The tourbillon has become quite mainstream among watches in recent years, with high-end watchmakers flexing what they can do with the “whirling” mechanism. Yet, no watch brand is as closely associated with the tourbillon as Breguet. After all, its founder, Abraham-Louis Breguet, received a patent for his invention on June 26, 1801. As a result, … Read more

The Marine collection symbolises the spirit of adventure and conquest. It is inspired by the timepieces of yesteryear that were used as scientific instruments, particularly in maritime navigation. In 2021, Breguet presents new variations of its models 5517, 5527 and 5547 in rose gold with a slate-gray dial, and in titanium with a blue dial. … Read more

Call it Type 20 or Type XX (keep in mind that each has its own meaning), but what’s always true is that we’re looking at one of the most emblematic French-related watches and one of the most important models of the modern era of Breguet. Born in the 1950s as an answer to a military … Read more

Breguet, it will surprise probably no one to be reminded at this point in the global evolution of wristwatch connoisseurship, was born in Switzerland, but spent most of his working life (except for a brief interregnum when he returned to Switzerland to avoid the Reign of Terror) in France, and specifically in Paris, where his … Read more

As the leading watchmaker of his day, Abraham-Louis Breguet hobnobbed with France’s royalty and aristocracy. Apart from his commissions for gentlemen, his celebrity client list also included Queen Marie-Antoinette, Empress Josephine, and Caroline Murat, Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest sister, aka the Queen of Naples. A keen collector of Breguet’s revolutionary timekeepers, in 1810, Caroline Murat placed … Read more

Breguet is expanding its Breguet Classique Tourbillon collection with the introduction of two new models, the 3358BB/VD/986D0 and the 3358BR/8D/986D0. These new timepieces are designed to uphold the brand’s legacy of innovation, established by its founder Abraham-Louis Breguet — notably, the inventor of the tourbillon mechanism which counteracts the effects of gravity on timekeeping precision. The white … Read more

While Breguet doesn’t really own a true sports watch collection, there are two lineups that are designed after purpose-built timepieces of the past. One is the Type XX, a pilot’s chronograph recently revamped that pays tribute to both sides of the Breguet family. The other one, a watch designed with yachting in mind, is the … Read more

Only Watch, the bi-annual auction of luxurious one-off watches raising money for research into muscular dystrophy is back once again. In 2021, lots of orange-themed Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5555 watches, and one clock, went under the hammer at Christie’s at an auction for a very special cause. OnlyWatch raises money for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy … Read more

There are a lot of pilot chronographs on the market today, but one of the most iconic of them all is the Breguet Type XX. Well, guess who is back with a brand-new look? Today Breguet unveiled the new Type XX and Type 20 – a civilian and military-inspired take on the classic design. The term … Read more

Abraham-Louis Breguet is famous for many horological innovations, including his successful perpetual watches of the 1780s that were equipped with an oscillating weight to capture the kinetic energy of a wearer’s wrist movements and wind the mechanism. Often equipped with a calendar mechanism, these models were also the first to be christened with his signature … Read more