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NOVELTIES 2023

Breguet Classique Quantième Perpétuel 7327

The new 7327 Quantième Perpétuel (Perpetual Calendar) from the Breguet Classique collection pays tribute to the perpétuelle watches made by the brand’s eponymous founder.

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

The new Classique Quantième Perpétuel 7327 by Breguet is simple to use for its wearer yet complex in its realisation. To equip this timepiece, the Maison has opted for the Calibre 502 with an additional calendar mechanism.

Measuring just 4.5 mm in thickness, the 502.3.P Calibre provides a high level of performance despite its thinness. Its barrel is open, contributing to its slenderness while guaranteeing constant, powerful energy. Its gold oscillating weight is off-centred to provide maximum space for the movement’s main components, enabling it to be integrated to a minimum thickness.

This self-winding movement is rhodium-plated, beats at a frequency of 3 Hertz and has a 45-hour power reserve. It is equipped with a flat silicon balance-spring and an inverted straight-line escapement with silicon horns.

This exceptionally decorated perpetual calendar movement can be admired through the sapphire case back. The gold oscillating weight is hand-engraved on a rose engine with a circular barleycorn motif, the bridges are adorned with Côtes de Genève, and the other components are finished with chamfered edges and likewise with Côtes de Genève.

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

The day, date and year indicators are harmoniously entwined at the base of the dial. A quarter-circle between 10 and 11 o’clock indicates the months via a retrograde hand. The hours and minutes are indicated by the traditional eccentric “moon” tip watch hands in blued steel.

The secret Breguet signature, created by the founder in 1795, appears between 11 and 12 o’clock as well as between 12 and 1 o’clock. Finally, adjustments of the various dial indications are completed from several positions on the 39 mm case. A corrector stylus serves to adjust the day at 4 o’clock; the different moon phases between 4 and 5 o’clock, the date at 6 o’clock and finally the month and the year at 9 o’clock. The time is set via the crown located at 3 o’clock.

Available in 18K white or rose gold, this new timepiece comes with a midnight blue strap for the white gold model and a brown strap for the rose gold version.

Technical details

Movement
Calibre 502.3.P
Self-winding, gold oscillating weight
Escapement: Inverted straight-line lever with silicon horns, flat balance-spring in silicon
Frequency: 3 Hz
Power reserve: 45 hours

Functions
Hour, minute and seconds
Perpetual calendar (day, date, retrograde month, leap year), moon phases

Model: Breguet Classique Quantième Perpétuel in White Gold, Reference 7327BB/11/9VU

Case
18-carat white gold
Sapphire crystal glass
Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 9.13 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Sapphire crystal case-back

Dial
Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine

Strap
Blue alligator leather with folding clasp

Model: Breguet Classique Quantième Perpétuel in Rose Gold, Reference 7327BR/11/9VU

Case
18-carat rose gold
Sapphire crystal glass
Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 9.13 mm
Sapphire crystal case-back
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)

Dial
Silvered gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine

Strap
Brown alligator leather with folding clasp

NOVELTIES 2023

Breguet Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine’s Day Edition

Breguet celebrates this year’s Valentine’s Day with the new Classique Phase de Lune with a white mother-of-pearl dial sprinkled with rubies. The dial of the Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Breguet Valentine’s Day Edition has a very fine guilloché pattern, hand-crafted by the artisans of the Manufacture. Breguet numerals alternate with six rubies to display the passing of time on the dial, swept over by two traditional open-tipped blued steel hands.

The hand-hammered gold moon phase appears at 6 o’clock, surrounded by a midnight blue lacquered sky dotted with gold stars.

The Breguet inscription appears in an oval cartouche at 12 o’clock. Finally, the 30 mm white gold case and lugs are set with 66 brilliant-cut diamonds.

The Breguet Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine’s Day Edition comes with an interchangeable strap system. Designed for easy tool-free switching between straps, this mechanism can be operated by simply pressing the pusher on the underside of the wristband.

The case is water-resistant to 3 bar (30 m). The watch comes in a presentation box containing both red and an additional pearly white strap that are easily interchangeable as the wearer desires.

Breguet Calibre 537L

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

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

The movement is visible through the sapphire crystal caseback, with decorations such as chamfering and a Côtes de Genève motif embellishing the various movement components.

Technical details

Model: Breguet Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine’s Day Edition
Reference 9085BB/5R/964 DD00

Edition
28-piece numbered limited edition

Case
18K white gold, sapphire caseback, bezel and lugs set with 66 diamonds
Dimensions: 30 mm
Thickness: 9.85 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)

Dial
White mother-of-pearl dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine

Movement
Calibre 537L
Self-winding with gold oscillating weight
Escapement: in-line Swiss lever escapement, with escape-wheel and flat balance spring in silicon
Components: 231
Frequency: 3.5 Hz
Power reserve: 45 hours

Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds, moon phase

Strap
Red alligator leather as well as an additional strap in pearly white alligator leather. The two straps are fitted with pin buckles and supplied in the Valentine’s Day boxed set.

NOVELTIES 2023

Breguet Classique 9075 Chinese New Year Edition

Celebrating Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, Swiss luxury watch brand Breguet presents a special Classique watch for women. Limited to 8 pieces, the Breguet Classique 9075 Chinese New Year watch combines in-house artisanal techniques like the enamel and engraving expertise.

One of the Chinese zodiac signs, Rabbit is known for its playfulness and smartness. Breguet has drawn inspiration from the qualities of the rabbits and combined it with sophisticated enamel craftsmanship and hand-engraving techniques which bring to life this lively, free spirited creature in this Classique watch.

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. 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.

The Breguet Year of the Rabbit watch houses the hand-decorated self-winding 591C calibre. The movement incorporates a silicon in-line Swiss lever escapement and a silicon flat balance spring. Equipped with 171 components, and beating at a frequency of 4 Hz, it offers a 38-hour power reserve.

The components of the caliber are all finished by hand, by the craftsmen of the Manufacture. Visible through the exhibition case-back, the movement’s gold oscillating weight spotlights the barleycorn pattern guilloche work.

The Breguet Classique 9075 Chinese New Year Edition has a 33.50 mm diameter case in 18K gold, with the bezel and horns adorned with 88 diamonds. Available with a sky blue alligator leather strap, it is water-resistant up to 3 bar (30m).

Technical details

Model: Breguet Classique 9075 Chinese New Year Edition
Reference 9075BB/25/976 DD00 04

Case
18K white gold, bezel and horns set with 88 diamonds
Diameter: 33.50 mm
Thickness: 7.85 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)

Dial
“Grand feu” Enamel dial

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

Functions
Hours, minutes and seconds

Strap
Sky blue alligator leather strap

Edition
Limited Edition of 8 timepieces

NOVELTIES 2022

Breguet Reine de Naples 9835 and 9838

Breguet expands its Reine de Naples watch collection for women by unveiling two new timepieces. Both models showcase two styles but with one thing in common: the minutes hand that adopts a variety of shapes in the course of its path around the dial.

The Reine de Naples collection draws inspiration from the first-ever wristwatch, delivered in 1812 to Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples.

The flexible minutes hand gracing the dial of the two new Reine de Naples models is as admirable as it is intriguing. The magic of an ingenious mechanism enables it to change shape according to its position on the oblong dial.

This original mechanism protected by several patents was devised by Breguet. The variable-length minutes hand is composed of two arms linked at one end yet independent of each other. These arms change shape thanks to a clever set of gears.

The hand thus plays with the dial by appearing in different guises when it is stretched at 12 o’clock and then more rounded at 6 o’clock. Behind the device enabling this optical game is an oval cam reminiscent of the Reine de Naples’ characteristic curves. As the minutes go by, each arm operates at a different speed. The dimensions of the hand are constantly adapted in step with its path around the dial, thus perfectly following the shape of the watch.

Breguet Reine de Naples 9835

The white gold case of the Breguet Reine de Naples 9835 watch elegantly contrasts with its midnight blue mother-of-pearl dial, whose subtle hues vary as the light plays over it. Its flange, bezel and lugs are set with 161 diamonds. Its crown bears a briolette-cut diamond, while its folding clasp is adorned with 28 diamonds.

Time is cleverly indicated by an aperture in the dial centre. The powdered silver-toned minutes numerals, featuring a font reminiscent of hand-drawn designs, are subtly offset. This version is available with an alligator leather strap matching the dial colour. The Breguet Reine de Naples 9835 is issued in a 20-piece limited edition.

Breguet Reine de Naples 9838

The white gold case of the Breguet Reine de Naples 9838 watch features a bezel, flange and crown set with blue sapphires. Its white lacquered dial makes a striking contrast with its midnight blue alligator strap.  The various dial elements of this watch seem to be dancing, notably the offset Arabic numerals that appear to stretch and shorten alternately, as does the path of the minutes hand.

Inside the 36.5 x 28.45 mm oval case, 252 components drive the 78A0 self-winding movement with an oscillation frequency of 3.5 Hz. This movement is equipped with a balance spring as well as an in-line Swiss lever escapement that are both made of silicon, a material endowed with multiple properties.

In addition to being resistant to corrosion and wear, it is insensitive to the influence of magnetic fields and enhances the precision of the timepiece. The gear trains of this complication, like all components of the calibre whether visible or invisible, are carefully finished by hand in keeping with the Breguet tradition.

The sapphire back of the white gold case reveals the movement’s platinum oscillating weight as well as the Côtes de Genève motif and bevelling. The gold rim is engraved with the individual watch number recorded in the Breguet archives that have been faithfully kept since the end of the 18th century.

Technical details

Reference 9835BB/5Y/964 DD0D

Edition
20-piece limited edition

Case
18K white gold, sapphire caseback, bezel, flange and lugs set with 161 diamonds, crown set with a diamond
Dimensions: 36.5 mm X 28.45 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)

Dial
Blue mother-of-pearl
Hands: variable-length hand indicating the minutes and disc displaying the hours through an aperture

Movement
Calibre 78A0
Self-winding movement with platinum oscillating weight
Escapement: in-line Swiss lever escapement, with escape-wheel and flat balance spring in silicon
Frequency: 3.5 Hz
Power reserve: 40 hours

Strap
Blue alligator leather, folding clasp set with 28 diamonds

Reference 9838BB/B8/364 S00S

Case
18K white gold case, fluted caseband, bezel, flange and crown set with blue sapphires
Dimensions: 36.5 mm X 28.45 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)

Dial
White lacquered
Hands: variable-length hand indicating the minutes and disc displaying the hours through an aperture

Movement
Calibre 78A0
Self-winding movement with platinum oscillating weight
Escapement: in-line Swiss lever escapement, escape-wheel and flat balance spring in silicon
Frequency: 3.5 Hz
Power reserve: 40 hours

Strap
Blue alligator leather, folding clasp set with 28 blue sapphires

NOVELTIES 2022

Breguet Classique 7337 Calendar

The new Classique 7337 Calendar is an elegant, subtle and pure interpretation of Breguet’s Classic watch.

Available in white and rose gold case versions, this new timepiece spotlights the iconic Swiss brand’s various decorative skills. Its off-centred dial is adorned with a very fine Clous de Paris hobnail guilloché pattern hand-engraved on a rose engine by the in-house artisans.

The outer dial of this 39 mm watch features a circular barleycorn motif. The moon phase complication at 12 o’clock provides a realistic display. The gold moon is hand-hammered and the clouds surrounding it have been given a fine sandblasted treatment with a matt texture.

Its sky is coated with a blue lacquer composed of spangles subtly revealing the stars depending on the angle from which the timepiece is viewed.

The hours, minutes and seconds are indicated by the traditional blued steel open-tipped Breguet hands. The date and day are respectively placed at 2 and 10 o’clock. The windows feature a broad aperture for enhanced readability.

The new Classique 7337 Calendar is equipped with the Calibre 502, which is one of Breguet’s thinnest movements at just 2.4 mm thick.

Its barrel is open in order to enhance this slim aesthetic while guaranteeing constant energy and performance. Its oscillating weight is off-centred to provide maximum space for the main movement elements and is thus integrated within a minimum thickness.

This rhodium-plated self-winding movement consists of 236 components. It is equipped with a silicon balance-spring as well as an escapement featuring an inverted straight-line pallet-lever with silicon horns.

This movement can be admired through the sapphire caseback. While the white gold oscillating weight is hand-engraved on a rose engine with a circular barleycorn pattern, the other components are graced with chamfered finishes and a Côtes de Genève motif. The balance oscillates at a frequency of 3 Hz. The movement has a 45-hour power reserve.

This new timepiece is fitted with a strap in midnight blue for the white gold model and a mysterious brown for the rose gold version.

Technical details

Model: Breguet Classique Calendrier 7337

Case
18K white gold or rose gold
Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 9.95 mm

Dial
In gold, hand-engraved on a rose engine

Movement
Self-winding
Balance-spring: flat, in silicon
Escapement: inverted straight-line lever
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Calibre: 502.3 QSE1
Frequency: 3 Hz
Power reserve: 45 hours
Components: 236

Functions
Moon phase, day, date, off-centred chapter ring, small seconds

Strap
Midnight blue alligator leather strap for the white gold version, mysterious brown alligator leather for the rose gold model

NOVELTIES 2022

Breguet Tradition Tourbillon 7047 Platinum

On 26th June 1801, Abraham-Louis Breguet filed a patent for the creation of the first tourbillon. To mark this date, Swiss luxury watch brand Breguet unveils a special timepiece from the Tradition collection.

Tourbillon is one of the most greatly appreciated horological mechanisms as it reveals the heart of the watch. The new Breguet Tradition Tourbillon 7047 watch in platinum houses the fusée-chain tourbillon transmission mechanism for optimising the regularity of the watch’s operation by guaranteeing its constant torque, whatever its winding level is.

When the barrel is fully wound, it delivers its maximum force. The chain then acts on the top of the fusée and therefore on its smallest circumference. As the chain unwinds, its torque decreases yet acts in parallel on the widest part of the fusée – its base – thus ensuring the constant force of the energy is delivered.

The fusée-chain tourbillon mechanism appears sprinkled with touches of blue. Various treatments have been used on all the components in order to achieve visual uniformity: the tourbillon carriage and the dial are covered with blue coatings, while the chain links are thermally blued. This new feature reflects the aesthetics of the Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597 launched in May and elegantly plays with blue and slate grey contrasts.

The new Tourbillon 7047 boasts the “Clous de Paris” guilloché pattern on its off-centre gold dial, the traditional Roman numerals and the open-tipped hands. Like the watches that inspired it, its dial is secured by three screws.

This 41 mm platinum watch houses the Calibre 569, a rhodium-plated hand-wound movement housing 542 components. It is equipped with an inverted in-line lever escapement featuring horns made of silicon, as too is the Breguet balance-spring.

The balance of the Tradition Tourbillon 7047 oscillates at a frequency of 2.5 Hz. This movement provides a 50-hour power reserve.

The new Tradition Tourbillon 7047 watch is fitted with a midnight blue alligator leather strap secured by a triple-blade platinum folding clasp.

Technical details

Model: Breguet Tradition Tourbillon 7047 Platinum

Case
Platinum
Diameter: 41 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)

Dial
Off-centred blue dial in hand-guilloché gold

Movement
Calibre 569
Hand-wound
Balance-spring: Breguet type, in silicon
Carriage: Titanium
Frequency: 2.5 Hz
Power reserve: 50 hours
Components: 542

Functions
Hours, minutes, fusée tourbillon

Strap
Midnight blue alligator leather

NOVELTIES 2022

Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde

Breguet has unveiled a new Tradition Quantième Rétrograde model that displays a strong contrast between the monochrome blue applied to the dial and the anthracite-clad movement.

The new Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597 timepiece delves into the origins of the prestigious luxury watch company. From the shape of the bridges to the pare-chute shock-absorber system, as well as the size of the balance and the wheels, all the components are implicitly inspired by the “souscription” and tact watches created by Abraham-Louis Breguet. This new variant is therefore a real eye-catcher with its symmetrical calibre architecture.

The gold dial features a hand-guilloché “Clous de Paris” motif, traditional Roman numerals and open-tipped hands. As found on the watches that inspired it, the dial is secured by three screws.

The Breguet 7597 model also features a retrograde date, a function cherished by the brand whose founder was one of the first watchmakers to develop a timepiece equipped with this complication.

To ensure a smooth sweep over the mechanism, the distance between the centre and the date sector required the development of a multi-level blued steel hand.

In addition, to improve the legibility of the date indication, its sector spreads out over 180 degrees and is covered with a blue coating echoing the shade of the dial. The numerals alternate between silver-toned powdered transfers and gold cabochons.

When setting the date, the wearer simply unscrews the pusher at 10 o’clock and then presses the hand successively until the desired date is reached. Finally, the mainplate and bridges are adorned with an anthracite coating endowing this timepiece with strong visual intensity.

The 40 mm white gold case houses the 505Q self-winding movement. This movement is equipped with an inverted lever escapement and silicon horns. This material is also used to produce the Breguet balance-spring.

Its multiple properties include resistance to corrosion and wear, insensitivity to the influence of magnetic fields as well as enhanced timekeeping precision. The balance of the new Tradition Quantième Rétrograde oscillates at a frequency of 3 Hz and has a 50-hour power reserve. The 269-part movement is 8.7 mm thick.

The sapphire caseback reveals the gold oscillating weight, whose shape refers to the one on the perpétuelle watch created by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1780.

The new Tradition 7597 is worn on a midnight blue alligator strap secured by a gold pin buckle.

Technical details

Model: Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597

Case
White gold case
Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 12.10 mm
Sapphire crystal caseback
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)

Dial
Off-centred, blue and made of gold hand-engraved on a rose engine

Movement
Self-winding Calibre 505Q
Frequency: 3 Hz
Power reserve: 50 hours
Components: 269
Balance-spring: Breguet type, in silicon

Functions
Hours, minutes, retrograde date

Strap
Midnight blue alligator leather

NOVELTIES 2022

Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5557

Breguet has launched a new interpretation of its iconic Hora Mundi watch within the Marine collection.

The Hora Mundi is a ground-breaking mechanical watch with an instant-change dual-time display with memory function. This technical feat is accomplished via the pusher and crown. Having selected the first cities time and date, the owner of the watch need only set the second city. The watch mechanism then calculates the time and date by means of a clever system of cams, hammers and an integrated differential.

At that point, simply pressing the pusher is enough to travel from one end of the planet to the other, all without disturbing the accurate running of the watch.

The dial offers a fascinating interpretation of the world on the wrist by a play on materials and superimposed plates. On the first gold base, the hand-guilloché waves lap gently against the shores of the continents. The sunburst dial base attired in abyssal blue creates the impression of a permanent waltz of the wave motifs.

This effect may also be due to the way in which the continents are depicted: an additional plate made of sapphire is composed of the metallised meridians and the continents are treated to horizontal satin brushing, while their coastlines are subtly outlined with a metallic turquoise border. Finally, an outer flange serves as a support for the various elements present on the dial. The result features brilliantly crafted dimensions and surfaces thanks to various treatments requiring several weeks of work.

The dial remains exceptionally legible while endowing each indication with a special aesthetic. The hours and minutes hands as well as the hour-markers are adorned with luminescent material ensuring night-time legibility. The Sun and Moon positioned at 4 o’clock are hand-hammered to create a strongly realistic result.

While the sun is a luminous rose gold, the moon is rhodium-plated and exudes a mysterious grey appearance. Displayed through a 12 o’clock aperture, the date features an additional retrograde hand ingeniously placed beneath the aperture dial and featuring a delicately rounded “U-shaped” tip serving to encircle the date of each passing day.

The subtle finish referred to as brouillage is an ancient watchmaking decoration that has been updated and creates a matt yet shiny effect. It also facilitates reading while remaining discreet.

The cities corresponding to the different time zones are indicated at 6 o’clock. A metallised anchor appearing above the window serves to determine the place whose current time you wish to consult.

Made of white or rose gold, the 43.9 mm diameter case houses the Calibre 77F1. Its balance oscillates at a frequency of 4 Hz. This mechanical self-winding movement is fitted with an escapement made of silicon – a material with multiple properties that is resistant to both corrosion and wear. It is also insensitive to the effects of magnetic fields.

Calibre 77F1 features a unique asset in the form of its patented additional modules for the dual time-zone mechanism, the second time-zone display, the programmable and reprogrammable mechanical memory wheel and the pointer-type day/night display. It provides a power reserve of 55 hours.

Elegantly adorned with Côtes de Genève, guilloché and snailed finishing, this movement can be admired through the sapphire caseback.

The new Marine Hora Mundi is available with a leather strap, a rubber strap or a gold bracelet.

Technical details

Model: Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5557

Case
White gold or rose gold
Diameter: 43.9 mm
Thickness: 13.80 mm
Water resistance: 10 bar (100 m)

Dial
Sunburst blue, guilloché and sapphire plates

Functions
Hours, minutes and seconds, calendar, dual time zone, day/night indicator

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

Strap/Bracelet
Leather strap, rubber strap and gold bracelet
Triple-blade folding clasp

NOVELTIES 2022

Breguet 8905 – Reine de Naples Limited Edition

For this year’s Valentine’s Day, Breguet presents a limited edition Reine de Naples. The white mother-of-pearl dial was specially chosen for its appearance featuring fluffy “clouds” that appear to float between the moon-phase display and the hours, minutes and seconds subdials. This model is issued in a 28-piece limited edition.

An emblem of feminine watchmaking, the Reine de Naples collection draws its inspiration from the first wristwatch in history, delivered in 1812 to Napoleon’s sister, the elegant Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. Today, this timepiece that originally featured an oblong shape and has now turned oval, is an undisputedly iconic women’s watch. Each model in the contemporary collection, whether gem-set, beaded or lacquered, is an ode to femininity.

The dial is adorned with an airy sky whose white mother-of-pearl shimmer is sprinkled with “clouds”. At 12 o’clock, the trail of love appears in red to indicate the 45-hour power reserve. As if suspended from the clouds, the finely hammered moon-phase display is composed of white gold.

Located in the lower part of the dial, the chapter ring is set with hand-guilloché natural white mother-of-pearl, as is the centre of the small seconds display. The Breguet open-tipped blued steel hands indicate the hours and minutes. Each second is priceless in the realm of love, which is why they are marked by a red-lacquered double heart. To complete these poetic touches, the white gold bezel and case flange are sprinkled with a sparkling shower of 128 diamonds.

A symbol of passionate love, red also appears on the crown, which is set with a ruby. This white gold timepiece elegantly plays with the immaculate contrasts of the sky and the touches of garnet, expressing the fire of love. To finish off in style, its blazing red alligator leather strap is fitted with a white gold triple-blade folding clasp set with 28 diamonds.

Abraham-Louis Breguet set himself the high standards of offering watches combining aesthetics with high-level precision. This value remains a priority for the manufacture to this day, as demonstrated once again by this new creation. The movement at the heart of the new Reine de Naples 8905 is self-winding. It is equipped with a straight-line Swiss lever escapement and a silicon hairspring.

The 269-component movement beats at a frequency of 3.5 Hz while its platinum oscillating weight is entirely hand-guilloché and can be admired through the sapphire caseback, as can the movement finely decorated in keeping with the noblest principles of Haute Horlogerie. Finally, this elegant timepiece is water-resistant to 3 bar (30 metres).

Technical details

Model: 8905 – Reine de Naples – 8905BB/52/964DOOD
Edition 2022 limited to 28 pieces

Case
18-carat white gold, fluted caseband, bezel and flange set with 128 diamonds (approx. 0.45 ct), crown set with a ruby (approx 0.32 ct)
Dimensions: 36.5 X 28.45mm

Dial
Natural white mother-of-pearl, hand-guilloché
Hands: Blued steel open-tipped Breguet hands, red heart-shaped seconds hand

Movement
Self-winding with platinum oscillating weight
Escapement: Swiss straight-line lever escapement, escape-wheel and flat mainspring in silicon
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Calibre: 537DRL2, 8 ¾´´´
Frequency: 3.5 Hz
Power reserve: 45 hours

Strap
Leather with white gold triple-blade folding clasp set with 28 diamonds (env. 0.16 ct.)