Breguet Reine De Naples Coeur Eternal Love Limited Edition
Exclusively for this year’s Valentine’s Day, Breguet created a new Reine de Naples watch endowed with a hand in the shape of a changing heart. This exclusive Coeur, or Heart edition, limited to 28 numbered pieces and accompanied by a matching clutch as its case, is reserved for a selection of Breguet boutiques.
The first wristwatch ever made, the model no. 2639 was a treasure trove of ingenuity right from its origins in 1810. Breguet was inspired by this innovative watch and by the client, Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, who commissioned it, for its iconic contemporary collection.
Today, for its new creation dedicated to women and to love, the House of Breguet has designed a new system protected by several patents. The magic of an innovative mechanism changes the heart shape of the minute hand – offcenter at 6 o’clock – depending on its position on the oval dial. Breguet, which has always developed special watches dedicated to women, is thus faithful to its history and its practice. For this new creation, its curves stretch as the hand moves across the top half of the dial, and become more rounded at the bottom.
A pared-down dial highlights the delicate elegance and great romanticism of this piece. Touches of vermilion red add to the intensity of the lines of the hours chapter, the leather strap, and the crown, which is adorned with a ruby. This luxurious and exclusive composition is brought to perfection with rose gold and diamonds.
This model, reserved for brand boutiques, is presented in an envelope clutch bag finished in grained calfskin leather and dyed vermilion red to match the strap of the Reine de Naples Coeur.
For the face of this new Reine de Naples, Breguet has opted for understated elegance. The heart-shaped minute hand moves over a sapphire-crystal dial, lacquered in white for a very soft and subtle translucent effect. Its tip, marked by a subtle red heart, indicates the minutes on the hours chapter, punctuated by tiny hearts every five minutes.
For better readability, something dear to Breguet, the quarter numerals are distinguished by their size and their outline, lacquered with vermilion. The hour, indicated by a drop of purple lacquer, appears in the center through a window. The rose gold of the dial flange and bezel is set with 128 diamonds. The setting of the folding buckle, also in gold, echoes the brilliance of the case, amounting to a total of approximately 0.94 carats.
The latest invention of the House of Breguet is a minute hand composed of two independent arms, capable of twisting thanks to an ingenious set of gears to create a heart that is extended at 12 o’clock and more rounded at 6 o’clock.
Equipped with an oval-shaped cam – mirroring the curves so characteristic of the Reine de Naples – the mechanism allows each of these arms to move at different speeds. This innovation, created exclusively for the Reine de Naples, is protected by four patents. The gears of this complication, like all the components of the caliber, are all carefully hand-finished in the Breguet tradition – whether visible or invisible to the eye.
The sapphire-crystal caseback of the rose gold case reveals the movement of the caliber, the 78A0. On the gold rim, the individual number of the watch is engraved, recorded in the archives of the House of Breguet, which have been maintained since the end of the eighteenth century.
Technical details
Model: Breguet Reine De Naples Coeur 9825, Valentine’s Day 2021, Ref. 9825BR/S8/964 D00D
Case
Oval case in 18-karat rose gold with delicately fluted caseband
Bezel and dial flange set with 128 diamonds weighing approximately 0.77 carats
Crown set with a cabochon-cut ruby (approx. 0.25 carats)
Sapphire-crystal caseback
Dimensions: 36.5 × 28.45 millimeters
Thickness: 10.96 millimeters
Water-resistant to 3 bar (30 meters)
Dial
Sapphire-crystal dial lacquered in white with Breguet Arabic numerals
Individually numbered and signed Breguet
Indication of the hour in a window and of the minute by a heart-shaped hand of variable length
Movement
Mechanical self-winding movement
Caliber 78A0. 10 ¾ × 13 ½ lignes
33 jewels
40-hour power reserve
252 components
In-line Swiss lever escapement, silicon escape wheel and flat balance spring
Frequency 3.5 hertz
Breguet balance wheel
Strap
Red alligator leather strap with a triple folding buckle set with 28 diamonds weighing approximately 0.17 carats
Edition
Limited edition of 28 timepieces, numbered from 1/28 to 28/28, accompanied by a clutch serving as a case and crafted in red grained calfskin
