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The Breguet Collections 2011-2012


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Contents

Passion finds its echo

A passion for invention and innovat ion

A passion shared

Passion from the age of reason

Tradition

Classique

Classique Grandes Complications

Marine

Hritage

Reine de Naples

High Jewellery

Type XX-XXI

Type XXII

A dic tiona ry of passion


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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 achiev ed within the 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. Technology dedicated to serving Art is our watchword, and creating technical masterpieces is our dailychallenge. A mere stylistic exercise? Far from it : our technical accomplishments are intended to provide tangible improvements to the

performances of the watch, its precision and its daily use, the sole purpose being to satisfy the person who has acquired it.

Right from the start, Breguet had woven close ties with science and astronomy, placing the brand at the heart of European

intellectual development. My grandfather and I have made a priority of Research & Development. Today more than ever, engineers

and watchmakers play a pioneering role, working notably on fields such as magnetism, high frequency and the properties of new

materials like silicon and Liquidmetal resulting in major breakthroughs for the entire watch industry. Breguet takes pride in

offering exceptional models.

It is this singular alchemists blend of hand-craftsmanship expertise and cutting-edge technologies that I invite you to explore

through our collections.

A word from Marc A. Hayek

Marc A. Hayek

President and CEO of Montres Breguet SA


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

cious names in fine watchmaking which was lying somewhat

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

peerless vitality into a brand endowed with an exceptional herit-

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

peers. But the creative and visionary genius that was Nicolas

G. Hayek also revived the cultural and emotional dimension of

the brand and restored it to its noble pedigree.

A new chapter in Breguet hi stor y began, studded wi th fab-

ulous projects, daring challenges and guided by the watchword

of unveiling the finest treasures emerging from an encounter

between art, beauty and technology.

Now able to draw upon the industrial and commercial

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

technical resources it would need to perpetuate the art of finewatchmaking and to create exceptional models in order to meet

the expectations of brand devotees and connoisseurs.

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

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

Recruitment of the best-qualified watchmakers was reinforced, as

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

excelling in their respective arts and crafts.

Substantial and regular investments were made in state-

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

development. Nicolas G. Hayek attached great importance to

research and would initiate work on new materials such as the

application of silicon in watchmaking, for components such as

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

his leadership, Breguet developed and registered more than 77

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

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

This innovative capacity made Breguet a reference in the field

of Haute Horlogerie, alongside its existing unique status as an

integral part of the European cultural heritage.It is this unique position that inspired the most prestigious

museums to welcome the brands legendary timepieces. These

initiatives were of course fervently supported by Breguet.

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

Breguet, from rebirth to continuity.


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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 repro-

ducing the legendary Marie-Antoinette watch that had van-

ished 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 humanitys historical and cultural

heritage well beyond the watchmaking world through various

prestigious patronage activities with a powerful emotional con-

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

the restoration of the Petit Trianon, an authen tic tribute paid by

Breguet to Queen Marie-Antoinette, a sincere admirer and loy al

customer of the brand.

It was this universe mingling art, culture, understatement

and exceptional achievements that Nicolas G. Hayek loved to

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

A. Ha yek has taken up the rei ns o f the brand. T he sp iri t rem ains

and the story continues


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Since its acquisition by the Swatch Group in September

1999, the Breguet company has enjoyed the substantial sup-

port of the worlds largest watch manufacturer. The company

has harnessed the Groups resources in product development,

manufacturing, marketing and distribution to bring Breguet

watchmaking to demanding and sophisticated clients.

The Group is committed to preserving the companys

watchmaking traditions. Breguet, like the Groups other com-

panies, maintains its separate identity and will continue to

uphold the prestige of its name, ensure the ex clusiveness 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

now benefits from much increased energy and i mproved effi-

ciency. Breguet has established its essential role in the luxury-

watch sector by opening its own prestigious boutiques in the

worlds major destinations, including Geneva, Zurich, Gstaad,

Paris, Cannes, London, Vienna, Moscow, Ekaterinburg, New

Yor k, Los Angel es, Las Vegas, Miami, Dubai, Singapore ,

Shanghai, Beijing, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei, Tokyo

and Seoul.

Manufacturing has received equal attention. Large invest-

ments have been allocated to the expansion of the Breguet

Breguet within the Swatch Group.


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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 brands vigour,

remains a priority. Breguets watchmakers are hard at work

conceiving and building novel designs that interpret the

brands 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 Breguets

vision of a future where its legacy provi des for the development

of tomorrows technologies.

The Breguet Boutique in Hong Kong.


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Breguets archives, kept in Switzerland and in Paris,

record the developments that have sustained Breguet watch-

making for more than two centuries. The firm is committed

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

improvements.

Today Breguet watches are made in the Valle de Joux,

the centre of advanced mechanical horology. The Breguet work-

shops bring together extraordinary resources to handle the

essential aspects of watchmaking. The concentration of special-

ised knowledge and technology covers movement construction,

parts manufacture and watch assembly to ensure an authentic

product of supreme quality.

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

scarcely imagine, his successors in the Breguet workshops

combine avant-garde processes with closely guarded traditional

techniques. The constant modernisation of their equipment

reveals the motivation of the craftsmen who build the Breguet

watch: pride in their work.

Driven by the same enthusiasm that A.-L. Breguet

brought to his art, craftsmen work daily to perfect the time-

pieces that earn Breguet its position as the architect of fine

horology.

Their workshops provide the technical environment where

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

tra, Breguets watchmakers tune their instruments to the fre-

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

Al tho ugh equ ipp ed wi th the la tes t op tic al aids and

measuring apparatus, the men and women who build Breguet

watches still depend on the traditional tools that can only

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

Watchmaking at Breguet.


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makers still keep their old bow-lathes in the bottom drawer of

their workbenches, hoping theyll find a pivot that needs an

experts 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 possi-

ble 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 LOrient, Valle de Joux, Switzerland.


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All of t he hundreds of operat ions that go in to t he o rchest ra-

tion 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

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.

Manufacture Breguets unrivaled combination of horological tradition and

sophisticated technology generates impeccable beauty and quality in time.


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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. Breguets approach to watchmaking preserves

the individuality of each watch in a world of standard products.

A.- L. Bregue t never made two watches exactl y ali ke, 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.

Artistic cra ft or the art of craftsmanship , the know-how of the artisan s such a s the guilloch-work or

engine-turning specialists pictured here in the Manufacture Breguet remains one of the brands key assets.


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The Marie-Antoinette Grande Complicationpocket watch number 1160.

Said to have been fascinated by Breguets watches,

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

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

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

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

possible, incorporating the fullest range of horological expe rtiseknown at the time. The order stipulated that wherever possible

gold should replace other metals and that auxiliary mecha-

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

as possible. No time or financial limits were imposed.

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

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

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

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

Breguets and 44 years after hed accepted the order.

For two centuries now, both this timepieces extreme

intricacy and its fabulous destiny have fascinated watchmakers

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

museum in Jerusalem and finally recovered in December 2007,

this undisputed masterpiece of horology experienced a fate so

mysterious and bizarre that it became something of an obsession.

In 2004, Nicolas G. Hayek challenged Breguets watchmakers to

build an exact replica of this breathtaking pocket watch.

Recreating so many complications solely with the helpof ancient documents proved a real challenge for the firms

technicians and watchmakers. The original technical drawings

in the Breguet Museum archives and the material available in

such rich sources of cultural information as the Muse des Arts

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

tion and guidance regarding the watchs every function and

styling detail. Comparing the projected watch with contem-

porary timepieces, in particularly the Duc de Praslins watch,

revealed novel aspects of the design and workshop techniques

of the period. The research uncovered skills which had partly

disappeared, enabling Breguet to produce a timepiece faithful

in every way to its fabled ancestor.


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

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

that on command strikes hours, quarters and minutes as well

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

month at two, six and eight oclock respectively. At ten oclock,

an equation-of-time display expresses the difference betweencivil and solar time. At centre, jumping hours and a minute hand

accompany a large independent seconds hand, the forerunner to

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

situated at six oclock. A 48-hour power-reserve indicator and a

bimetallic thermometer are positioned side by side.

The watchs self-winding movement (called perptuelle

in Breguets 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 mecha-

nisms 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 watchs sophisticated design extends

to its special escapement with natural lift, a cylindrical balance

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

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

oscillating weight arbors against blows and jarring.

In April 2008, after four long years of research and

reconstruction, the new Marie-Antoinette timepiece was proud-ly placed in its impressive presentation case, carved from the

wood of the very Versailles oak tree under which the Queen

once used to rest.

Following a long dry spell and a violent storm, the Domaine

de Versailles had to have the once-mighty oak cut down, pre-

senting its wood to Nicolas G. Hayek as a birthday gift.


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If Breguet holds a special place in our cultural heritage,

it is because its founder, A.- L. Breguet ( 1747-1823), set thestandard by which all fine watchmaking has si nce been judged.

Today, his heirs at Breguet still make each watch as a model of

supreme horological art.

A.- L. Bregue t was born in N euchtel, but i t was in Paris tha t

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

escaped his study, and his inventions were as fundamental to

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

breakthroughs: the development of the successful self-winding

perptuelle watches, the introduction of gongs for repeating

watches and the first shock-protection for balance pivots.

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

enthusiasts of Breguets watchmaking. Each watch from his

workshops demonstrated the latest horological improvements in

an original movement, mostly fitted with lever or ruby-cylinderescapements that he perfected.

A.-L. Breguet took r efuge in Swi tze rland from the excesses

of the French Revolution. He returned to Paris overflowing with

the ideas that produced the Breguet balance spring, his first

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

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

patented in 1801.

Breguet became the indispensable watchmaker to the

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

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

tinguished clients, Breguet designed his most remarkable

pieces, anticipating the wristwatch by two centuries for

Pivotal inventions from 1775 to the present.


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Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810. Honours saluted his

enormous contribution to horology. Appointed to the Board ofLongitude 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

brands vitality. Breguets 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 consi-

derably longer than that of the founders inventions.

The Breguet workshops on Quai de lHorloge in Paris, in 1775.


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1780 Development of the perptuelle,or automatic watch

1783 Invention of the gong

spring for the minute repeater

Design of the famous

Breguet hands and numerals

1786 The Breguet dial, engine-turned by hand1789 The ratchet key known as the Breguet key

Escapement working without oil

1790 Invention of the pare-chute

( timepiece shock absorbers)

1792 Development and production of the mechanism forthe Chappe optical telegraph

1795 First description of the sympathiqueclocks

Development of the perpetual date calendar

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)

Invention of the musical chronometer, the clockworkmechanism that acts as a metronome

1799 The tactwatch

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


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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

1812 Appearance o f d ial s with o ff- cen tred c hapter ring

1815 Fine-tuning of the double-barrelled

marine chronometer

1819 Ocular of an astronomical telescope

1820 Invention of the montre double secondeor observationchronometer, forerunner of the modern chronograph

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)

1950 Chronograph reset mechanism

Chronograph minute counter (2 patents)

1990 The sympathiquewristwatch and its clock

Double power reserve

1991 Timepiece with a running equation-of-time,perpetual equation-of-time wristwatch

1994 Perpetual calendar mechanism, in-lineperpetual calendar wristwatch

1996 Timepiece movement equipped witha perpetual calendar mechanism

1997 Patent of the in-line perpetualcalendar wristwatch

1998 The worlds smallest self-windingchronograph movement

2002 5 patents registered, including:Moon-phase mechanism (Reine de Naples)

2003 7 patents registered, including:Patent for a mechanism to lock the alarm function,column-wheel system ( Rveil du Tsar)


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2004 7 patents registered, including:

Balance for timepiece movement, titanium balance( Tradition Tourbillon Fuse )

2005 15 patents registered, including :

Watch equipped with at least two regulating systems(Double Tourbillon)

Shock-protection device for balance pivot ( Tradition)


A musical module for a watch movement(Rveil Musical)


Timepiece comprising a power-reserve displaydevice ( Tradition Tourbillon)


Gong for a striking or alarm mechanism(minute repeater)

Balance sping with overcoil terminal curvein silicon (Tradition Tourbillon)


Gong for a timepiece striking mechanism(minute repeater)

Tourbillon timepiece movement equipped with ashock-protection device (Tradition Tourbillon)


Timepiece comprising a high-frequency mechanicalmovement ( Type XXII)

Striking watch equipped with an acousticmembrane (Rveil Musical)


A musical module for a watch ( Rveil Mus ica l )

A balance-spring with two spiral springs

Magnetic governor for the transmission wheel(s)

of the movement or Strike (Rveil Musical)

A total of 96 patents registered since 2002


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The first magnetic strike governor in watchmaking

history equipping the model 7800 Rveil Musical.


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The advent of silicon at Breguet.

In January 2006, Nicolas G. Hayek officially announced

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

technological innovation of capital importance to the entire

Swiss watch industry: the advent of silicon and its applications

in manufacturing a certain number of components. One of

the advantages of silicon is that this material does not react

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

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

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

mely solid and highly resistant to corrosion and to wear.

In the watchmaking field, the properties of silicon also

prove mechanically useful for certain movement parts such as

the balance spring. The production method for silicon compo-

nents, deep reactive ion etching (DRIE), makes it possible tocreate extremely complex shapes while ensuring extreme preci-

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

The balance spring is a central component of the movement and

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

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

measurement. Coiled in a spiral shape and coupled with the

balance, its regular oscillations impart a certain cadence to the

movement and regulate the measurement of time. It is usually

made from a metal alloy and is subject to disturbances relating

to shocks, magnetic fields, and the earths gravity. The flat

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

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of the shape of its curves, thereby considerably enhancing the

movements isochronism.

Research on silicon began as early as 2006, with the

first applications in Breguet modules. The new Classique 5177watch was equipped with an escape-wheel and a lever in

silicon, while the Classique 5197 and 5837 watches featured

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

lever and the flat balance spring.

Silicon and its use for the flat balance spring led to

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

reference 502.3 movement equipped with this component

and housed within the 5157 model represents a major accom-

plishment combining slenderness ( 2.4 mm ) with exceptional

performances.

The use of silicon balance springs in various move-

ments over the past four years has shown totally convincing

results. Breguet naturally therefore owed it to itself to develop

a silicon version of the Breguet balance spring with its

famous overcoil or terminal curve invented in 1795 by the

brand founder. Breguet had conceived the ingenious ideaof raising the end of the flat balance spring and bending

it slightly towards the balance-staff, thereby ensuring a

concentric development and thus enhancing the precision of

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

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

industry. Silicon is not malleable like metal and forming this

bend rising up from the coil required a complete rethinking

of the production process. Breguet rose to the challenge and

the results of the research and development were unveiled

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

tourbillon and a fuse and chain type transmission, equipped

with a world-first silicon Breguet balance spring.


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High-frequency silicon.

The watchmakers of the Manufacture Breguet have

worked on other properties of silicon which imply that parts

may be accurately machined and are distinctly lighter. This led

them to develop the Type XXII 10 Hz with silicon balance spring,

lever and escape-wheel, which became the first and only

series-made mechanical chronograph with a frequency raised

to 10 Hz or 72,000 vibrations per hour, capable of marking off

20ths of a second.

This increase in the frequency of the oscillator also led to

a real improvement in the operation of the chronograph. The

way in which the seconds hand moves is visibl y modified: since

the increase in frequency influences the duration of the tiny

jumps made by the hand, t he lat ter appears to be gently sli ding

around the dial. This softer motion is combined with higher

resolution and a more accurate display. Each second being

divided into 20 fractions makes it possible to measure time by

this same unit, meaning to the nearest 20th of a second.

In addition to the display characteristics, the increase in

frequency above all enhances the rate precision and stability of

the watch by improving the performance of the balance-wheel.

This work undertaken on high frequency thereby offers the

prospect of new applications beyond the realm of chronographs.


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From silicon to the first magnetic components.

Developing solutions to withstand the detrimental effects of

the external magnetic fields present in the environment has ope-

ned up whole new vistas for the Breguet Research & Development

team. The use of balance springs and escape-wheels in silicon,

boasting anti-magnetic properties, as well as a better understan-

ding of the way in which magnetic fields affect the inside of the

movement, served to envisage the use of magnets inside the

watch mechanism in order to improve its performances.

The first results were applied to the heart of the 7800

Rveil Musical model, a striking watch equipp ed with the first

magnetic governor in watchmaking history. Incorporating within

a wristwatch mechanism a music-box mechanism as well as

the governor, guaranteeing the constancy of the tempo, was

already a challenge in itself. Nonetheless, the company watch-

makers, who were not only concerned with overcoming the

disadvantages of the classic friction-based strike-governor sys-

tem, but also with enhancing its performance, achieved the feat

of creating an innovative system equipped with magnets and

working on the principle of eddy currents (Foucault currents).

This magnetic governor thereby does away wi th issues of wear,

noise and the need for a large supply of energy, while ensuring

increased precision.

Hitherto considered horological heresy, the introduction of

magnetic components opens up exciting new prospects.


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Awards

2002 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix

Ladies Watch PrizeReine de Naples 8908 p. 212

2003 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix

Public PrizeRveil du Tsar 5707 p.100

Watch of the Year

Public PrizeClassique 5207 p.84

World Photo Press WWW Awards

Grand Prix in the Prestige categoryClassique Chronograph 5238 p.112

2004 World Photo Press WWW Awards

Grand Prix in the Prestige CategoryClassique Tourbillon Regulator 5307 p. 136

2005 Geneva Watchmaking Grand PrixSpecial Jury PrizeTradition 7027 p.57

Watch of the Year

Jury PrizeTradition 7027 p.57

2006 World Photo Press WWW Awards

Grand Prix in the Prestige categoryTradition 7027 p. 57

Chronos Awards

Best Concept WatchTradition 7037 p. 62

Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix

Public PrizeClassique 5177 p. 79

Chronos Awards

Best Ladies WatchReine de Naples 8928 p. 228

2007 Best Watch of the YearPrestige categoryTradition 7027 p. 57


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Relojes & EstilograficasBest Spanish Watch

Marine Tourbillon Chronograph 5837 p.181

Official Prize of La Revue des Montres

Grand Prix Laurent JalouTourbillon Messidor 5335 p. 129

2009 Robb Report China

Best of the Best complicated watch category

Double Tourbillon 5347 p.145

Relojes & Estilograficas

Ladies Watch PrizeLe Petit Trianon p. 243

Goldene Unruh 2010 / Uhren Magazin

Tradition 7027BB/G9 p.59

2010 Robb Report China

Best of the Best jewellery watch category

Crazy Flower p. 239

Watch magazine itTIME

Best Jewellery Watch 2010Crazy Flower p. 239

Watches DaysPublic Prize Mens Watch - First Prize

Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT p. 68

Watches Days

Public Prize Ladies Watch - Third Prize Reine de Naples Sonnerie 8978 p. 211

Premio Argo

Technical categoryType XXII 3880ST p. 259

2011 Goldene Unruh 2011 / Uhren Magazin

Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT p.68

Revolution

Technical achievementClassique Hora Mundi 5717 p.117

Watches Days

1st Prize for Mens Watches

Classique Hora Mundi 5717 p.117

Watch of the Year

Jury Coup de Coeur special prize for the overall workof the Breguet brand during the past twelve years


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Breguet archives.

A.- L. Br egu et too k pa ins to reg is ter the product ion and

sales of the company he founded in 1775. Each timepiece

was thus recorded under its individual number with a short

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

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.

A case in poi nt is Bregue ts fi rst 2003 inst itu tional

advertising campaign. Designed to alert brand enthusiasts

throughout the world to the importance of keeping this tradi-

tion alive, its message immediately generated sharp interest.

Hundreds of family names continue to be added every year to

Breguet registers, contributing to the history of its prestigious

timepieces. Today still, the company registers, constituting

the core of the company archives in the Breguet Museum,

are a valuable source of information for watch experts and

historians.

Opening the registers is like delving into history. In them

are the famous names that have marked their era, from Queen

Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte and many others, to

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

company from revealing the names of living owners.

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 brands

models to record their names in the company registers,

thereby 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 Breguets 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 worlds most prominent individuals holds equal fascination for their literary contemporaries.For the most fashionable writers of every era, its a Breguet, rather than a watch, that comes into the story. The fi rms 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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Duc dOrlans (1780)

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1782)

Louis XVI, King of France (1783)

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Prigord (1787)

Marquise de Condorcet (1792)

Empress Josphineof France (1798)

Napoleon Bonaparte (1798)

General Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc (1801)

The Prince of Wales (1803)

Giovanni Paisiello (1804)

The Prince of Wurtemberg (1805)

Slim III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1806)

Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples (1807)

Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1809)

George III, King of England (1810)

Prince Orloff (1810)

Prince Poniatowski (1811)

Prince Ferdinand of Spain (1812)

Prince Charles of Spain (1812)

Baron Hottinguer (1812)

The Florence Observatory (1812)

Empress Marie-Louise of France (1813)

Michel Ney, Marshal of France (1813)

General Davidoff (1814)

The Duke of Wellington (1814)

Baron Rothschild (1815)

The Duke of Marlborough (1818)

The Duke of Norfolk(1821)

Louis XVIII, King of France (1821)

Count Axel von Fersen (1835)

Queen Victoria (1838)

Duc de Morny (1841)

Gioachino Rossini (1843)

Horace Vernet (1855)

Comte de Paris (1863)

Empress Isabelle du Brsil (1871)

Sir Winston Churchill (1901)

King Fuad I of Egypt (1924)

Maharadjah of Kapurthala (1924)

Arthur Rubinstein (1930)

Sergei Rachmaninov (1931)

Ettore Bugatti (1932)

Prince George of Greece (1934)

The Duke of Windsor (1950)

A select ion of Breguets distinguished patrons.


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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 perptuellerepeating watch. The future emperors

family soon became Breguets 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 perptuellerepeater 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 Queens 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. Breguets flow of

invention, for watch number 160 was only completed after the

queens 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 composers 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, some-

times, 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

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A number of literary figures have paid tribute to the art of Breguet in their writings, among them : Stendhal, Pushkin, Prosper

Mrime, Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Henry Murger, Victor Hugo, and, more recently, John Fowles, Patrick OBrian and Jiro Asada.

The watch and the pen: literary passions.

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)

A dandy on the bou levards ( ... ), stro lli ng at lei sureuntil his Breguet, ever vigilant, reminds him it is midday.

Eugene Onegin (1825-1833)

Pushkin

(1799-1837)


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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 Bohme

Prosper Mrime (1803-1870) The traveller regrets taking so much money with him. He looks at his Breguet watch perhaps its for the last time.

He would have been happier if it were hanging safely from his mantelpiece in Paris. Lettre dEspagne (1830)

He drew out the most delicious thin watch that Breguet had ever made. Fancy, it is eleven oclock, I was up early. Eugnie Grandet (1833)

Balzac (1799-1850)

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)

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He takes out his watch, a Breguet, () an instrument from the bench of the greatest of watchmakers.The French Lieutenants Woman (1969)

John Fowles (1926-2005)

Victor Hugo (1802-1885)At times the heart plays tri cks and let s u s down. The vig ila nt are right.

For God ( the mighty Breguet) gav e us faith, and seeing it was good, improved it with a watchful eye.Chansons des Rues et des Bois (1865)

Patrick OBrian (1914-2000) They were both indeed Breguet watches, wonderfully accurate, wonderfully resistant ().

Blue at the Mizzen (1999)

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.Its a real masterpiece, of unequalled precision.

Tooi Tsutsuoto (2002)

Jiro Asada



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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.

Breguet constructedhis first travelling clock in 1796.

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6190AG/12

Classique silver clock

with thermometer calibratedin 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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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.

The Breguet style.

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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 Breguets 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 Breguets 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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Around 1786, Breguet began fitting his watches with engine-turned silver or gold di als 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 eng ine -tu rned dia l is ind isputably a true work of art . Smooth to star t wit h, the sol id gol d dia l pla te is fir st worked wit h

a hand graver to outline and hollow out the areas of the dial reserved for such indications as the power reserve, the phases ofthe 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 Parishobnailing, pav 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 craftsmans 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.

Engine-turned dials

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Today, the same kind of engine-turned guillochwork 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,

Breguets Arabic numerals show his flair for combin ing 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-lysat 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 Breguets 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 founders 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

watchmakers term. Simple and easy-to-read, they are found on most Breguet timepieces and have been widely imitated by others.

Lugs

Alt hough essenti al only to wristwatches , the lugs tha t lin k the strap to the case bear all the hal lmarks of authentic Bregue t

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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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 rev eal something of the celebrated engine-turned or white grand feuenamelled dials,

reinterpret the Clou de Parishobnail design, feature the Breguet initial or a miniature oscillating weight, all salute the splendour

of the brands timepieces and the skill of its watchmaking artisans.

Writing instruments and cufflinks. A sense of presence and refinement.

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Fountain pen, ref. WI01AG03F.Roller pen, ref. WI02AG03F.

Ballpoint pen / mechanical pencil, ref. WI03AG03F.

Complete set, ref. WIS1AG03F.



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18-carat white gold. Middle section set with diamonds,

dial engine-turned by hand, ref. 9905.BB.GU.D.

Availab le excl usively from Br eguet bo utiques.

18-carat yellow gold with Clou de Paris

hobnail motif, ref. 9901.BA.CP.

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18-carat white gold and onyx,

with oscillating weight, ref. 9907.BB.OX.

18-carat pink gold and chocolate-brown enamel

with Breguet B, ref. 9903.BR.EC .

18-carat pink gold with moon-phase display on grand

feu enamelled background, rf. 9905.BR.7787.


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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 edgesof 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 pays a vibrant tribute to the memory of Breguet. Inspired by the legendary souscriptionwatches ofBreguet, Tradition timepieces suggest both a return to the brands 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 times elusive complexity, Tradition timepieces deftly capture its innermost spirit.

The Tradition collection by Breguet.An invitation to journey through time and beyond time.

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7027BA/11/9V6

Tradition wristwatch in 18-carat

yellow gold. Hand-wound

movement with power reserveindicated 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/G9/9V6

Tradition wristwatch in

18-carat rose gold. Hand-woundmovement 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/R9/9V6


18-carat rose gold. Hand-woundmovement with power reserve






Diameter : 37 mm.

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7027BB/G9/9V6


18-carat white gold. Hand-wound

movement with power reserve






Diameter : 37 mm.


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7037BB/11/9V6


18-carat white gold. Self-

winding movement with

retrograding seconds hand.





Diameter : 38 mm.

7037BA/11/9V6


18-carat yellow gold. Self-


retrograding seconds hand.





Diameter : 38 mm.

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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.





Diameter : 40 mm.



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7057BR/G9/9W6


in 18-carat rose gold.




Off-centred black gold dial,



Water-resistant t o 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Also i n whit e gold with

slate grey movement.

Diameter : 40 mm.

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7057BR/R9/9W6






Off-centred black gold dial,




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. Off-

centred silvered gold dial,




Diameter : 41 mm.

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7047BA/11/9ZU

Tradition Grande Complication

wristwatch in 18-carat yellow

gold, with fusee tourbillon. Balance

spring in silicon. Hand-wound

movement with power reserve

displayed on the barrel drum.

Off-centred silvered gold

dial, hand-engraved on a

rose engine. Sapphire caseback.


Diameter : 41 mm.

Engine turning an oscillating weight. The engine-turning lathe, or rose engine, is


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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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Whether extra-thin models with manually wound or automatic movements or complicated watches, they are all true to the technicalprinciples, the artistry and the traditional values of the Breguet watch. Classique wristwatches capture the essence of Breguets original

features. In some models, the precious materials of former times and fired enamel dials with Arabic numerals wi ll delight Breguet enthusiasts.

The Classique wristwatches exemplifythe watchmaking ideals of precision, clarity and elegant lines.

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5157BB/11/9V6

Extra-thin Classique

wristwatch in 18-carat

white gold. Self-winding

movement. Balance springin silicon. Silvered gold dial,




Also i n yello w gold .

Diameter : 38 mm.


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5907BA/12/984

Classique wristwatch in

18-carat yellow gold.

Hand-wound movement withseconds subdial. Silvered gold

dial, hand-engraved on a rose



Also in whit e or rose gold.

Diameter : 34 mm.

5920BA/15/984



winding movement withdate and seconds subdial.

Silvered gold dial, hand-

engraved on a rose engine.


Also i n whit e or rose gold.

Diameter : 34 mm.

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5930BA/12/986


18-carat yellow gold. Self-winding movement with

date. Silvered gold dial, hand-

engraved on a rose engine.


Also i n whit e gold .

Diameter : 35.50 mm.



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5967BA/11/9W6

Extra-thin Classique

wristwatch in 18-carat

yellow gold. Hand-woundmovement. Silvered gold





Diameter : 41 mm.

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5177BR/12/9V6

Classique wristwatch


Self-winding movement with

date. Lever and escape wheel

in silicon. Balance spring withBreguet overcoil. Silvered gold




Also i n yello w or white gold.

Diameter : 38 mm.

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5177BB/29/9V6


in 18-carat white gold. Self-

winding movement with date.

Lever and escape wheel in

silicon. Balance spring with

Breguet overcoil. Whitegrand feuenamel dial. Breguet

Arabic numeral s. Se cret

signature. Sapphire caseback.


Also in yellow or r ose go ld.

Diameter : 38 mm.

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5178BR/29/9V6 D000


18-carat rose gold. Bezel

set with 84 diamonds, approx.

0.634 ct. Self-winding movement

with date. Lever and escape wheel

in silicon. Balance spring withBreguet overcoil. White grand feu

enamel dial. Breguet Arabic numerals.

Secret signature. Sapphire caseback.



Diameter : 38 mm.



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5140BA/12/9W6



winding movement withseconds subdial. Balance

spring in silicon. Silvered

gold dial, hand-engraved

on a rose engine. Water-

resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Diameter : 40 mm.

5140BA/29/9W6


in 18-carat yellow gold.


seconds subdial. Balancespring in silicon. White

grand feuenamel dial. Breguet

Arabic numerals . Secr et s ignatur e.



Diameter : 40 mm.

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5140BB/12/9W6


18-carat white gold. Self-

winding movement withseconds subdial. Balance

spring in silicon. Silvered

gold dial, hand-engraved

on a rose engine. Water-

resistant to 3 bar ( 30 m ).

Diameter : 40 mm.



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5207BB/12/9V6



Self-winding movement.

Retrograding seconds subdialand power-reserve indicator.

Off-centred chapter ring. Silvered

gold dial, hand-engraved on a



Diameter : 39 mm.

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Available with yellow gold

bracelet, ref. 5207BA/12/AV0.

5207BA/12/9V6


in 18-carat yellow gold.


Retrograding seconds subdialand power-reserve indicator.

Off-centred chapter ring. Silvered




Diameter : 39 mm.

5207BB/12/BV0




Retrograding seconds subdial

and power-reserve indicator.Off-centred chapter ring. Silvered



Water-resistant to 3 bar

( 30 m ). Also in yellow gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.



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5197BA/15/986



winding movement with date.

Lever, escape wheel and balancespring in silicon. Silvered gold




( 30 m ). Also in white gold.


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bracelet, ref. 8067BA/52/AC0.

8067BA/52/964


18-carat yellow gold.

Self-winding movement.Natural mother-of-pearl dial,




( 30 m ). Also in white gold.

Diameter : 30 mm.


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8068BB/52/BCO DD00


18-carat white gold. Bezel

and lugs set with 64 diamonds,

approx. 1.09cts. Self-

winding movement. Naturalmother-of-pearl dial,




Also in yello w gold .

Diameter : 30 mm.

8068BB/52/964 DD00


18-carat white gold. Bezel and

lugs set with 64 diamonds,

approx. 1.09cts. Self-

winding movement. Naturalmother-of-pearl dial,




Also i n yello w gold .

Diameter : 30 mm.



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8788

Also A vailable: 36 mm diamet er,

ref. 8787BR/29/986.

7787BR/29/9V6

Classique wristwatch in 18-carat

rose gold. Self-winding movement

with power-reserve indicator andphases and age of the moon. White

grand feuenamel dial with Breguet

Arabic numerals and secret



Diameter : 39 mm.

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Also Available: 36 mm diameter, bezel and lugs set with diamonds,

ref. 8788BB/12/986 DD00 and 8788BR/12/986 DD00.

7787BB/12/9V6


white gold. Self-winding movement

with power-reserve indicator andphases and age of the moon.

Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved

on a rose engine. Sapphire

caseback. Water-resistant to

3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in rose gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.


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Also Available: 39 mm diameter, bezel and lugs

set with diamonds, ref. 7788BR/29/9V6 DD00.

8788BR/29/986 DD00


rose gold. Bezel and lugs set with

96 diamonds, approx. 0.768ct.


power-reserve indicator and phases

and age of the moon. White

grand feuenamel dial with Breguet

Arabic numerals and secret



Diameter : 36 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. Mard. 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




date, power-reserve indicator

and phases and age of the

moon. Balance spring in

silicon. Silvered gold dial,








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7137BA/11/9V6



winding extra-thin movement

with date, power-reserve indicator

and phases and age of the

moon. Balance spring in

silicon. Silvered gold dial,




Also in whit e gol d.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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A watch only comes to life in a master watchmakers expert hands.Drawing on his professional skills and experience, he assembles,

fits and adjusts every component of the movementbefore encasing it and fitting on the dial.


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Available with rose gold

bracelet, ref. 7337BR/1E/RV0.

7337BR/1E/9V6


18-carat rose gold. Self-

winding 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.


Also in yello w or white gold.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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5707BA/12/9V6

Le Rveil 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




Diameter : 39 mm.

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Available with w hite gold

bracelet, ref. 5707BB/12/BV0.

5707BB/12/9V6

Le Rveil 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 indicato r. Sil vered




Diameter : 39 mm.

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2

3

4

5

6

1

7

Clou de Parison the main dial

Satin circulaireon the hour circle

Saut piqu(o r liser) on the minute cir cle

Pointes de diamant(o r Pav de Paris) on the subdia l at the 3

Vieux panieron the upper half of subdial at the 9

Dcor flammon the lower half of subdial at the 9

Grain dorge circulaireon the small seconds subdial at the 6 (and on the rotor)

The seven engraved patternson the dial of the Rveil du Tsar.

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The Classique Rveil Musical watch plays a crystal-clear tune, The Thieving Magpie overture by Rossini, either on demand

or at the time set by the alarm function. Based on the 777 self-winding movement incorporating an escapement as well as a

Breguet balance spring both made in silicon, this technical masterpiece houses a patented musical mechanism. A disc carrying the

pins replaces the traditional music-box cy linder 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 in Liquidmetal is drilled with

several openings designed to ensure optimal sound transmission. To enhance listening pleasure, the model is equipped with the

first magnetic strike governor in watchmaking history. This patented system, equipped with magnets isolated within a cage,

manages to eliminate background noise as well as the characteristic wear typical of classic strike-governors.

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 Rveil Musical.

The Rveil Musical watch by Breguet.An encounter between Music and the Art of Watchmaking.


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7800BA/11/9YV

Rveil Musical. Classique wristwatch in 18-carat yellow gold.Self-winding movement. Rotating dial hand-engraved on a

rose engine and rhodium coated. Silvered gold chapter ring.

Alarm o n/off and a utonomy indicato rs. Water-r esistan t to

3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white gold. Diameter : 48 mm.


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5947BA/12/9V6

Classique split-seconds chrono-

graph in 18-carat yellow gold.


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




Diameter : 39 mm.

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bracelet, ref. 5247BR/12/RV0.

5247BR/12/9V6

Classique chronograph



seconds subdial and 30-minute

totaliser. Tachometric scale

indication. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose




Diameter : 39 mm.


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bracelet, ref. 5247BR/29/RV0.

5247BR/29/9V6

Classique chronograph



seconds subdial and 30-minute

totaliser. Tachometric scale

indication. White grand feu

enamel dial. Breguet Arabicnumerals. Secret signature.

Sapphire caseback. Water-

resistant t o 3 bar ( 30 m ).


Diameter : 39 mm.

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5238BB/10/9V6 DD00

Classique openworked

chronograph in 18-carat white

gold. Hand-wound movementwith seconds subdial. 30-minute

totaliser. Bezel, lugs and case-

band paved with 96 baguette-cut

diamonds, approx. 13cts.

Diameter : 40.30 m m.

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Gold, platinum, precious stones, mother-of-pearl.Breguet makes a point of selecting only the finest

and noblest metals and materialsfor its exceptional timepieces.

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7717BA/1E/986


yellow gold. Self-winding move-

ment 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





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5327BA/1E/9V6


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. Power-

reserve indicator. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose engine.

Sapphire caseback. Water-resistant

to 3 bar ( 30 m ). Also in white

or rose gold and in platinum.

Diameter : 39 mm.

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From first glance, Hora Mundi is an invitation to journey across oceans and continents. Europe-Africa, Asia-Oceania or

Ame rica : thr ee par ts of the wor ld are respecti ve ly dep ict ed on thr ee di ffe ren t mod els.

This set of three dials for a time-zone watch featuring understated indications conceals a single and extremely ingenious

mechanism. The fact that the display of the local time zone and of any other selected time zone is provided by the same hands

implies instant time change in order for the watch to be truly functional. This technical feat is accomplished by means of a

mechanical memory system featuring two heart-shaped cams. Another challenge it embodies lies in ensuring that the date and

the day/night indication are instantly aligned with the time displayed.

The Classique Hora Mundi is thus the first mechanical instant-jump time-zone watch with a mechanical memory providing

synchronised displays of the date, day/night indication and city.

Hora Mundi.A new generation of time-zone watches.

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Available with Ame rica dial, ref. 5717PT/US /9ZU,

or Asia-Oceania dial, ref. 5717PT/AS/9ZU.

5717PT/EU/9ZU

Classique wristwatch in platinum.


Instant-jump time-zone display

with synchronised date, day/night

indication and city. Gold dial depicting

the continents of Europe and Africa,

hand-engraved on a rose enginewith wave motif coated with

translucent lacquer. Sapphire



Diameter : 43 mm.

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5717PT/US/9ZU

Classique wristwatch in platinum.




indication and city. Gold dial

depicting the American continent,





Diameter : 43 mm.

Available with Europe -Africa dial, ref. 5717PT/ EU/9ZU,

or Asia-Oceania dial, ref. 5717PT/AS/9ZU.

Available with E urope-Af rica dial, ref. 5717BR/EU/ 9ZU,

or America dial, ref. 5717BR/US/9ZU.

5717BR/AS/9ZU


rose gold. Self-winding movement.



indication and city. Gold dial depicting

the continents of Asia and Oceania,




3 bar (30m). Also in platinum.

Diameter : 43 mm.


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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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Breguets 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.

The Classiques Grandes Complications.Art in the superlative.

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3357BR/12/986

Classique Grande Complication

wristwatch in 18-carat rose gold,

with tourbillon. Hand-wound

movement, engraved by hand.

Running seconds on the

tourbillon shaft. Compensating


overcoil. Silvered gold dial,hand-engraved on a rose




Diameter : 35 mm.



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3358BB/52/986 DD00


wristwatch in 18-carat white

gold, with tourbillon. Hand-wound

movement. Running seconds on

the tourbillon shaft. Compensating


overcoil. Bezel and lugs set with

74 diamonds, approx. 1.33 cts .

Natural mother-of-pearldial, hand-engraved on a

rose engine. Breguet Arabic

numerals. Sapphire caseback.


Diameter : 35 mm.

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3355PT/00/986


openworked wristwatch in

platinum, with tourbillon. Hand-

wound movement, engraved by

hand. Running seconds on the



overcoil. Chapter ring and seconds

semi-circle in silvered gold,



Diameter : 35 mm.

3355PT/00/PA0


openworked wristwatch in

platinum, with tourbillon. Hand-

wound movement, engraved by

hand. Running seconds on the



overcoil. Chapter ring and seconds

semi-circle in silvered gold,



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A watch balance wil l go fast or slow depending on the posi tion

of the watch. Breguet addressed the problem by rotating the

entire balance and escapement around their common axis once

a minute. This constant rotation averages out all the positional

errors. A.-L. Breguet received a patent from Frances Ministry of

the Interior for a new regulating device known as the tourbillon

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

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

The tourbillon was perhaps too technically sophisticated for

everyday use ; only 35 were sold between 1805 and A.-L. Breguets

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

sors, who acknowledged it as horologys most ingenious invention.

Although progress has given watchmakers more convent ional

means of obtaining accuracy in wristwatches, the tourbillon

retains its fascination by reason of the complexity of its action

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

embodies the scientific thinking of the Age of Reason.

Breguets tourbillon survives today because its complexity

offers unlimited scope for refinement and improvement. In

the space of a wristwatch, balancing the forces and inertias

generated by rotating and oscillating mechanisms becomes

even more exacting. The critical element is the construction of

the lightweight yet strong carriage that rotates the movements

regulating organ.

The tourbillon is a device formely used toeliminate the effe cts of gravity on the rate of a watch.



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