BREGUET – Marine Hora Mundi Only Watch 2023

BREGUET – MARINE Hora Mundi 5557 Dual-time Gold Automatic Only Watch 2023

 

Breguet is repeating its participation in the Only Watch auction. This charity event organised by the Only Foundation takes place every two years. This exceptional auction featuring one -of-a-kind models from several watch brands will take place this November at Palexpo, Geneva.

“Marine Hora Mundi X Only Watch”

On this occasion, the brand is pleased to present a one-off version of its Marine Hora Mundi model. Launched in March 2022, this watch combines technical sophistication with aesthetic appeal. This Breguet-patented mechanism is the only device serving to change time zone at a single click – a technical feat made possible by handling the pusher and crown. 

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After setting the first city, the time and the date, the watch wearer need only then set the second city. The timepiece’s mechanism calculates the time and date in the latter using a clever system of cams, hammers and an integrated differential. After that, simply pressing the pusher is enough to move from one end of the planet to the other without disturbing the precise running of the watch.

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Moreover, the dial offers a fascinating wristworn interpretation of the terrestrial planisphere by playing on materials and various superimposed plates. On the first gold base, the hand-guilloché waves lap gently against the continents’ shorelines. The sunburst blue dial background is engraved with "wave" decorations. An additional sapphire plate displays the luminescent gold hour-markers along with the engraved and varnished navy blue continents. For this special edition, and as a reminder that the planet never sleeps, multiple bright rose gold dots stand out on Earth. Finally, an external flange holds the various elements present on the dial. The result features brilliantly executed dimensions and surfaces thanks to different treatments requiring several weeks of work.

The importance of details

For Breguet, luxury is in the details – which is notably why the Breguet hours and minutes hands are enhanced with red luminescent material recalling the Only Watch 2023 colours – a reference also featured on the trapeze-shaped hour-markers and on the anchor located at 6 o'clock, indicating the reference city. In a nod to the Only Foundation, the city of Paris has been replaced by the principality of Monaco in red.

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The hand-hammered Sun and Moon at 4 o'clock lend a strongly realistic touch. While the Sun glows in a luminous rose gold, the rhodium-plated moon takes on a mysterious grey appearance. The date is indicated through an aperture at 12 o'clock, with a retrograde hand added to the date system. Ingeniously placed under the aperture, it is tipped with a "U" shape serving to encircle the current date. The lightly brouillé (blurred) finish is an updated version of a historical watchmaking decoration, giving the watch a matt yet shiny effect. It also facilitates reading while remaining discreet.

A unique movement

The 43.9 mm-diameter rose gold case houses Calibre 77F1, whose balance oscillates at a frequency of 4 Hz. This mechanical self-winding movement is fitted with an escapement made of silicon – a material boasting multiple properties that is resistant to both corrosion and wear that is also insensitive to the effects of magnetic fields. The unique advantage of Calibre 77F1 lies in its patented additional modules. These include the dual-time mechanism, the second time-zone display, the programmable and reprogrammable mechanical memory wheel as well as the pointer-type day/night display.

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Part of this exceptional mechanism can be admired through the sapphire caseback, elegantly adorned with a Côtes de Genève motif, as well as guilloché and snailed finishing. The oscillating weight with its distinctive rudder-like appearance is made of black-treated gold. Finally, the "Pièce Unique" and "Only Watch 2023" engravings appear at 12 and 6 o'clock respectively.

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Ready to travel the world, the new Marine Hora Mundi is fitted with a midnight blue rubber strap.

Breguet and the Navy

Recognised as an outstanding scientist and technician, Abraham-Louis Breguet bound his destiny to that of the French Navy in 1814 when he became a member of the Bureau des Longitudes by royal decree. Alongside academics such as Delambre, Biot and Laplace, one of the bureau's roles was to solve astronomical problems related to the determination of longitude at sea. A year later, King Louis XVIII awarded him one of the most honourable titles: that of Chronometer-Maker by appointment to the French Royal Navy. The fleets of the greatest explorers sailed equipped with a Breguet timekeeping system. Today, the Marine line with its elegant yet sporty look is one of the brand's emblematic collections.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 
Collection  Tradition

Model:  Marine  5555 Hora Mundi Gold Edition

References  5555BR/YS/5WV - 18-carat Rose gold - One-of-a-kind model

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Movement
    Calibre: 77F1
    Self-winding
    Escapement: inverted straight-line lever escapement with silicon pallet-horns, escape-wheel and flat balance-spring.
    Frequency: 4 Hz
    Power reserve: 55 hours
    Components: 384

Functions: hours, minutes and seconds, pre-programmable instantaneous-jump dual-time display with
synchronised date, day/night indication and city.
Case
    18-carat rose gold
    Diameter: 43.9 mm
    Thickness: 13.80 mm    

    Water resistance 10 bar (100 m)
Dial
    Sunburst and guilloché blue, sapphire plates

The dial is made of 3 superimposed components:
- A base made of gold with a waved hand-guilloché pattern
- A sapphire plate with gold hour markers along with engraved navy blue continents
- An external flange holds the three components in place
Strap/Bracelet
   Midnight blue rubber strap with triple-blade folding clasp in 18-carat rose gold Leather strap, rubber strap and gold bracelet.

Available with leather strap, rubber strap or gold bracelet.

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 🔰Edition
Limitation: Unique piece for Only Watch 2023

 🔴Prices    Lot 14      Estimated at CHF 70,000 - CHF 80,000 💰

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BREGUET – CLASSIQUE 7327 Quantieme Perpetuel Gold

BREGUET – CLASSIQUE Quantième Perpétuel 7327 Moon Phase Gold Automatic 2023

 

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New Classique 7327
Contemporary elegance

 In the 1780s, Abraham-Louis Breguet enjoyed great success with his so-called perpétuelle watches equipped with an à secousses (moving) oscillating weight enabling the calibre to react to the wearer's body movements and thus automatically wind the mechanism as they walked. These watches often incorporated a calendar mechanism and it was also on these models that Breguet experimented with his first guilloché silvered dials.

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In 2023, Breguet pays tribute to it within its Classique collection through a reinterpretation of the perpetual calendar in two gold colours.

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The new Quantième Perpétuel 7327 by Breguet reflects the very essence of the brand: a timepiece that is simple to use for its wearer yet complex in its realisation. This fascinating watchmaking function born in the 18th century displays the exact date, taking into account the variable length of the months and the leap-year cycle. To accomplish this feat, the movement must have a four-year mechanical "memory" corresponding to 1,461 days.

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The mechanism is based on a gearing system from the hour’s wheel and a large central lever that drives the entire movement on a daily basis. For this reason, no less than 294 components are required to bring this model to life. One of Breguet's key objectives was to offer a light and comfortable timepiece and the Manufacture has thus opted for Calibre 502 with an additional calendar mechanism.

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At just 4.5 mm thick, the 502.3.P movement remains one of Breguet's thinnest. It is designed to provide a high level of performance despite its thinness. Its barrel is open, contributing to its slenderness while guaranteeing constant, powerful energy. Its gold oscillating weight is off-centred to provide maximum space for the movement's main components, enabling it to be integrated to a minimum thickness.

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This self-winding movement is rhodium-plated, beats at a frequency of 3 Hertz and has a 45-hour power reserve. It is equipped with a flat silicon balance-spring and an inverted straight-line escapement with silicon horns. Silicon has many properties, in addition to being resistant to corrosion and wear, it is insensitive to the influence of magnetic fields and improves the watch’s precision.

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Its movement, which can be admired through the sapphire case back, highlights a skill dear to Breguet: decoration. The gold oscillating weight is hand-engraved on a rose engine with a circular barleycorn motif, the bridges are adorned with Côtes de Genève, and the other components are finished with chamfered edges and likewise with Côtes de Genève. This highly precise craftsmanship is performed by the artisans in the Manufacture located in the heart of the Vallée de Joux.

A timepiece with an understated design

As fascinating on the movement side as on the dial, the new creation by Breguet features a timeless aesthetic, recalling the brand's distinctive features in a contemporary spirit. The dial is adorned with a Clous de Paris hobnail pattern. 

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Located between 1 and 2 o’clock, the moon phase has been designed to provide a strong sense of realism, notably thanks to its hand-hammered surface. Its sky is coated with a blue lacquer composed of spangles subtly revealing the stars depending on how the timepiece is turned.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  The day, date and year indicators are harmoniously entwined at the base of the dial. A quarter-circle bewteen 10 and 11 o’clock indicates the months via a retrograde hand. The hours and minutes are indicated by the traditional eccentric “moon” tip watch hands in blued steel. The secret Breguet signature, created by the founder in 1795, appears between 11 and 12 o'clock as well as between 12 and 1 o'clock.

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The Classique collection

Both functional and emblematic, the Classique collection faithfully illustrates the aesthetic codes dating back to the brand's origins. In addition to his talent as a watchmaker and inventor, Abraham-Louis Breguet was also one of the first designers well before the term was coined. When the company was founded in Paris in 1775, the baroque style was in vogue. He invented and introduced the neoclassical style to watchmaking.

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This aesthetic vision gave the dials an avant-garde look while making it easier to read the indications. He created the eccentric “moon” tip watch hands, the guilloché pattern and the off-centre dial, to name but a few. 

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The latter design was used on pocket watches from 1812 onwards and established the brand's DNA. Inspired by these creations, the 5327 Quantième Perpétuel joined the line-up in 2004. Its 2023 version is a contemporary embodiment while remaining faithful to the powerful signatures of the Classique line. Available in 18K white or rose gold, this new timepiece is paired with a midnight blue strap for the white gold model and a mysterious brown strap for the rose gold version.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 
Collection  Classique 

Model:  Classique  7337 Quantième Perpétuel Gold

References    Ref. 7327BB/11/9VU and 7327BR/11/9VU – 

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Case

• 7327BB/11/9VU 18-carat White Gold
• 7327BR/11/9VU 18-carat Rose Gold

Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 9,13 mm  
Sapphire crystal caseback
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Dial
Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine
Movement
Hand-wound Calibre: 502.3.P
Balance-spring: Breguet type, flat, in silicon
Escapement:  inverted straight-line lever
Frequency: 3 Hz
Power reserve: 45 hours
Components: 294
Complications: perpetual calendar (day, date, retrograde month, leap year),
moon phases
Strap
Midnight blue alligator leather strap for the white gold version, mysterious brown alligator leather for the rose gold model

Price: 

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Breguet – Classique Phase de Lune 9085 - Valentine’s Day Edition

 

BREGUET – CLASSIQUE Phase de Lune 9085 - Valentine’s Day Edition

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Classique Phase de Lune 9085
Valentine’s Day Edition

Breguet pays tribute to love with the new Classique Phase de Lune whose dial, daintily adorned with white mother-of-pearl and is sprinkled with rubies. The watch comes in a presentation box containing both red and an additional pearly white strap that are easily interchangeable as the wearer desires.

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The poetic and elegant Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine's Day Edition gracefully celebrates the feast of lovers. Breguet numerals alternate with six rubies to display the passing of time on the dial, swept over by two traditional open-tipped blued steel hands, a signature of the House.

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The mother-of-pearl dial is adorned with a very fine guilloché pattern, hand-crafted by the artisans of the Manufacture.

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The hand-hammered gold moon phase appears at 6 o'clock, surrounded by a midnight blue lacquered sky dotted with gold stars. The Breguet inscription appears in an oval cartouche at 12 o'clock. Finally, the 30 mm white gold case and lugs are set with 66 brilliant-cut diamonds.

Just as with the recently unveiled Classique 8068 model, this watch comes with an interchangeable strap system. Designed for easy tool- free switching between straps, this mechanism is operated by simply pressing the pusher on the underside of the wristband, enabling the wearer to move seamlessly from one style to another in the blink of an eye.

The movement

The new Classique 9085BB is powered by Calibre 537L with its 231 components. Its gold oscillating weight is hand-engraved on a rose engine with a circular barleycorn pattern. Its balance oscillates at a frequency of 3.5 Hz.

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The rhodium-plated self-winding movement has a 45-hour power reserve. It is equipped with an in-line Swiss lever escapement and a balance spring in silicon, a material endowed with numerous properties. In addition to being resistant to corrosion and wear, it is insensitive to the influence of magnetic fields and improves the accuracy of the timepiece. 

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One of Breguet’s most cherished skills can be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback, with decorations such as chamfering and a Côtes de Genève motif embellishing the various movement components. The case is water-resistant to 3 bar (30 m).

The Classique collection

With its lines featuring a blend of purity and refinement, the Classique collection faithfully illustrates the powerful aestheticism of the brand's origins. Above and beyond his talent as a watchmaker and inventor, Abraham-Louis Breguet was also one of the first designers. 

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   When he founded the brandin Paris in 1775, the baroque style was in fashion. He invented and initiated the neoclassical style in watchmaking – an aesthetic vision that gave the dials an avant-garde look while making it easier to read the indications. He created a range of stylish innovations including open-tipped hands, the guilloché motif and the off-centre dial. 

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The latter was first used on pocket watches in 1812 and established the brand's DNA. Inspired by these creations, the first interpretation of the Classique 8068 wristwatch was introduced in 2003. In 2016, Breguet enriched the collection with the Classique Phase de Lune 9088 model. 

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On the occasion of Valentine's Day, this modern, romantic new variation remains faithful to the strong aesthetic signatures of the Classique line.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  CLASSIQUE

Model:  Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine’s Day Edition

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Ref. 9085BB/5R/964 DD00

28-piece numbered limited edition


Movement
Self-winding with gold oscillating weight
Calibre: 537L
Escapement: in-line Swiss lever escapement, with escape-wheel and flat balance spring in silicon
Components: 231
Frequency: 3.5 Hz
Power reserve: 45 hours
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, moon phase
Case
18K white gold, sapphire caseback, bezel and lugs set with 💎66 diamonds
Dimensions: 30 mm
Thickness: 9.85 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Dial
White mother-of-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine
Strap
Red alligator leather as well as an additional strap in pearly white alligator leather.
The two straps are fitted with pin buckles and supplied in the Valentine’s Day boxed set.

Limited edition of 28 timepieces.

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BREGUET – CLASSIQUE 9075 – 2023 Chinese New Year Edition

 

BREGUET – CLASSIQUE 9075 – CNY 2023 Chinese New Year Rose Gold 40mm Edition

9075 - Classique
2023, a tribute to the power
of the Rabbit

On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, Breguet is celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with an 8 pieces limited edition timepiece dedicated to women. This watch, from the Classique collection, showcases a combination of in-house artisanal techniques: the enamel and engraving expertise. The timepiece is an artistic interpretation adorned with 6 rabbits whose beauty gently manifests women’s sense of smartness and nimbleness.

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“Rabbit” represents well wishes in China. It is one of the Chinese zodiac signs which is closely associated with symbols of playfulness and smartness.  

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Breguet has drawn inspiration from the qualities of the rabbits and the manufacture's artisans have combined it with sophisticated enamel craftsmanship and hand-engraving techniques which bring to life this lively, free spirited creature in a new timepiece in the Classique Collection.

The artistic dial

Vividly and exquisitely, the dial depicts a dynamic scene in which 6 rabbits are playing around the greens against the backdrop of fluffy clouds. All the patterns are hand-engraved on an 18-carat white gold dial. 

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While the central motif is engraved below the surface of the enamel, rabbits are engraved on the enamel and outlined at a maximum height. The engraving of gold applied in watchmaking is a bas-relief technique consisting in sculpting patterns in the extremely small dimensions of a watch. After sketching designs, the craftsman performs his demanding work using different engraving tools like chisels, while observing the component under the microscope. This is the most delicate step in the process of creation. This is followed by the cleaning and polishing of the work, which reveals its full splendor.

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Beyond providing decoration to the dial, enamel work is a particularly specialised craft, one requiring rigor, patience, and technical mastery. Only after careful preparation, the enamel is then applied on the dial in several layers and placed in an oven at 800℃ . The translucent enamel and the opaque white enamel need to be applied in successive layers. The combination of 2 glazes at the same time increases the difficulty because imperfections must be avoided and each color must remain homogeneous. 

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Therefore, the enameller needs to master the knowledge of painting and colours of the enamel after firing, as well as how each colour changes at different temperatures so as to control the application and firing of successive layers and ensure none of the firings disturbing the layer are applied. 

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Finally, the dial must remain at a well-defined final thickness, securing a delicate stage of sizing as well as height and aesthetic finishing of the dial. Nowadays, only a handful of Swiss artisans master this craft. The Manufacture Breguet is fortunate to count on this expertise within its manufacture, located in the Vallée de Joux.

The movement

The 9075 model combines traditional Haute Horlogerie refinement with aesthetic elegance. At its heart beats the hand-decorated self-winding 591C calibre. The movement is equipped with a silicon in-line Swiss lever escapement and a silicon flat balance spring. This movement, equipped with 171 components, beats at a frequency of 4 Hz and has a 38-hour power reserve. The case resistance is 3 bar (30m).

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As in Breguet tradition, the components of the caliber are all finished by hand, by the craftsmen of the Manufacture. The timepiece can also be admired from the back with its gold oscillating weight, delicately decorated with barleycorn patterns guilloche work.

Breguet know-how

At Breguet, artistic crafts are not merely a means of enhancing watchmaking mechanics. They are part of the DNA of the House, which has since 1775 consistently devoted equal importance to aesthetics, technique and innovation on the same level. 

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Notably with Guillochage, which is a heritage that Breguet has done more than merely preserve: some 30 guilloché lathes have been rebuilt within the Manufacture itself. While similar to the antique machines, they are endowed with the latest ergonomic, lighting, optical and precision equipments.

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The workshop thus is one of the most important in the entire watchmaking industry and its artisans are capable of executing a wide range of geometric patterns. With a view of constant development a research and creative department, notably responsible for developing new motifs, has been specially dedicated to this art form.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  CLASSIQUE

Model:  CLASSIQUE 9075 – 2022 Chinese New Year Edition

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 Ref . 9075BB/25/976 DD00 04

 Limited numbered edition of Only 8

Movement
    Calibre: 591C, Self-winding,
    Escapement: Swiss straight-line lever, silicon.  
    Balance-spring: in silicon
    Frequency: 4.0 Hz
    Power reserve: 38 hours
    Components: 171

Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Case
    18K white gold, bezel and horns set with 💎88 diamonds 

     Diameter: 33 mm  

    Thickness: 7.85 mm
    Water-resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Dial
    “Grand feu” Enamel dial
    Hands: Breguet blued steel.
Strap
   1 sky blue alligator leather strap gold pin buckle

Limited edition of 8 timepieces.

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