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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BLANCPAIN – Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar Year of the Rabbit

 

BLANCPAIN – VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar "Year of the Water Rabbit" Platinum 45 mm Limited Edition - 2022

 The water rabbit stars in the 2023 series of Blancpain’s Traditional Chinese Calendar watch

 From 22 January 2023, the water tiger of Chinese astrology will give way to the water rabbit. To mark this transition, Blancpain is pursuing its custom initiated in 2012 by unveiling a new edition of its Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar model. Crafted from platinum in a 50-piece limited edition, this watch displays the main indications of the Chinese calendar on its dial, while its oscillating weight honours the new year’s zodiac sign.

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The Traditional Chinese Calendar is an exclusive timepiece developed by Blancpain. Its complexity is similar to that of the perpetual calendar and it is produced in the Grand Complications workshop of the Manufacture in Le Brassus, where only a few watchmakers are capable of mastering its construction.

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This exceptional timepiece is based on the principles of Chinese tradition and its lunisolar calendar, which it combines with the Gregorian calendar. The white grand feu enamel dial features a chapter ring composed of gold appliques swept over by hands shaped like hollowed-out sage leaves. The dates of the Gregorian calendar are indicated by a blued steel serpentine hand. 

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They are painted in enamel, as is the main information of the Chinese calendar, i.e. the double hours, the day and month with the mention of the leap months, the signs of the zodiac, as well as the five elements and the ten celestial pillars. Moon phases – a signature complication that Blancpain returned to the forefront of the watchmaking scene in the early 1980s – are also represented. They are not only an integral part of the Brand's complete calendars, but also serve to determine the months of the Chinese calendar.

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Crafted from platinum and measuring 45 mm in diameter, the double-stepped case of the Traditional Chinese Calendar is faithful to the aesthetic of the Villeret collection. The famous Blancpain correctors are concealed beneath its lugs and can be activated by the simple touch of a finger. Equipped with a sapphire caseback, it houses the 3638 self-winding movement whose gold oscillating weight is engraved with the zodiac sign of the year 2023. Depicted as a couple, the Blancpain water rabbit inspires gentleness and trust, two notions that emanate from its refined, perceptive and diplomatic nature.

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Issued in an individually numbered 50-piece limited edition, the Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar testifies to Blancpain's technical prowess while celebrating the incomparable wealth of cultural diversity.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar "Year of the Water Rabbit"

 
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 References:  00888K-3431-55B - Platinum 45 - Edition
 
Complications
Traditional Chinese Calendar
[double-hour indication, signs of the zodiac, date and month of the Chinese calendar. Indication of the
five elements, the celestial stems and the leap months]
Specificities

• ∙ Gregorian calendar
• ∙ Moon phases
• ∙ Under-lug correctors
• ∙ Secured movement
• ∙ White grand feu enamel dial
• ∙ Oscillating weight set with a Madagascar ruby
• ∙ Sself-winding

Case

Platinum
Red Gold

Case thickness:     15.00 mm
Case diameter:     45.00 mm
Water resistance:     3.00 bar
Between horns:     23.00 mm
Sapphire back: Engraved on the - "Chinese Calendar - № ХX/50 Piece"
Dial
Full fired enamel
White Grand feu enamel
Movement
Calibre 3638
Reference:   3638   

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Frequency - 4Hz

Self-winding
Calibre thickness:  8.30 mm
Calibre diameter:  32.00 mm | 14'''
Power reserve in hours:  168
Jewels:  39
3 mainspring barrels
Secured movement
Titanium free sprung balance with gold regulation screws
Components:   464
Strap/Bracelet
Alligator lined with alzavel
Black color strap
Platinum folding clasp

Available in Blancpain Boutiques - Only  Limited edition of 50 Piece


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