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Time in the Breguet style
A.-L. Breguet’s historic invention, the tourbillon regulator, was patented in 1801. This device was conceived to compensate for the errors in rate caused by the constant changes in the watch’s position. It consists of mounting the escapement and sprung balance in a mobile carriage which rotates on itself with utter regularity. Errors are thus reproduced regularly and cancel each other out, rather than accumulating. Two centuries later it remains a technical “tour de force” of which very few watchmakers are capable.
Watch Description
Polished 18k rose gold case with coined edge (40 mm in diameter, 10 mm thick), Sapphire crystal screw-in case-back, Open off-centered dial at the 12 o’clock position with rose gold plate reading ‘Breguet’ and the serial number, Blued hands, Running seconds on the tourbillon carriage at the 6 o’clock position, Scratch resistant sapphire crystal set with pink gold ornaments, Swiss openworked hand-wound movement entirely engraved by hand with Tourbillon regulator, Caliber 558 SQ2, Power reserve of 50 hours, Water resistant to 3 ATM/30 meters/99 feet, Brown alligator leather strap, Deployment buckle, Model number: 5335BR/42/9W6.
Product Features
- Polished 18k rose gold case with coined edge (40 mm in diameter, 10 mm thick), Sapphire crystal screw-in case-back
- Open off-centered dial at the 12 o’clock position with rose gold plate reading ‘Breguet’ along with the serial number, Blued hands
- Running seconds on the tourbillon carriage at the 6 o’clock position, Scratch resistant sapphire crystal set with pink gold ornaments
- Swiss openworked hand-wound movement entirely engraved by hand with Tourbillon regulator, Caliber 558 SQ2, Power reserve of 50 hours, Water resistant to 3 ATM/30 meters/99 feet, Brown alligator leather strap, Deployment buckle
- A.-L. Breguet’s historic invention, the tourbillon regulator, patented in 1801, was conceived to compensate for the errors in rate caused by the constant changes in the watch’s position. It consists of mounting the escapement and sprung balance in a mobile carriage which rotates on itself with utter regularity. Errors are thus reproduced regularly and cancel each other out, rather than accumulating. Two centuries later it remains a technical “tour de force” of which few watchmakers are capable.
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