement with seconds subdial and 30-minute totaliser. Tachometric scale indication. White grand feu enamel dial. Breguet Arabic numerals. Secret signature. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5238BB/10/9V6 DD00 Classique openworked chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Hand-wound movement with seconds subdial. 30-minute totaliser. Bezel, lugs and caseband paved with 96 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 13cts.

Diameter : 40.30 m m.

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Understated.

The in-line perpetual calendar.

Searching for the purest and the truest expression of time is more than a stylistic exercise when it comes to fine watchmaking. Faithful to the idea of functional beauty, the in-line perpetual calendar is a model of aesthetic restraint. The dial, finely engine-turned in a barleycorn pattern, reflects the precision of the movement within. Its original, patented construction is the first to configure the calendar indications in a line and to provide an instantaneous change of the leap year. This ingenious design is a model of mechanical elegance consistent with Breguet’s quest for artistic expression through innovative watchmaking solutions.

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7717BA/1E/986 Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Self-winding movement 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 in white 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. Powerreserve indicator. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white or pink gold and in platinum.

Diameter : 39 mm.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Classique Grandes Complications

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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The Classiques “Grandes Complications”.

Art in the superlative.

Breguet’s “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.

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3357BR/12/986 Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in 18-carat pink 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 in yellow 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-pearl dial, 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/PA0 Classique “Grande Complication” openworked wristwatch in platinum, with tourbillon. Handwound 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/00/986 Classique “Grande Complication” openworked wristwatch in platinum, with tourbillon. Handwound 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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The tourbillon is a device formely used to eliminate the effe cts of gravity on the rate of a watch.

A watch balance will go fast or slow depending on the position

Although progress has given watchmakers more conventional

of the watch. Breguet addressed the problem by rotating the

means of obtaining accuracy in wristwatches, the tourbillon

entire balance and escapement around their common axis once

retains its fascination by reason of the complexity of its action

a minute. This constant rotation averages out all the positional

and the sheer genius of its concept. For many, the tourbillon

errors. A.-L. Breguet received a patent from France’s Ministry of

embodies the scientific thinking of the Age of Reason.

the Interior for a new regulating device known as the tourbillon

Breguet’s tourbillon survives today because its complexity

on June 26, 1801. The document was dated according to the

offers unlimited scope for refinement and improvement. In

Republican calendar of the time, 7 Messidor, Year 9.

the space of a wristwatch, balancing the forces and inertias

The tourbillon was perhaps too technically sophisticated for

generated by rotating and oscillating mechanisms becomes

everyday use; only 35 were sold between 1805 and A.-L. Breguet’s

even more exacting. The critical element is the construction of

death in 1823. But it came into its own in the hands of his succes-

the lightweight yet strong carriage that rotates the movement’s

sors, who acknowledged it as horology’s most ingenious invention.

regulating organ.

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The original drawing of the tourbillon in the patent awarded to its inventor, A.- L. Breguet, by France’s Ministry of the Interior on June 26, 1801 ( 7 Messidor Year 9 ).

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5335BR/42/9W6

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5335BR/42/RW0.

Tourbillon Messidor. Classique “Grande Complication� openworked wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Hand-wound movement.

Running seconds on the tourbillon shaft. Invisible tourbillon bridge.

Compensating balance spring with Breguet overcoil. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in platinum.

Diameter : 40 mm.

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5357PT/12/9V6 Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in platinum, 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 in yellow gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

Available with platinum bracelet, ref. 5357PT/12/PV0.

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5357BA/1B/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 5357BA/1B/AV0.

Classique “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand. ”B”-shaped 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 in platinum.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5359BB/6B/9V6 DD0D Classique “Grande Complication� in 18-carat white gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound movement.

Running seconds on the tourbillon shaft. Compensating balance spring with Breguet overcoil. Bezel, lugs and caseband paved with 134 baguette-cut diamonds, approx.

10.37 cts . Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine and paved with 356 diamonds, approx. 0.50ct .

Diameter : 40.30 mm.

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5307BA/12/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 5307BA/12/AV0.

Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold, with tourbillon. Self-winding movement, engraved by hand.

Off-centred chapter ring. Centre minutes 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 in platinum.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5307PT/12/9V6

Available with platinum bracelet, ref. 5307PT/12/PV0.

Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in platinum, with tourbillon. Self-winding movement, engraved by hand. Off-centred chapter ring. Centre minutes 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 in yellow gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

// 127 Shaped and openworked into the letter “B”, the oscillating weight testifies to the movement’s elaborate decoration and design.

5317BA/12/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 5317BA/12/AV0.

Classique “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold, with tourbillon. Self-winding movement engraved by hand.

5-day power-reserve indicator.

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 in pink gold and in platinum.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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3755PR/1E/9V6 Classique “Grande Complication� openworked wristwatch in platinum, with tourbillon. Pink gilded hand-wound movement engraved by hand. Perpetual calendar showing the day, date, month and leap years. Running seconds on the tourbillon shaft. Compensating balance spring with Breguet overcoil.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

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3757BA/1E/9V6 Classique “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand.

Perpetual calendar showing the day, date, month and leap years. 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 in platinum.

Diameter : 39 mm.

3657BA/12/9V6

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 3657BA/12/AV0.

Classique “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand.

Power-reserve indicator and 24-hour time display. 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 in platinum.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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1801BB/12/2W6 Classique “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat white 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. Engine-turned gold cover, inscribed “Tourbillon”.

Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in pink gold.

Diameter : 40.50 mm.

1801BR/12/2W6 Classique “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold, with tourbillon. Handwound movement, engraved by hand. Small seconds on the tourbillon shaft. Compensating balance spring with Breguet overcoil.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Engine-turned gold cover, inscribed “Tourbillon”.

Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white gold.

Diameter : 40.50 mm.

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1808BR/92/9W6 DD00 Classique “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand.

Small seconds on the tourbillon shaft. Compensating balance spring with Breguet overcoil.

Black rhodium gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Gold cover inscribed “Tourbillon” and set with 706 diamonds, approx. 4.70 cts. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Diameter : 40.50 mm.

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The Breguet Twin Rotating Tourbillon Watch.

Technically and aesthetically innovative, it comes equipped with twin rotating tourbillon carriages powered by a hand-wound mechanical movement. Working independently one from the other, the tourbillons are coupled via differential gears. These transmit the tourbillons’ mean rate to the rotating centre plate. The time of day is shown by an hour hand mounted on the mechanism bearing the pair of tourbillons and a standard minute hand at centre. Protected by a sapphire crystal, the back of this exceptional timepiece reveals the fascinating beauty of its movement, itself engraved with a representation of the solar system.

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5347PT/11/9ZU Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in platinum with twin rotating tourbillons. Two independent tourbillons affixed by a bridge to a centre plate making a complete rotation in 12 hours.

Balance springs with Breguet overcoil. Manually engraved hand-wound movement. Silvered gold chapter ring. Centre plate hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in pink gold.

Diameter : 44 mm.

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5347BR/11/9ZU Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold, with twin rotating tourbillons. Two independent tourbillons affixed by a bridge to a centre plate making a complete rotation in 12 hours. Balance springs with Breguet overcoil. Manually engraved hand-wound movement.

Silvered gold chapter ring. Centre plate hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in platinum.

Diameter : 44 mm.

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5349PT/11/9ZU DD0D Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in platinum, with twin rotating tourbillons. Two independent tourbillons affixed by a bridge to a centre plate making a complete rotation in 12 hours. Balance springs with Breguet overcoil.

Manually engraved hand-wound movement. Bezel, lugs and caseband paved with 107 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 30.30 cts. Silvered gold chapter ring and centre plate paved with 310 diamonds, approx.

1.62 cts. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Diameter : 50 mm.

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The equation of time.

From time immemorial, the Sun has served as the basis of

16 minutes behind true solar time, as is the case on November 3;

time measurement. Nonetheless, the visible orbit of the Sun –

or up to 14 minutes ahead of it, as is the case on February 12.

the true solar time shown on sundials – is irregular.

The two values are exactly matched on just four days a year.

Thanks to improvements in horological accuracy, watches

A.-L. Breguet made some remarkable watches indicating the

and clocks have now become the foundation of our timekeeping

equation of time, but Breguet has since refined the complication.

system and true solar time has been replaced by mean solar

The firm’s horologists have devised and patented a perpetual equa-

time in which all days are equal. The equation of time is the

tion of time mechanism, combined with a perpetual calendar. Both

difference between these two times. Mean solar tune runs up to

are designed to function without correction for over two centuries.

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February 12 ~ +14 minutes

April 16

Representation of mean solar time Representation of true solar time

June 14 Sun December 25

November 3 ~ -16 minutes

September 1

This non-scientific diagram provides a conventional illustration of the difference between mean solar time ( in which all days have an equal 24-hour duration ) and true solar time ( according to which days have a variable duration ranging from 23 hours and 44 minutes to 24 hours and 24 minutes ). The term “equation of time” refers to the difference between mean solar time and true solar time, and an “equation of time watch” means a timepiece capable of displaying this difference.

// 141 The characteristic equation of time cam reflecting the representation of true solar time ( illustration on page 139 ).

3477BR/1E/986 Classique “Grande Complication� wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold.

Self-winding movement with perpetual equation of time, power-reserve indicator and perpetual calendar showing the day, date, month and leap years. Patented mechanism.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold or platinum.

Diameter : 35.50 mm.

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The minute repeater : the sound of time.

The leading horologists of the late 17th century vied to create a chiming watch that would allow the time to be known on demand in the dark. Around 1680 they produced the first repeating watches. Since then, a number of watchmakers have contributed to the development of the repeater, improving its accuracy from the nearest quarter-hour to the nearest minute. A.-L. Breguet was responsible for a decisive invention in the development of the repeater. Replacing the bells of the early repeaters with strip-steel gongs curved around the movement, he greatly reduced the size of the repeating watch while retaining a good quality of sound.

A.-L. Breguet’s gongs are still essential to repeaters, while metallurgical advances have considerably improved their sound.

Building a minute repeater is the job of an experienced watchmaker. Along with a musical ear, it demands great manual dexterity.

The slightest mistake can ruin hours of work.

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7637BB/12/9ZU Classique “Grande Complication� minute repeater wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand.

Subdial for the seconds. 24-hour display with day and night sectors.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Also in pink gold.

Diameter : 42 mm.

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5447BB/1E/9V6 Classique “Grande Complication� minute repeater wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand with perpetual calendar showing the day, date, month, leap years and phases and age of the moon. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Sapphire caseback. Also in pink gold.

Diameter : 40 mm.

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5447BR/1E/9V6 Classique “Grande Complication� minute repeater wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand with perpetual calendar showing the day, date, month, leap years and phases and age of the moon. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Sapphire caseback. Also in white gold.

Diameter : 40 mm.

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7639BB/6D/9XV DD0D Classique “Grande Complication� minute repeater wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand.

Bezel, caseband, repeating-slide and lugs set with 160 baguettecut diamonds, approx. 10.82 cts.

Dial paved with 392 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 6.73 cts, silvered gold chapter ring with 12 diamond hour-markers, approx.

0.017ct. Sapphire caseback.

Diameter : 44.50 mm.

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1907BA/12 Classique “Grande Complication� pocket watch in 18-carat yellow gold, with grand strike and tourbillon. Manually engraved hand-wound movement with 2-way rotating crown.

Off-centred chapter ring. Centre minute hand. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Sapphire caseback.

Diameter : 56.50 mm.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Marine

Engine-turning a case-back. Expressing a keen sense of detail, the case-back is engraved by an artisan who handles the engine-turning lathe with great sensitivity: the operation is performed by the craftsman’s hand, of which the instrument is but an extension.

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The Marine Collection.

Breguet, chronometer maker to the French Royal Navy.

Marine watches are based on the traditional Breguet values, while interpreting them in a contemporary way in order to create sporty timepieces. The Marine watches possess all the qualities laid down by A.-L. Breguet as chronometer maker to the French Navy. A reinforced case and a protected crown make the Marine watches safe in action, while their workmanship and styling show that elegance always outranks fashion.

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5817ST/92/5V8

Available with steel bracelet, ref. 5817ST/92/SV0.

Marine wristwatch in steel.

Self-winding movement with large date and centre seconds hand. Black rhodium gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Screw-locked crown. Waterresistant to 10 bar (100m).

Diameter: 39mm.

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5817BA/12/9V8

5817ST/12/5V8 Marine wristwatch in steel.

Self-winding movement with large date and centre seconds hand. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

Available with steel bracelet, ref. 5817ST/12/SV0.

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 5817BA/12/AV0.

Marine wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Selfwinding movement with large date and centre seconds hand.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

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From the foundry, where molten gold flows at over 1200째C, to the workshop for final touching up, the watch case undergoes an elaborate manufacturing process.

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5817BR/Z2/RV0 Marine wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Self-winding movement with large date and centre seconds hand. Black rhodium gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar (100m).

Diameter: 39mm.

Available with rubber strap, ref. 5817BR/Z2/5V8.

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5817BR/Z2/5V8

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5817BR/Z2/RV0.

Marine wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Self-winding movement with large date and centre seconds hand. Black rhodium gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5827BB/12/9Z8 Marine chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Self-winding movement with date and seconds subdial.

15-minute sector. Centre chronograph minutes and seconds. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 42 mm.

Available with rubber strap, ref. 5827BB/12/5ZU.

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5827BB/12/BZ0 Marine chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Self-winding movement with date and seconds subdial.

15-minute sector. Centre chronograph minutes and seconds.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 42 mm.

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5827BR/Z2/5ZU

Available with leather strap, ref. 5827BR/Z2/9Z8, or pink gold bracelet, ref. 5827BR/Z2/RZ0.

Marine chronograph in 18-carat pink gold. Self-winding movement with date and seconds subdial.

15-minute sector. Centre chronograph minutes and seconds. Black rhodium gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 42 mm.

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5847BR/32/5ZV Marine Royale alarm wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Self-winding movement with date. Alarm power-reserve indicator. Self-winding alarm on/off indicator. Pink-gilded gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 30 bar ( 300 m ).

Diameter : 45 mm.

5847BB/92/BZ0

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5847BR/32/RZ0.

Available with rubber strap, ref. 5847BB/92/5ZV. Available with silvered dial, ref. 5847BB/12/BZ0.

Marine Royale alarm wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Self-winding movement with date. Alarm power-reserve indicator. Self-winding alarm on/off indicator. Black rhodium gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 30 bar (300 m ).

Diameter : 45 mm.

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5847BR/Z2/5ZV

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5847BR/Z2/RZ0.

Marine Royale alarm wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Self-winding movement with date. Alarm power-reserve indicator. Self-winding alarm on/off indicator. Dial in slate grey rhodium-plated gold, handengraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 30 bar ( 300 m ).

Diameter : 45 mm.

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5847BB/12/5ZV

Available with white gold bracelet, ref. 5847BB/12/BZ0.

Available with black dial, ref. 5847BB/92/5ZV.

Marine Royale alarm wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Self-winding movement with date. Alarm power-reserve indicator. Self-winding alarm on/off indicator. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 30 bar ( 300 m ).

Diameter : 45 mm.

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In 1795, Breguet bent the outer coil of a balance spring towards the balance-staff to form a carefully calculated curve.

Thanks to their “Breguet overcoil�, balance springs could now develop concentrically, thereby improving timekeeping precision.

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5837BR/92/5ZU

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5837BR/92/RZ0.

Marine chronograph “Grande Complication� in 18-carat pink gold, with tourbillon. Handwound movement. Balance spring, lever and escape wheel in silicon. Tourbillon carriage in titanium. Running seconds on the tourbillon shaft. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Black rhodium dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 42 mm.

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5829BR/8R/9ZU DD0D

Available with a 15-minute sector paved with baguette-cut diamonds, ref. 5829BR/8D/9ZU DD0D.

Marine chronograph in 18-carat pink gold. Self-winding movement with date and small seconds. Centre chronograph minutes and seconds.

Bezel, lugs and caseband paved with 158 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 10.45 cts . 15-minute sector paved with 55 baguette-cut rubies, approx. 1.12 cts. Natural mother-of-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Diameter : 42 mm.

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5829BB/8D/9ZU DD0D

Available with a 15-minute sector paved with baguette-cut sapphires, ref. 5829BB/8S/9ZU DD0D.

Marine chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Self-winding movement with date and small seconds. Centre chronograph minutes and seconds.

Bezel, lugs and caseband paved with 158 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 10.45 cts . 15-minute sector paved with 55 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 0.85 ct. Natural mother-of-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire caseback. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Diameter : 42 mm.

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8818BB/59/564 DD00 Marine wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and lugs set with 58 diamonds, approx. 1.25 cts.

Self-winding movement. Natural mother-of-pearl dial, handengraved on a rose engine and set with 10 diamonds, approx.

0.025 ct. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 30 mm.

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8818BB/59/864 DD0D Marine wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and lugs set with 58 diamonds, approx. 1.25 cts.

Self-winding movement. Natural mother-of-pearl dial, handengraved on a rose engine and set with 10 diamonds, approx.

0.025 ct. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 30 mm.

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A masterpiece in miniature.

The smallest self-winding chronograph movement in the world.

Women have demanded and inspired some of Breguet’s most spectacular achievements from the firm’s earliest days. The Marie-Antoinette watch, for example, is one of the most important ( and sought-after ) timepieces in the history of horology. Noteworthy also is the first wristwatch, a Breguet invention for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. It is thus for ladies’ watch that Breguet has stretched technical limits to create the smallest self-winding chronograph of its class. Full chronograph functions, governed precisely by a column-wheel and a self-winding movement with a date and running seconds interact in a 10 1/2 line calibre barely 6 mm thick.

In a lady’s watchcase, the chronograph is transformed into a tiny, but perfect, mechanical jewel.

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8828BB/5D/586 DD00 Marine chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Self-winding movement with date calendar and subdial for the seconds. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Natural motherof-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine and set with 7 diamonds, approx. 0.0105 ct.

Bezel and lugs set with 74 diamonds, approx. 1.16 cts.

Water-resistant to 5 bar ( 50 m ).

Also in pink gold.

Diameter : 34.60mm.

178 // M A R I N E

8828BR/5D/586 DD00 Marine chronograph in 18-carat pink gold. Self-winding movement with date calendar and subdial for the seconds. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Natural motherof-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine and set with 7 diamonds, approx. 0.0105 ct.

Bezel and lugs set with 74 diamonds, approx. 1.16 cts.

Water-resistant to 5 bar ( 50 m ).

Also in white gold.

Diameter : 34.60mm.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Heritage

Straightening. At the crossroads between finishing and decoration, straightening serves to create a satin-brushed effect on the parts, thus contributing to the play on aesthetic contrasts within the movement. The steel parts are held securely in their bases and hand-worked on emery paper.

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HĂŠritage collection.

The curve that challenges technical mastery.

A Breguet watch does not need its conventional round case to be recognised for what it is. The HĂŠritage models show that even in a curved tonneau case, a Breguet remains unmistakably a Breguet. Adapting late 18th century styling concepts to the shapes of the 21st century demands a great deal from design engineers, casemakers and dialmakers. But the perfect curves of the case and the delicately engine-turned dial set off the caseband fluting and exquisitely designed lugs to their best advantage.

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3660BB/12/984 HĂŠritage wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Selfwinding movement with running seconds. Curved silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in pink gold.

Dimensions : 35x29.60 mm.

186 // H É R I T A G E

3661BR/12/984 DD00 HĂŠritage wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Self-winding movement with running seconds.

Bezel and lugs set with 56 diamonds, approx. 1.869 ct.

Curved silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold.

Dimensions : 35 x 29.60 mm.

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Designed over a century ago and practically irreplaceable, the engine-turning lathe allows the craftsman to engrave, in a gold dial plate, patterns all the more intricate that he brings exceptional precision and sensitivity to his work.

188 // H É R I T A G E

5480BB/12/996 HĂŠritage wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Selfwinding movement with large date and running seconds.

Curved silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow or pink gold.

Dimensions : 40.40 x 34 mm.

Available with white gold bracelet, ref. 5480BB/12/BB0.

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5460BA/12/996

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 5460BA/12/AB0.

HĂŠritage chronograph in 18-carat yellow gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Self-winding movement with running seconds and date. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Curved silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in white gold.

Dimensions : 37.50 x 31.60 mm.

190 // H É R I T A G E

5460BB/12/996 HĂŠritage chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Selfwinding movement with running seconds and date.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers.

Curved silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Dimensions : 37.50 x 31.60 mm.

5460BB/12/BB0 HĂŠritage chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Selfwinding movement with running seconds and date.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers.

Curved silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also in yellow gold.

Dimensions : 37.50 x 31.60 mm.

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5469BB/62/996 DD0D 5461BB/12/996 DD00 HĂŠritage chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Selfwinding movement with date and running seconds.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers.

Bezel and lugs set with 124 diamonds, approx. 2.25cts.

Curved silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Dimensions : 37.50 x 31.60 mm.

HĂŠritage chronograph in 18-carat white gold. Curved tonneau-shaped case. Selfwinding movement with date and running seconds.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers.

Bezel, lugs and caseband set with 175 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 11.28 cts. Curved silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine and paved with 84 diamonds, approx. 0.283ct.

Dimensions : 40.40 x 34 mm.

194 // H É R I T A G E G R A N D E S C O M P L I C A T I O N S

5497BR/12/9V6 Héritage “Grande Complication” wristwatch in 18-carat pink gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand.

Small seconds on the tourbillon shaft. Compensating balance spring with Breguet overcoil. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Partial sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in platinum.

Dimensions : 42 x 35 mm.

Available with pink gold bracelet, ref. 5497BR/12/RB0.

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5497PT/12/9V6

Available with platinum bracelet, ref. 5497PT/12/PB0.

HĂŠritage “Grande Complicationâ€? wristwatch in platinum, with tourbillon. Hand-wound movement, engraved by hand. Small seconds on the tourbillon shaft. Compensating balance spring with Breguet overcoil.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Partial sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in pink gold.

Dimensions : 42 x 35 mm.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Reine de Naples

Engraving an oscillating weight. Hand engraving is an art form that highlights the aesthetic beauty of the component and also endows it with unique character.

198 // R E I N E D E N A P L E S G R A N D E S C O M P L I C A T I O N S

Reine de Naples Collection.

Breguet created the first wristwatch for a queen.

It’s perfectly natural for Breguet to stay true to women. Its watches have fascinated and enchanted some of the most prominent female figures of history – Queen Marie-Antoinette of France, the Marquise de Condorcet and Empress Josephine among them.

Breguet’s Reine de Naples Collection is inspired by an early bracelet watch A.-L. Breguet created for Bonaparte’s sister Caroline, Queen of Naples. With their customary care and precision, Breguet’s watchmakers have created a symbol of feminine refinement in a contemporary jewellery watch. After 200 years of practice, Breguet knows that you need to be a poet as well as a magician to capture the heart of a queen. The Reine de Naples Collection demonstrates Breguet’s uncanny ability to touch a woman’s most secret emotions and to awaken subtle desires.

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8978BB/58/974 D00D Reine de Naples “Grande Complication� wristwatch in 18-carat white gold.

Bezel set with 30 diamonds weighing approx. 2.93 cts. Alarm on/off indicator set with one diamond, approx. 0.0095 ct.

Self-winding movement engraved by hand.

White natural mother-of-pearl dial.

Off-centred chapter ring with Breguet Arabic numerals. Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Dimensions : 38.45 x 30.40 mm.

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8908BB/52/864 D00D

Available with white gold bracelet, ref. 8908BB/52/J20 D000.

Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and dial flange set with 128 diamonds weighing approx. 0.83 ct. Self-winding movement with running seconds.

Power-reserve and moon-phase indicators. Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine and partly in white natural mother-of-pearl.

Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.

Dimensions : 36.50 x 28.45 mm.

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8908BB/V2/864 D00D Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and dial flange set with 128 diamonds weighing approx.

0.83 ct. Self-winding movement with running seconds. Powerreserve and moon-phase indicators. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine and partly in blue natural mother-of-pearl.

Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Dimensions : 36.50 x 28.45 mm.

8908BA/V2/864 D00D

Available with white gold bracelet ref. 8908BB/V2/J20 D000.

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 8908BA/V2/J20 D000.

Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Bezel and dial flange set with 128 diamonds weighing approx.

0.83 ct. Self-winding movement with running seconds. Powerreserve and moon-phase indicators. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine and partly in blue natural mother-of-pearl.

Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Dimensions : 36.50 x 28.45 mm.

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8909BB/VD/J29 DDDD Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and caseband paved with 86 baguette-cut diamonds, weighing approx. 6.85 cts.

Self-winding movement. Power-reserve and moon-phase indicators. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine paved with 67 diamonds, approx. 0.168 ct, and partly in blue natural mother-of-pearl. Bracelet set with 650 diamonds, approx. 3.661 cts, 151 baguette-cut diamonds, approx.

5.538 cts, and 11 diamonds, approx. 1.188 cts. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 38.50 x 30.45 mm.

8909BB/VD/864 D00D Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and caseband paved with 89 baguette-cut diamonds, weighing approx. 7.12 cts.

Self-winding movement. Power-reserve and moon-phase indicators.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine paved with 67 diamonds, approx. 0.168 ct, and partly in blue natural motherof-pearl. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 38.50 x 30.45 mm.

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8909BB/VD/J29 DDD0 Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and caseband paved with 86 baguette-cut diamonds, weighing approx. 6.85 cts.

Self-winding movement. Power-reserve and moon-phase indicators. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine paved with 67 diamonds, approx. 0.168 ct, and partly in blue natural mother-of-pearl.

Bracelet set with 650 diamonds, approx.

3.661 cts, 151 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 5.538 cts, and 11 sapphire cabochons, approx. 1.705 cts. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 38.50 x 30.45 mm.

208 // R E I N E D E N A P L E S

8909BB/5D/J21 RRRR Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and caseband set with 48 baguette-cut rubies, approx. 4.31cts and 38 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 2.80 cts.

Self-winding movement. Power-reserve and moon-phase indicators. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine and paved with 67 diamonds, approx. 0.168 ct, and partly in white natural motherof-pearl. Bracelet set with 371 diamonds, approx. 1.949 cts and 11 oval rubies, approx. 1.56 cts. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 38.50 x 30.45 mm.

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Polishing gives the case its inimitable sheen without altering its original proportions.

A painstaking manual process, perfect polishing demands an experienced eye and hand.

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8918BB/58/J39 D00D

Available with a white gold bracelet set with diamonds, ref. 8918BB/58/J31 D0DD.

Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and dial flange set with 117 diamonds weighing approx. 0.99 ct. Self-winding movement. Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine and partly in white natural mother-of-pearl.

Breguet Arabic numerals. Pearcut diamond, approx. 0.09 ct, at 6 o’clock. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.

Dimensions : 36.50 x 28.45 mm.

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8918BB/58/864 D00D Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and dial flange set with 117 diamonds weighing approx. 0.99 ct. Self-winding movement. Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine and partly in white natural mother-of-pearl.

Breguet Arabic numerals. Pear-cut diamond, approx. 0.09 ct, at 6 o’clock.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Dimensions : 36.50 x 28.45 mm

8918BA/58/864 D00D

Available with white gold bracelet, ref. 8918BB/58/J20 D000.

Available with yellow gold bracelet, ref. 8918BA/58/J20 D000.

Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Bezel and dial flange set with 117 diamonds weighing approx. 0.99 ct. Self-winding movement. Silvered gold dial, handengraved on a rose engine and partly in white natural mother-of-pearl.

Breguet Arabic numerals. Pear-cut diamond, approx. 0.09 ct, at 6 o’clock.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Dimensions : 36.50 x 28.45 mm

212 // R E I N E D E N A P L E S

8939BB/6D/864 DD0D Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and caseband set with 91 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 6.65 cts.

Self-winding movement. Chapter ring paved with 42 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 2.77 cts, and hour markers in natural mother-of-pearl. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Pear-cut diamond, approx. 0.09 ct, at 6 o’clock. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 38.50 x 30.45 mm.

8939BB/6D/J61 DDDD Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and caseband set with 76 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 6.06 cts.

Self-winding movement. Chapter ring paved with 42 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 2.77 cts, and hour markers in natural mother-of-pearl.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Pear-cut diamond, approx. 0.09 ct, at 6 o’clock.

Bracelet paved with 320 diamonds, approx.14.05 cts. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 38.50 x 30.45 mm.

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8939BB/6D/J49 DD0D Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel and caseband set with 76 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 6.06 cts.

Self-winding movement. Chapter ring paved with 42 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 2.77 cts, and hour markers in natural mother-of-pearl. Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Pear-cut diamond, approx. 0.09 ct, at 6 o’clock. Bracelet with pink Akoya pearls. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 38.50 x 30.45 mm.

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Reine de Naples ring in 18-carat white gold paved with diamonds, approx.1.90 cts, one blue sapphire, approx. 5.13 cts, ref. GJE07BB05.9056.

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8928BB/51/844 DD0D

Available with white gold bracelet, ref. 8928BB/51/J20 DD00.

Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel, dial flange and lug set with 139 diamonds totalling approx.

1.32 cts. Self-winding movement.

White natural mother-of-pearl dial. Off-centred chapter ring with Roman numerals. Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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8928BB/8D/844 DD0D Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel, dial flange and lug set with 139 diamonds totalling approx. 1.32 cts.

Self-winding movement. Silvered gold dial paved with 211 diamonds, approx. 0.63 ct. Off-centred chapter ring in natural mother-of-pearl with Breguet numerals. Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

8928BB/8D/J20 DD00 Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel, dial flange and lug set with 139 diamonds totalling approx. 1.32 cts.

Self-winding movement. Silvered gold dial paved with 211 diamonds, approx. 0.63 ct. Off-centred chapter ring in natural mother-of-pearl with Breguet numerals. Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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8928BA/51/J20 DD00

Available with satin strap, ref. 8928BA/51/844 DD0D.

Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold. Bezel, dial flange and lug set with 139 diamonds totalling approx.

1.32 cts. Self-winding movement.

White natural mother-of-pearl dial. Off-centred chapter ring with Roman numerals. Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white gold.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

220 // R E I N E D E N A P L E S A C I E R

When steel reinterprets the most emblematic exclusively feminine Breguet models.

In response to the demands of today’s woman, it sheds the classic visual characteristics of the Reine de Naples collection to opt for the elegance of an oversized dial adorned with geometrical-patterned and undulating calligraphy-style raised numerals. The sparkle of diamonds gives way to the shimmering gleam of the sturdy metal embracing the exquisite mother-of-pearl... The magic weaves its spell, giving rise to a resolutely contemporary and daringly contrasted model.

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8967ST/58/986

Also with blue natural mother-of-pearl dial, ref. 8967ST/V8/986.

Reine de Naples wristwatch in steel. Self-winding movement.

Balance spring and escapement in silicon. White natural mother-of-pearl dial with Breguet Arabic numerals.

Sapphire caseback.

Water-resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Dimensions : 43.75 x 35.50 mm.

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Reine de Naples Cammea.

Breguet honours the hand-crafted cameo carving tradition.

The Reine de Naples Cammea features an unusual encounter between two arts: haute horlogerie and cameo carving, of which the international capital, Torre del Greco, is located in the region of Naples. The cameo dial is a true miniature sculpted in genuine shell. Off-centred at 6 o’clock, the hour and minute hands seem to make themselves as discreet as possible so as to let the cameo fully express its resplendent beauty. Using a simple steel stylus, the craftsman carves the different layers of shell material to a depth of no more than two millimetres, achieving a sculpture of uncommon fineness. His art consists in carefully examining and selecting the shell’s various hues, its stratification, its perspectives and shadings as well as its overall transparency.

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8958BB/51/974 D00D Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel set with 40 diamonds, approx.

2.42 cts. Self-winding movement.

Dial made out of seashell, crafted as a cameo. Waterresistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Dimensions : 40 x 31.95 mm.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 High Jewellery

224 // H I G H J E W E L L E R Y

In salute to the contemporary woman.

An homage to her sensibility and a celebration of her elegance.

From the very first, Breguet’s timepieces have captured the inner grace and harmony that cast women in the exalted role of poet’s muse, inspiring artists and enthralling writers. Down the centuries, the spellbinding beauty, refinement and cultural significance of its designs have never failed to appeal to discerning women everywhere. Aesthetic excellence and superlative technical construction have thus earned watches by Breguet a fabled role in the life of history’s most illustrious women, including Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, and Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples.

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GJE25BB20.8989DB1 Crazy Flower. Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Caseband set with 116 mobile and independent baguette-cut diamonds, totalling 34.57 cts. Dial flange set with 66 diamonds, approx. 0.13 ct.

Inward-sloping dial paved with 206 diamonds totalling approx. 0.80 ct.

Off-centred chapter ring set with 20 baguette-cut diamonds, approx. 0.46 ct. Self-winding movement. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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GJE23BB20.8924D01 Le Petit Trianon. Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel, caseband, dial flange and lugs paved with 294 diamonds, approx. 3.22 cts, 2 princess-cut diamonds, approx.

0.815 ct and one emerald-cut diamond, approx. 2.01 cts. Silvered gold dial paved with 211 diamonds, approx. 0.63 ct.

Off-centred chapter ring in natural mother-of-pearl with Breguet Arabic numerals. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 33.20 x 26.15 mm.

228 // H I G H J E W E L L E R Y

GJE21BB20.8924D01 Temple de l’Amour. Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold paved with 495 diamonds totalling approx. 13.28 cts. Self-winding movement. Dial in silvered gold and white natural motherof-pearl. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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GJE16BB20.8924D01 Marie-Antoinette Dentelle.

Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold.

Bezel, dial flange, caseband and lug paved with 285 diamonds totalling approx. 4.19 cts. Lacy decorative motif featuring 77 diamonds totalling approx. 5.49 cts and one Burmese ruby weighing 1.54 cts. Self-winding movement. Silvered gold and white motherof-pearl dial. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

230 // H I G H J E W E L L E R Y

GJE15BB20.8924M01 RĂŞve de Plume. Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold paved with 940 diamonds, approx. 19.91 cts. Self-winding movement. Dial in silvered gold and white natural mother-ofpearl. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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GJE15BB20.8924DJ1 Plumes. Reine de Naples wristwatch in 18-carat white gold paved with 341 yellow diamonds totalling approx.

10.87cts and 1,395 diamonds weighing approx. 33.83 cts.

Self-winding movement.

Dial in silvered gold and white natural mother-of-pearl.

Sapphire caseback. A choice of versions is available on request.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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GJE20BB20.8924DS1 Les Jardins du Petit Trianon Les Glycines. Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel, dial flange, caseband and lug paved with 26 baguette-cut diamonds weighing approx. 1.50 cts and with 216 round-cut diamonds totalling approx. 3.16 cts. Bow motif set with 10 pear-shaped diamonds weighing approx. 2.76 cts and paved with 150 blue sapphires totalling approx. 9.64 cts.

Bracelet paved with 603 diamonds totalling approx.14.76 cts. Self-winding movement. Silvered gold and natural white mother-of-pearl dial.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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GJE20BB20.8924D01 Les Jardins du Petit Trianon Les Glycines. Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel, dial flange, caseband and lug paved with 284 diamonds totalling approx. 3.81 cts. Bow motif set with 6 pear-shaped diamonds weighing approx. 1.42ct and paved with 71 diamonds representing approx.

4.17 cts. Self-winding movement.

Dial in silvered gold and white natural mother-of-pearl. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

234 // H I G H J E W E L L E R Y

GJE16BB20.8924DR1 Marie-Antoinette Fleurs. Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold paved with 1,478 diamonds weighing approx.

37.87 cts. Flower motif paved with 284 light, dark and standard pink diamonds weighing approx. 5.15 cts.

Self-winding movement. Dial in silvered gold and white natural mother-of-pearl.

Sapphire caseback. A choice of versions is available on request.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

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GJE16BB20.8924DS1 Marie-Antoinette Fleurs. Wristwatch in 18-carat white gold. Bezel, dial flange, caseband and lug paved with 11 baguette-cut diamonds weighing approx.

0.75 ct and 225 brilliant-cut diamonds totalling approx. 3.11 cts. Flower motif paved with 114 diamonds weighing approx. 1.23 cts and 241 dark blue, light blue and violet-coloured sapphires weighing approx. 4.06 cts. Bracelet set with 6 trilliant-cut diamonds weighing approx. 1.25 cts and 250 brilliant-cut diamonds totalling approx. 44.04 cts.

Self-winding movement. Silvered gold and natural white motherof-pearl dial. Sapphire caseback.

Dimensions : 33 x 24.95 mm.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Type XX-XXI-XXII

Chamfering on a lathe. This finish is performed by hand on a lathe equipped with various grinding wheels, and requires considerable dexterity: since a substantial amount of matter is removed, any mistakes would be hard to correct. The ultimate stage of this finish consists of polishing the chamfered part with a rubber block that gives the chamfer its full radiance.

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An uncompromising look.

The Type XX and Type XXI Breguet chronographs.

Designed in the 1950s for the French naval air arm, the Type XX returns to the Breguet collection in a civilian version fitted with a self-winding movement. Its chronograph, however, retains the flyback function needed for flying search patterns. Its uncompromising looks and strong construction have made the Type XX popular among those seeking an original and technical sports watch. Breguet makes Type XX watches in two versions: the AĂŠronavale and the Transatlantique, with date indication. Its Type XXI design features a flyback minute totaliser at centre and a 24-hour time display. Versions of the Transatlantique are also made for women who appreciate technical elegance.

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3800ST/92/9W6 Type XX AĂŠronavale flyback chronograph in steel. Selfwinding movement, subdial for the seconds. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

3800ST/92/SW9 Type XX AĂŠronavale flyback chronograph in steel. Selfwinding movement, subdial for the seconds. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

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3820ST/H2/SW9 Type XX Transatlantique flyback chronograph in steel.

Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

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3820ST/H2/9W6 Type XX Transatlantique flyback chronograph in steel.

Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

3820TI/K2/TW9 Type XX Transatlantique flyback chronograph in titanium.

Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 39 mm.

244 // T Y P E X X T R A N S A T L A N T I Q U E

4820ST/D2/S76 Type XX Transatlantique chronograph in steel. Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 32.50 mm.

4820ST/59/S76 Type XX Transatlantique chronograph in steel. Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds. 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers. Graduated turning bezel. Natural mother-of-pearl dial with luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 32.50 mm.

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4821ST/59/S76 D000 Type XX Transatlantique chronograph in steel. Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds.

30-minute and 12-hour totalisers.

Turning bezel set with 49 diamonds, approx. 0.63ct and a sapphire at 12 o’clock. Natural mother-of-pearl dial with luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 32.50 mm.

246 // T Y P E X X I

3810ST/92/9ZU Type XXI flyback chronograph in steel with elapsed-minute register on a centre hand.

Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds.

Day/night indicator and 12-hour totaliser. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 42 mm.

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3810ST/92/SZ9 Type XXI flyback chronograph in steel with elapsed minute register on a centre hand.

Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds.

Day/night indicator and 12-hour totaliser. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 42 mm.

3810BR/92/9ZU Type XXI flyback chronograph in 18-carat pink gold with elapsed minute register on a centre hand.

Self-winding movement with date and subdial for the seconds.

Day/night indicator and 12-hour totaliser. Graduated turning bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Diameter : 42 mm.

248 // T Y P E X X I I

World First at 10Hz. When the Type XXII redefines the notion of precision.

The Breguet Type XXII chronograph offers an aesthetic reinterpretation of the legendary Type XX, but above all embodies a high-precision achievement. This creation is equipped with the first and only series-made mechanical chronograph movement with a silicon escapement and balance spring boasting a frequency raised to 10 Hz, meaning 72,000 vibrations per hour. This extremely high frequency endows the Type XXII with exceptional accuracy and rating efficiency, thus enabling it to mark off 1/20ths of a second. The seconds hand performs a complete rotation in 30 seconds. This technical feat is made possible by the use of silicon, which serves to lighten the weight of the mobile escapement components and to reduce the lubrication constraints linked to such high frequencies.

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3880ST/H2/3XV

Available with steel bracelet, ref. 3880ST/H2/SX0.

Type XXII flyback chronograph in steel with seconds hands on a 30-second basis at the centre. Half-minute totaliser at the centre. High-frequency escapement in silicon (10Hz ). Breguet balance wheel in silicon with timing screws and balance spring in silicon.

Self-winding movement with date and small seconds on a 30-second basis.

24-hour indicator and second timezone indicator. Two-way rotating and graduated bezel. Luminous hands and numerals. Screw-locked crown.

Water-resistant to 10 bar ( 100 m ).

Partial sapphire caseback.

Diameter : 44 mm.

The Breguet Collections 2010-2011 Glossary

250 // A D I C T I O N A R Y O F P A S S I O N

Glossary. s Breguet spring. The spiral hairspring on which the balance swings on itself. As it expands and contracts, its coils tend to cluster alternately at either of its extremities. This constant shift in its centre of gravity negatively affects the rate of the balance. In 1795, A.-L. Breguet solved the problem by upraising the spring’s last coil and reducing its curvature. Called the “Breguet overcoil�, it forced the spring to develop concentrically, reducing the wear on the balance pivot, thus improving the movement’s precision. Breguet springs are still widely used in the finest wristwatches.

Breguet further contributed to balance spring performance with a temperature-compensating device featuring a bimetallic blade. s #ALIBRE Since the early 18th century, the calibre of a movement has denoted the position and size of its different components, notably the wheel train and the barrel. Today, the term is used more generally to refer to the shape of the movement, its origins or its maker. s #HRONOGRAPH A watch that both measures and displays elapsed times and shows conventional time. The chronograph mechanism, driven by the movement of the watch, controls a centre seconds hand that can be started and stopped to time an event. A subsidiary dial records the elapsed minutes. Two pushpieces in the caseband serve to operate and return the chronograph to zero. s #HRONOMETER A precision watch with a movement that has been rated by an observatory or official testing laboratory. The standard procedure involves measuring the performance of the movement at different temperatures and in different positions for 15 consecutive days. Movements that meet the standard are issued a chronometer certificate. In Switzerland, these are issued by the COSC, the official chronometer-testing organisation. s %SCAPEMENT The device at the heart of virtually all time-keeping mechanisms. It provides the impulses to maintain the oscillations of the balance wheel or pendulum, which in turn governs the rate at which the escapement lets the wheels and the hands of the watch revolve. The main escapement used by A.- L. Breguet were, in turn . THE LEVER ESCAPEMENT still universally used. The lever divides into two pallets

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which lock and unlock the escape-wheel teeth. The action is governed by the balance engaging the other end of the lever. The escape teeth sliding on the inclined pallets lift the lever to impulse the balance. THE RUBY CYLINDER which Breguet perfected. The teeth of the escape wheel engage the inside and outside of a vertical hollow cylinder swinging on the balance-staff. The impulse is given by the inclined teeth of the escape wheel on the lip of the ruby cylinder. A.- L. Breguet experimented with a various of escapements, developing his own designs – a natural-lift, oil-free escapement in 1789, and a constant-force escapement in 1795. s &LYBACK ( retour en vol ). A chronograph which restarts the instant it is brought back to zero. It is particularly useful for pilots. Actioning the lower pushpiece only, they can time each successive leg of a search pattern, for example. Without this feature, they would have to use two pushpieces to stop, return to zero and restart the chronograph while starting a new leg. s &USEE CHAIN TRANSMISSION The fusee-chain transmission system improves rate regularity by guaranteeing constant torque to the movement whatever the degree of wind of its mainspring ( a mechanical watch mainspring’s torque generally varies in step with its degree of wind ).

The cone-shaped fusee contains differential gears that transmit continuous force to the movement. When its mainsprings are fully wound ( i.e. with the chain wound all the way to the top of the fusee ) and traction strength is high, the chain linking the barrel to the fusee coils itself around the narrowest part of the fusee. On the contrary, when the mainsprings are partially slack and their torque is weaker, the chain will coil around the broadest part of the fusee. s 'RAND STRIKE Strikes hours and quarter-hours automatically ; on request, can also be made to repeat hours, quarter hours and minutes by actioning a slide-bolt.

252 // A D I C T I O N A R Y O F P A S S I O N

s -INUTE REPEATER A watch that strikes the hours, quarters and minutes on gongs. The repeater is activated by a slide in the caseband. s Pare-chute ( SHOCK ABSORBEr ). The old term for a device to prevent the delicate pivots of the balance wheel snapping under shock.

A.-L. Breguet’s solution was to hold the pivot point in a concave cap-jewel held on a blade spring. A violent blow caused the pivot point to slide in the hollow of the jewel, displacing it on its spring. The reduced shock could then be taken on the thicker shoulder of the balance staff. Also known as a sprung-balance suspension, A.-L. Breguet’s invention is the ancestor of modern shock proofing for watches, such as the Incabloc system. s Pendule sympathique CLOCK AND WATCH COMBINATIOn ). Conceived by A.- L. Breguet in 1795 and unveiled at France’s National Exhibition of 1798, it consists of a pocket watch that sets and adjusts itself by a clock. The watch fits in a cradle on the clock. At 12 o’clock, the clock releases a mechanism inside the watch which sets the watch to the same time. The watch determines the amount of error and adjusts its rate faster or slower accordingly. A.-L. Breguet went on to develop even more ingenious versions that set and wound the watch hourly or daily. In the latest development, dating from 1991, the clock sets and winds a wristwatch. s 0ERPETUAL CALENDAR Showing the date, the day and the month, a watch or clock calendar is described as perpetual when it can automatically adjust for short and long months as well as for leap years. s PerpÊtuelle ( SELF WINDINg WATCHES The name given by A.- L. Breguet to watches that are automatically wound in the pocket while the wearer is walking or riding. A sprung weight on a pivoting arm jumps up and down to wind the mainspring. The modern self-winding wrist watch has a spinning weight.

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s 0OWER RESERVE (UP DOWn INDICATOR An indication of the state of wind of the mainspring. A hand on the dial points to the number of hours the movement will go before it runs down. A.- L. Breguet fitted his first perpÊtuelle self-winding watches from 1780 with this device, showing a maximum of 60 hours’ power reserve on a sector on the dial. The power-reserve indicator is still used in certain types of watches. s 2EPEATING GONG For chiming watches, A.- L. Breguet replaced the bulky bells with resonant steel bars curved around the movement.

His development of the gong, dating from 1783, revolutionised the design of repeating watches, allowing them to be made much thinner. s 3PLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH A chronograph with two centre seconds hands. The extra hand runs concurrently with the main chronograph hand but can be stopped independently then made to catch up with the running chronograph. The split-seconds mechanism thus records the successive times of events that start together. The modern chronograph has its origins in the “observatory chronometer with twin seconds� devised by A.- L. Breguet in 1820. It could record intermediary times or the duration of two concurrent events. s 4ACHOMETRIC SCALE Dial divisions enabling speeds to be read in kilometres per hour or in another unit. s Tact WATCH An invention of A.-L. Breguet enabling the time to be felt on a watch. A hand on the back or front of the case can be moved until it blocks. Its position – and thus the time – can be felt against hour-markers studding the case. s 4OURBILLON A.-L. Breguet was granted a patent for his best known invention on June 26, 1801 ( 7 Messidor, Year 9 of the French Republican calendar ). The tourbillon compensates for differences in rate caused by a watch adopting different positions. The principle is to mount the balance and escapement in a rotating carriage. They revolve about their common axis, going through all positions to average out the errors.

Tourbillon carriages or platforms usually rotate once a minute, but four-minute or six-minute tourbillons are also found.

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Reference index 1801BB/12/2W6

p.130

3880ST/H2/3XV

p.249

5347BR/11/9ZU

p.136

1801BR/12/2W6

p.130

4820ST/59/S76

p.244

5347PT/11/9ZU

p.133

1808BR/92/9W6 DD00

p.131

4820ST/D2/S76

p.244

5349PT/11/9ZU DD0D

p.137

1907BA/12

p.151

4821ST/59/S76 D000

p.245

5357BA/1B/9V6

p.121

3137BA/11/986

p.85

5140BA/12/9W6

p.76

5357PT/12/9V6

p.120

3355PT/00/986

p.113

5140BA/29/9W6

p.76

5359BB/6B/9V6 DD0D

p.122

3355PT/00/PA0

p.113

5140BB/12/9W6

p.77

5447BB/1E/9V6

p.146

3357BR/12/986

p.111

5157BB/11/9V6

p.67

5447BR/1E/9V6

p.147

3358BB/52/986 DD00

p.112

5177BA/12/9V6

p.73

5460BA/12/996

p.189

3477BR/1E/986

p.141

5177BB/29/9V6

p.74

5460BB/12/996

p.190

3657BA/12/9V6

p.129

5178BR/29/9V6 D000

p.75

5460BB/12/BB0

p.190

3660BB/12/984

p.183

5197BA/15/986

p.80

5461BB/12/996 DD00

p.191

3661BR/12/984 DD00

p.186

5207BA/12/9V6

p.79

5469BB/62/996 DD0D

p.191

3755PR/1E/9V6

p.128

5207BB/12/9V6

p.78

5480BB/12/996

p.188

3757BA/1E/9V6

p.129

5207BB/12/BV0

3800ST/92/9W6

p.241

5238BB/10/9V6 DD00

3800ST/92/SW9

p.241

3810BR/92/9ZU

p.247

3810ST/92/9ZU 3810ST/92/SZ9

p.79

5497BR/12/9V6

p.194

p.102

5497PT/12/9V6

p.195

5247BR/12/9V6

p.99

5707BA/12/9V6

p.90

5247BR/29/9V6

p.101

5707BB/12/9V6

p.91

p.246

5307BA/12/9V6

p.124

5817BA/12/9V8

p.156

p.247

5307PT/12/9V6

p.125

5817BR/Z2/5V8

p.159

3820ST/H2/9W6

p.243

5317BA/12/9V6

p.127

5817BR/Z2/RV0

p.158

3820ST/H2/SW9

p.242

5327BA/1E/9V6

p.106

5817ST/12/5V8

p.156

3820TI/K2/TW9

p.243

5335BR/42/9W6

p.117

5817ST/92/5V8

p.155

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5827BB/12/9Z8

p.160

7047PT/11/9ZU

p.62

8918BB/58/864 D00D

p.211

5827BB/12/BZ0

p.161

7057BB/11/9W6

p.59

8918BB/58/J39 D00D

p.210

5827BR/Z2/5ZU

p.162

7137BA/11/9V6

p.86

8928BA/51/J20 DD00

p.219

5829BB/8D/9ZU DD0D

p.171

7337BA/1E/9V6

p.89

8928BB/8D/844 DD0D

p.217

5829BR/8R/9ZU DD0D

p.170

7637BB/12/9ZU

p.143

8928BB/8D/J20 DD00

p.217

5837BR/92/5ZU

p.169

7639BB/6D/9XV DD0D

p.148

8928BB/51/844 DD0D

p.216

5847BB/12/5ZV

p.166

7717BA/1E/986

p.105

8939BB/6D/864 DD0D

p.212

5847BB/92/BZ0

p.164

7800BA/11/9YV

p.94

8939BB/6D/J49 DD0D

p.213

5847BR/32/5ZV

p.164

8067BA/52/964

p.81

8939BB/6D/J61 DDDD

p.212

5847BR/Z2/5ZV

p.165

8068BB/52/964 DD00

p.83

8958BB/51/974 D00D

p.223

5907BA/12/984

p.70

8068BB/52/BCO DD00

p.83

8967ST/58/986

p.221

5920BA/15/984

p.70

8818BB/59/564 DD00

p.172

8978BB/58/974 D00D

p.199

5930BA/12/986

p.71

8818BB/59/864 DD0D

p.173

GJE15BB20.8924DJ1

p.231

5947BA/12/9V6

p.98

8828BB/5D/586 DD00

p.177

GJE15BB20.8924M01

p.230

5967BA/11/9W6

p.72

8828BR/5D/586 DD00

p.178

GJE16BB20.8924D01

p.229

6190AG/12

p.41

8908BA/V2/864 D00D

p.203

GJE16BB20.8924DR1

p.234

7027BA/11/9V6

p.53

8908BB/52/864 D00D

p.200

GJE16BB20.8924DS1

p.235

7027BB/G9/9V6

p.55

8908BB/V2/864 D00D

p.203

GJE20BB20.8924D01

p.233

7027BR/G9/9V6

p.54

8909BB/5D/J21 RRRR

p.208

GJE20BB20.8924DS1

p.232

7027BR/R9/9V6

p.54

8909BB/VD/864 D00D

p.204

GJE21BB20.8924D01

p.228

7037BA/11/9V6

p.56

8909BB/VD/J29 DDD0

p.205

GJE23BB20.8924D01

p.227

7037BB/11/9V6

p.56

8909BB/VD/J29 DDDD

p.204

GJE25BB20.8989DB1

p.225

7047BA/11/9ZU

p.63

8918BA/58/864 D00D

p.211

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