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Breguet’s Marine collection draws its inspiration from the original designs created by Breguet himself for the French Royal Navy after his 1815 appointment as Horologist to the French Navy[…] … Sturdy in design, Breguet Marine watches have for decades been reputed for their dependable performances[…] … In 2004 Breguet launched a new interpretation of this product line, featuring a markedly more contemporary and sporty but ever elegant design[…] … Breguet’s Marine Royale 5847 comes with an alarm device that can only delight both amateur divers and aficionados of exceptional complications[…]

From January 16th to February 12th 2012, Breguet is paying tribute to the Queen of Naples through an exhibition held in Geneva’s Cité du Temps and timed to coincide with the SIHH[…] … Moreover, Breguet is also taking the opportunity of this event to immortalise the 10th anniversary of its stellar Reine de Naples ladies’ watch collection[…] … An ardent admirer of the timepieces produced by Abraham -Louis Breguet, the Queen of Naples nurtured a passion for his eminently artistic mechanical creations, and ordered a number of watches from him, including the first wristwatch[…] … Nonetheless, the Breguet company archives have made it possible to retrace this historical retrospective of the unprecedented creation of this unique wristwatch[…] … The discovery of the contemporary Reine de Naples collection by Breguet also affords a wealth of surprises thanks to the authentic horological expertise it expresses[…] … Through this exhibition representing an authentic ode to femininity, Breguet once again proves that beauty and avant-gardism are the keynotes of all its creations[…]

The retro appeal of this watch, along with telemeter scale, classic Arabic numerals and “Breguet” type hands, makes it a timeless work of form and function[…]

Breguet has given its Vienna boutique a complete makeover, almost ten years after it first opened[…] … The silvery colour of the display walls is inspired by the silvered gold watch dials, while the glass is engraved with a motif echoing Breguet’s traditional clous de Paris hobnailed engine-turned pattern[…] … Breguet in 1810 by Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, and now the brand’s stellar ladies’ collection[…] … Representing a major innovation, an entire area is dedicated to the work of the artisans exercising their skills within the Manufacture Breguet[…] … They discover the delicate touch required by the art of engine-turning or guillochage, as well as the finesse of the bevelling, polishing and chasing operations – all of which contribute to making each Breguet timepiece truly unique[…] … Breguet’s worldwide boutique network stretches from Paris and Cannes in France, to encompass Geneva, Zurich, Gstaad, London, Vienna, Moscow, Ekaterinenburg, New York Madison Avenue, New York 5th Avenue, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Dubail Mall, Dubai Mall of the Emirates, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Ningbo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Macao and Shenzhen[…]

The Breguet Museum has acquired an extremely prestigious watch, made in 1808 for a dignitary of the Ottoman Empire, for the sum of CHF 650,000[…] … This represents a record bid for a Turkish-style Breguet watch, and also a record for a pocket-watch auctioned on the youthful inland China market[…] … This historical piece was ordered in 1807 by His Excellency Esseid Ali Effendi, former Turkish ambassador to Paris of the nation nicknamed “The Sublime Portal”, and a personal friend of Abraham-Louis Breguet[…] … He contributed to the latter’s early awareness of the Turkish market’s significance, especially since Turkey was the only major power still allied with Napoleonic France… One may recall at this juncture that Napoleon’s gift to mark the instatement of Sultan Mahmud II in 1813 was a Breguet sympathique clock covered in precious stones – the most expensive object ever made by A[…] … Breguet, and which is still kept in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul[…] … The Breguet N° 1090 Grande Complication watch is a quarter-repeating model with independent grande and petite sonnerie featuring a case and double-case enamelled in the classic Turkish style, along with a dial graced with ancient Arabic numerals – all in an exceptionally good state of conservation[…] … It will thus now be joining the other Breguet Museum treasures and will be exhibited in a few weeks’ time in Paris in the Breguet Museum located above the iconic boutique on the Place Vendôme[…]

After two first showings at the Château de Prangins and the Louvre in Paris, the exceptional retrospective dedicated to the horological art of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823) is now being hosted by the Swiss National Museum in Zurich[…] … Breguet[…] … The exhibition organised by the Swiss National Museum in Zurich is dedicated to the life and work of Abraham-Louis Breguet, often considered the greatest horologer of all time[…] … Born in 1747 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Breguet settled in Paris where he opened a workshop on the Quai de l’Horloge on the Ile de la Cité[…] … There are also a number of historical documents, including the famous manuscripts acquired in May 2010 by Montres Breguet, which are revealed for the very first time to the eager gaze of horology enthusiasts[…] … This remarkable exhibition stems from close collaboration between the Swiss National Museum, Montres Breguet SA, and the Louvre[…] … Montres Breguet has provided the organisers with most of the creations presented, while other inestimably precious items have been loaned by museums and institutions in France, England, Russia and Switzerland, and the famous clock acquired in 1798 by Napoleon Bonaparte before his Egyptian campaign comes from the collections of the Swiss National Museum itself[…] … Breguet, it is beautifully highlighted within this unique ensemble of watches and objects brought together for the first time on the occasion of this exceptional retrospective[…]

5 Hz), large diameter balance with traditional Breguet overcoil suspended from majestic twin arches; its enigmatic regulating mechanism in full view, but without apparent connection to the movement[…] … 1’s regulating organ may be considered avant-garde, ‘tradition’ is upheld by the large 14mm diameter balance wheel with regulating screws specifically developed for MB&F, balance spring with Breguet overcoil and mobile stud holder[…]

Montres Breguet confirms its attachment to China by opening two new boutiques[…] … Revealing an exclusive selection of the latest creations by Montres Breguet, the boutiques welcome visitors into an elegant and refined setting paying eloquent tribute to the brand’s key attributes[…] … Royal blue is the predominant colour, subtly echoing the pocket-watch made for the Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaporte, a loyal Breguet patron[…]

Hayek, President of Montres Breguet SA and Nicole Minder, Director of the Swiss National Museum – Château de Prangins, inaugurated the exhibition entitled “A[…] … Breguet[…] … Breguet (1747-1823), presented for the first time in Switzerland, the native land of this renowned watchmaker[…] … Among other items on display, they were able to admire several notebooks containing manuscripts of Breguet’s “watchmaking treatise project” acquired by Nicolas G[…] … Hayek in a May 2010 auction in Geneva, along with the travel clock acquired by Napoleon, and the Marie -Antoinette watch completed in 2008 by the Breguet watchmakers[…]

Breguet presents a unique creation specially made for Only Watch 11[…]

Additionally, with no trade-off in terms of isochronism, the Spiromax® balance spring is three times flatter than a Breguet spring, making it ideal for ultra-thin movements[…]

Other outstanding clocks achieving noteworthy results were the Breguet silver humpback carriage clock sold to the Marquise de Béthisy (lot 549), the most complicated known Breguet humpback clock, which sold for CHF 200,500; and the Cartier rock crystal desk clock (lot 578) which attained CHF 100,900[…]

In addition, Breguet timepieces obtained noteworthy results, with the “Tourbillon Skeleton Perpetual", Ref[…]

Breguet obtained an important result in the auction, with the Breguet “Tourbillon Skeleton Perpetual” in platinum [lot 343] achieving $116,500[…]

” Other brands also realized excellent results in the June auction; the Breguet Perpetual Calendar [lot 284] sold for $ 132,000 while the Vacheron Quai de L’ile [lot 116] attained $ 28,800[…]

Breguet also did exceptionally well with the “Platinum Minute – Repeater Perpetual Calendar” (lot 308) which attained $ 126,000[…]

The “winged” surfaces are embellished with high-quality guilloché that resembles waves; these are lavishly framed by “threads” of Breguet-style guilloché (also known as piqué relevé)[…]

The Type XXI watch was inspired by the Type XX chronograph designed by Breguet for the Aéronavale française (the French naval air arm) during the 1950s[…]

Breguet watches have always charmed women, from Queen Marie-Antoinette of France through Empress Josephine to the Marquise de Condorcet[…] … The Reine de Naples watch was created as a tribute to the wristwatch that Caroline Murat, the Queen of Naples, ordered from Abraham-Louis Breguet, a watchmaker then located on the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris[…] … It has a self-winding movement, Breguet Calibre 537/1 and a sapphire caseback[…] … In the Breguet tradition, the dial is made of 18-carat silvered gold, with hand engraving done on a rose engine, and natural mother-of-pearl[…] … It is decorated with redesigned Breguet Arabic numerals and has a pear-shaped 0[…]

Breguet’s attention to the ladies is not a recent phenomenon, since it dates back to the end of the 18th century when company founder Abraham-Louis Breguet was starting work on one of his masterpieces, a watch for Queen Marie-Antoinette of France that incorporated all of the complications known at the time[…] … Its movement is still the Breguet Calibre 8827, the world’s smallest self-winding chronograph movement[…]

The combination of this prestigious complication, invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet, with a chronograph function, marked the birth of an exceptional watch[…] … Here, the original hands have been replaced by blued-steel Breguet hands[…] … The dial is still solid gold, entirely covered with hand engraving done on a rose engine in the finest Breguet tradition[…]

The combination of this prestigious complication, invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet, with a chronograph function, marked the birth of an exceptional timepiece[…] … Here it is presented as a High Jewellery version in which Breguet’s watchmaking and jewellery expertise intersect[…] … The silvered solid gold dial is hand engraved on a rose engine in the Breguet tradition, in this case with a “wave” pattern, a motif that also rims the chapter ring[…] … The Marine Tourbillon High Jewellery watch marks yet another exceptional achievement by Breguet[…]

As traditional as it is innovative, Breguet’s Tradition is a visionary model that has now entered the very exclusive circle of iconic Fine Watchmaking creations[…]

This year, building on the success enjoyed by the Classique 7337 at the time of its launch in 2009, the Manufacture Breguet is now offering a red  gold version[…] … Breguet which may be admired in the museums of the Breguet boutiques on Place Vendôme in Paris and on the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, this watch perfectly embodies the intrinsic brand values of elegance, refinement, timelessness and technical innovation[…] … Embodying the quintessence of the Classique collection by Breguet upon which time has no hold, the 7337 indicates the day of the week, the date, as well as the age and phases of the moon[…] … An off-centred chapter ring typical of the Breguet style and a small seconds subdial at 5 o’clock lend the customary asymmetrical touch to the model[…] … A 39mm case with sapphire crystal back houses the famous Breguet ultra-thin Calibre 502, fitted with an additional platform and a silicon balance-spring[…] … Echoing the famous brand attributes with its hand-guilloché dial, its “moon” tip Breguet hands, its caseband underscored with a finely fluted motif and its welded lugs, this watch testifies to the constant quest for excellence and exclusivity characteristic of all Breguet creations[…]

The 5177 watch is among those models steeped in the classicism and tradition of which only Breguet holds the secret[…] … Newly clad in this warm-toned precious substance, it naturally preserves all of the sophisticated elements expected in a timepiece from the Breguet Classique collection: a fluted case middle with a transparent back; soldered strap lugs; a silvered solid-gold dial that is available with hand-engraved guilloché in a cross weave motif or in grand feu enamel; and blued steel Breguet hands decorated with the characteristic “eccentric moon tip[…] … It cannot fail to remind us of the point to which Breguet remains the perfect union of traditional beauty and advanced technology[…]