Breguet Classique in white gold with reference 5207BB/12/9V6 - numbered 2079 – Full Set

Breguet Classique in white gold with reference 5207BB/12/9V6 - numbered 2079 – Full Set

Top of the art Breguet Classique in white gold with reference 5207BB/12/9V6 and numbered 2079. It has a white guilloche dial and outer silver ring. The watch has black Roman numerals for the hours. The watch comes with two sub-dials, 12 o’clock for the power reserve”65 hours” and 6 o’clock for seconds with second hand jumping mechanism. At 11 and 12 o’clock is engraved the secret marks “Breguet” in the silver ring and “Breguet 2079” at 12 o’clock. At 6 o’clock comes “Swiss Guilloche Main”. The hands are in blue with the “Breguet” design. The crown comes with the Breguet logo. It is a white gold screwed case with a crystal sapphire exhibition back case. The watch has all the “poincons” for gold. The watch comes with a caseband with fluting striation typical of Breguet watches. Automatic Breguet movement with caliber 516DRSR, 34 jewels and 28,800 A/h. The watch has a power reserve of 65 hours. It is numbered 2811. The watch comes with a black “Breguet” crocodile strap and the original white gold “Breguet” folding clasp. Width between lugs is 19mm. The watch comes with the original box, the “Certificat d’Origine et de Garantie” dated 6/17/2008, and manual of operation.

History

Abraham Louis Breguet was born in 1747 from a French family in Neuchatel, the genius of all master watchmakers. He started his shop in Paris in 1775 and was forced to leave during the revolution. He came back to Paris in1795. Breguet watches were for the prince, tsars, emperors or kings. You even find the Breguet name in the French literature. Inventions are enormous, like the ultimate pocket-watches, the selfwinding “Montres Perpetuelles”, the tact watches, the tourbillon, the Breguet balance spring to name a few. The height of his achievement was the Marie-Antoinette watch in which he combined all the complications. He died in 1823 and then Antoine Louis and Louis Breguet ran the company. In 1870, the works foreman Edward Brown took over the company and 100 years later, it was acquired by the Chaumet’s brothers. Since 1999 the company is owned by the Swatch group. Under their aegis, in 2006, Breguet produced a brilliant double tourbillon. 

Technical details

Automatic Breguet movement with caliber 516DRSR, 34 jewels and 28,800 A/h. The watch has a power reserve of 65 hours. It is numbered 2811.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 39.5mm


Length including lugs: 46.5mm