Aviation pioneer Louis Charles Breguet (1880 to 1955) was a French aircraft designer. Like his great-great grandfather, the famed horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 to 1823), he was an inventor and developed the gyroplane, the forerunner of the helicopter. In 1916, he developed the Breguet Type XIV plane. Around 8,000 of these planes were purchased by an estimated 15 countries between … More
The slim factor of the Breguet reference 5377 Classique Tourbillon is evident at first glance. The tourbillon is not to be missed for a blue sapphire has been set at the centre of the tourbillon bridge. This is, after all, made for those who desire a thin watch with the tourbillon, a specialty of Breguet. The Breguet reference 5377 made … More
The Classique Tourbillon Quantième Perpétuel Skeleton reference 3795 is the skeletonised version of its sibling, the Breguet reference 3797. Similar to the reference 3797, the Calibre 588QP2 manual-winding movement is used in the reference 3795. All functions and displays are therefore the same, including the snail cam that drives the instantaneous day change. What is vastly different though, is the … More
Take a good look at the hour and minute hands on Breguet’s Classique Tourbillon Quantième Perpétuel reference 3797 and you’d notice something different about its chapter ring. The chapter ring is actually sitting above the dial and an opaque offset sapphire disc with metallic Roman numerals is used. In other words, it rises above the rest – all else on … More