Breguet’s Classic Tour Brings Gentlemen’s Art de Vivre to Geneva
Fine watches, bespoke suits, made-to-measure shoes and a beard trim were all on the agenda for Breguet’s Geneva Classic Tour.
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Breguet's 1801 rotating-cage escapement, explained.
The coiled spring that controls the balance wheel; Huygens 1675, Breguet overcoil 1795.
Designer behind modern Breguet 1973-89 and the eponymous Daniel Roth brand with its double-ellipse case.
The cursive italic Arabic numerals designed by Abraham-Louis Breguet ~1790; canonical haute-horlogerie dress watch numeral.
Fine watches, bespoke suits, made-to-measure shoes and a beard trim were all on the agenda for Breguet’s Geneva Classic Tour.
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First shown at Baselworld 2017, the stunner that is the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 in rose gold is my pick of Breguet’s women’s offerings (in Australia) at the moment. Breguet is all proportion, horological order and watchmaking museum elegance. But sprinkle that heritage with 1.46 carats worth of white diamonds and the ghosts of French royalty, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Keeping illustrious company with the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Breguet reproduced Churchill’s Breguet No 765 pocket watch at the request of the filmmakers, and it can be seen prominently throughout the “Darkest Hour”.
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The sky’s the limit in this final instalment of the best watches of 2017 – and the entry price to this exclusive club starts at a cool $20K. For this you can expect hot ceramic, classical tourbillons, cutting-edge design, ingenious engineering, and finishing to die for. Breguet Marine Équation Marchante 5887 Ah, the equation of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 – $20,000 and above appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Pre-Baselworld New Release from Breguet: the mechanical poetry Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367 with marvellous "Grand Feu" dial.
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The Breguet Tradition Fusée Tourbillon is about taking two complex precision-enhancing devices and making them as sexy as possible.
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We spotted the watch that Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Taro Asō wore for a meeting on May 2017L the Breguet Ref. 5920.
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In tandem with the Mid-Autumn Festival, we have selected six moonphase watches to pay tribute to this occasion, featuring Rolex, Breguet, and Lange.
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Enamel is enjoying something of a renaissance in watch manufacturing. Many companies – from Seiko to Patek – are increasingly turning to the nearly forgotten art to decorate their dials. While it’s a slow and sometimes unforgiving process, the reward for mastering the technique is a uniquely alluring dial with a hue that will never fade. One … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: A touch of class – the Breguet Classique 7787 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Breguet's Héritage line offers a modern take on the traditional tonneau case that is not often seen today. We review the Grande Date and offer our thoughts.
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Breguet’s Tradition 7047 Fusee Tourbillon makes an appearance in the 2017 Justice League movie on the wrist of Bruce Wayne.
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In this week's article, we look at six complicated dress watches, featuring brands such as Patek Philippe, Chopard, NOMOS, JLC, Breguet, and Lange.
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Full hands-on analytical review of the new Breguet Classique 7787 with live high resolution photos from Baselworld 2017.
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Full hands-on analytical review of the Breguet Marine Équation Marchante 5887 with live high resolution photos from Baselworld 2017.
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Breguet may not have had the largest collection on display at Basel, but they certainly had one of the most complex. As well as some handsome new additions to the Classique family, Breguet released an epic new grand complication – the Marine Équation Marchante 5887, a completely new watch boasting a perpetual calendar, tourbillon power … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 3 outstanding Breguet watches from Basel 2017, including the incredible Marine Équation Marchante appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Having taken a first look at Breguet’s Marine Équation Marchante 5887, while at Baselworld 2017, it’s time now to dive deeper.
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Breguet reveals its latest Classique rendition with the new Classique 7147 in enamel dial. The dial is complete with Breguet numerals, hands and an iconic d
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There are watches you see that have an immediate impact, but then the feeling fades. You see the same watch some years later and you can remember thinking it was amazing, but sometimes the desire to own it is gone. The opposite happened when I spotted Jared’s Breguet Type XXI 3817, which was released at Baselworld … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Running into last year’s crush in Hall 1, Jared’s Breguet Type XXI 3817 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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For Baselworld 2017, Breguet unveils the new Classique 7147, now with a grand feu enamel dial and Breguet numerals. Details and press release photos within.
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For Baselworld 2017, Breguet unveils the Marine Équation Marchante 5887, putting focus on the equation of time. Details and press release photos within.
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Suzanne Wong brings us through a quick guide of the ins and outs of a new and intriguing creation from Breguet, the Marine Equation Marchante 5887.
Combining traditional design codes and ancestral techniques, Breguet’s new Classique 7147 with enamel dial is set to wow watch aficionados with a passion for horology’s past.
The Breguet Tradition Dame is an excellent example of the brand’s commitment to combining fine watchmaking with incredible design, while adding horological innovation.
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Fine decoration today exists for its own sake, evolved from its original purpose - protection against corrosion. Today, it links Breguet to its history.
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The Breguet Tradition Dame 7038 snatches the Revolution 2016 Best Women’s watch award.
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Some watches always get the double tap when they show up in our Instagram feed. One such model is Glenn’s (AKA @syn_chronus) ridiculously lovely Breguet Tradition GMT. Not only because it’s a stunning watch in its own right, but also for the fact that we simply don’t see too many out there. So we got in … ContinuedThe post WHY I WEAR: Breguet – Glenn and his Tradition GMT appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Patek Philippe releases the new dial variants to the Ref. 5396 Annual Calendar. Available in 18 K white gold and 18 K rose gold, the new annual calendars are beautifully made classic timepieces that as Patek Philippe would say, heirlooms in its own right.
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This weeks Spot the Watch features Ben Affleck, who is playing Bruce Wayne in the new Batman vs Superman movie. See what we have spotted in this weeks STW.
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A novelty from Baselworld 2016: the Breguet Classique 7147. Click here to find out more!
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