To my eyes, the Breguet Marine equation Marchante 5887 is a rather unusual watch from the brand. Though Breguet is often at the cutting edge of watchmaking technology, their watches still retain a very classic and elegant look-case in point: the Breguet Classique Chronometrie Ref. 7727. Unless you knew what you were looking at, you would have never guessed t [...]

The Breguet Classique 7787 is a watch not many other brands could get away with calling classique. It has a silicon escapement and balance spring and, more immediately apparent, a dial so all over the place, most traditional manufactures would throw the design and its designer out the moment the first sketches were presented. And yet, in a Breguet, it all just works, someho [...]

Breguet seems to be a brand that requires a deeper understanding of the craft of watchmaking to appreciate. Opting to go for the discreet yet magnificently executed route, many Breguet pieces made today embody the brands long and storied history. The Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727 is an excellent example. To most people, it looks like an ord [...]

While most mens watches Breguet produces are round, the Breguet Heritage 5410 is a rare exception. The reason most watch cases are round is because designers have the easiest time making round-cased watches look nice. Thus, making a non-round case such as something square, rectangular, otherwise geometric, or tonneau (barrel-shaped) is a sp [...]

Any?noteworthy watch company will have excellent watchmakers, designers, engineers, innovators, marketing gurus, and executives in its staff However, throughout the history of horology there was but one person, who was all of these at the same time: his name is Abraham-Louis Breguet and his heritage is an unrivaled mix of ambition, confidenc [...]

Breguet continues to feel like the watch that got away, which more or less means its watches could easily fly under your radar and pass you by. If you dont pay really close attention, it is extremely easy to miss new releases from the storied Swiss watch brand named for the grandfather of modern horology. Today, lets look at the elegantly [...]

At Baselworld 2016, Breguet debuted a new line extension of their Type XXI with the reference 3817ST/X2/3ZU 2016 Breguet Type XXI 3817 that bears a vintage-style dial with light tan coloring accents. This is my favorite line of watches from Breguet at this time, and like sister brand Blancpain at The Swatch Group, I continue to u [...]

For Baselworld 2016, Breguet debuts a new chapter in their highly exclusive Double Tourbillon collection with an additional member of the Breguet Double Tourbillon 5349 timepiece family. Referred to as a Grande Complication by Breguet due to its double tourbillons and orbital dial, the 5349 is actual [...]

Of the thousands of watches shown at Baselworld, literally nothing looks quite like a Breguet. That is especially so when it comes to the brands visually distinct Classique collection which marries the technical complexity of Breguets modern movement capability with incredibly ornate, hand-engraved motifs inspired by many of the decorative codes that were once used in the [...]

2015 marked the 10th anniversary of the Breguet Tradition collection, an occasion which the brand?chose to commemorate with a singular haymaker of a watch: the Breguet Tradition 7087 Minute Repeater Tourbillon. Though this watch was announced at Baselworld 2015, as we prepare for a fresh salvo of show-season announcements from the 240-year [...]

Whenever one of the oldest and most esteemed watch brands puts on an exhibit, its worth paying attention. Breguet has been producing high-quality timepieces since 1775. Aside from conceiving the tourbillon, Abraham Louis Breguet-the companys founder-inspired generations of watchmakers. The son of John [...]

The Breguet 1160 Marie Antoinette pocket watch is truly one of the most impressive and fascinating horological objects of our modern times. In many ways, this watch and the story around it have formed the foundation for what keeps me in love with timepieces and why I started in the first place. Thi [...]

Back at Baselworld 2015, one of the new Breguet watches was an extremely interesting and visually attractive-if you like watch movement porn, that is-chronograph that combines appealing technology with a refined and distinct Breguet look, known as the Breguet Tradition 7077 Chronograph Independent. This watch was so nice, in fact, that included [...]

While most of our attention these days is on wristwatches, Breguet is among those few renowned manufactures who are still very much involved in creating exceptional?pocket watches. This is of little surprise when we consider the?defining involvement of the companys namesake, Abraham-Louis Breguet, in the conception and creation of truly remarkable?pocket watches, o [...]

Here is a one-of-a-kind Breguet pilot watch that has been made for the Only Watch 2015 auction event that will take place in Geneva this November. We dont take much stock in watch auctions, but we like to make an exception for Only Watch when it at least comes to noticing the lots available-since each of them are, [...]

Just recently, a book about an important historical pocket watch was released by John Biggs.?Now, (cue Troy McLure voiceover) you may know Biggs from the HourTime Show podcast or his writing at TechCrunch and WristWatchReview. What you may not know is that he is also an author of books. While his previous release, Mytro, was a fictional outing; his most recent, Marie Antoinettes Watch: Adultery, Larceny, [...]

Hi, Im John Biggs, East Coast Editor of TechCrunch, Ariels partner on the HourTime Show, and owner of WristWatchReview.com. Id like to share a chapter from my new book Marie Antoinettes Watch (now available in e-book and paperback) with you. Its one of the greatest stories in the watch world and one of the saddest. Com [...]

At BaselWorld 2014, Breguet revealed two extremely complicated halo-pieces, humbly titled the Breguet Classique Complications 3795 and 3797,?each featuring a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, and, in the case of the?former reference, an extensively and exquisitely skeletonized movement and dial. We went hands-on with both the Breguet Classiq [...]

Designing a watch?of?any kind is an extremely complex and demanding challenge-and that?should?come as no surprise-however, creating a piece that is intended to?embrace hundreds of years of heritage while also working well aesthetically and technically in a 21st century environment, u [...]

Abraham-Louis Breguet is?regarded as one of the greatest watchmakers of all time-and not just when it comes to the opinion of watch enthusiasts, collectors, or journalists, but also in the eyes of some of the most successful watchmakers and designers of today. Breguets name has been synonymous with the tourbillon,?although [...]