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Last year, Breguet celebrated 250 years of its founding with a slew of anniversary releases, of which the Classique Souscription even won the prestigious "Aiguille d'Or" prize at the GPHG. The celebrations now continue with the 225th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet's tourbillon patent, granted on June 26, 1801 (7 Messidor, Year IX of the French Republican calendar). To commemorate the occasion, Breguet has unveiled four new tourbillon timepieces that pay tribute to one of the most influential inventions in the history of watchmaking. The new collection, with the tourbillon at the centre, spans the Classique, Tradition, and Marine collections, combining historical inspiration with new calibres, advanced materials, and exclusive finishes.
Leading the collection is the Classique Tourbillon 7357, which draws direct inspiration from Breguet's Ref. 3350, introduced in 1989 as the brand's first modern tourbillon wristwatch. The watch is offered in 950 platinum (Ref. 7357PT/1A/386) or 18K Breguet gold (Ref. 7357BH/1H/386), preserving the elegant proportions of the original while introducing an entirely new movement – the manual-wound Calibre 187B inspired by the historic Calibre 558 that powered the 1989 model. The movement operates at the traditional frequency of 2.5 Hz (18,000 vibrations per hour) and delivers an improved 60-hour power reserve. While retaining the slow-beating character of its predecessor, the new calibre incorporates a Breguet Nivachron balance spring and a silicon pallet lever, providing enhanced resistance to magnetic fields. The movement also features a redesigned polished double-arched tourbillon bridge and new decorative finishing inspired by the Dent de Vaulion mountain in Switzerland's Vallée de Joux.
Also Read: Breguet celebrates 250 years with the Classique Souscription 2025
The watches measure 35 mm in diameter, 43 mm lug-to-lug, and 9.2 mm in thickness, and are housed in fluted cases with hand-guilloché dials. Their 18K gold dials showcase traditional hand-guilloché decoration, featuring Clous de Paris at the centre of the chapter ring with an electroplated anthracite finish on the platinum version and a silvered finish on the Breguet gold model, while the outer section is decorated with a barleycorn guilloché pattern. The off-centre hour and minute display is positioned at 12 o'clock, while the one-minute tourbillon occupies the lower half of the dial at 6 o'clock. A three-arm seconds hand mounted on the tourbillon cage indicates the passing 60 seconds over a 20-second graduated arc positioned above the aperture. The exhibition caseback reveals the movement's intricate finishing alongside commemorative engravings marking the 225th anniversary of the tourbillon patent.
The next in the collection is the Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255, Breguet's latest interpretation of the flying tourbillon. Limited to 50 pieces, the watch comes in a 38 mm platinum case measuring 10.2 mm thick and introduces the brand's first flying tourbillon featuring a "mysterious" display construction. The mechanism creates the illusion of a floating tourbillon by supporting the cage only from below while concealing the transmission gears beneath transparent sapphire discs, leaving no visible connection between the movement and the rotating cage. The watch features a striking black aventurine Grand Feu enamel dial, created by mixing finely ground aventurine glass with enamel before firing at temperatures exceeding 800 degrees Celsius. Depending on the light, the dial reveals subtle green highlights that enhance its celestial appearance.
Powering it is the manually wound Calibre 187M1, operating at 2.5 Hz with a 50-hour reserve. The movement features a rhodium-plated 18K Breguet gold mainplate and is visible through a sapphire caseback decorated with a hand-guilloché Quai de l'Horloge motif, paying tribute to Breguet's historic Paris workshop.
Next, the Tradition Tourbillon 7047 returns as the most mechanically expressive model in the anniversary collection, combining the tourbillon with the fusee-and-chain transmission originally conceived by Leonardo da Vinci to compensate for the varying torque delivered by a mainspring as it unwinds. Together, the two mechanisms work to deliver more consistent energy to the escapement, improving chronometric stability throughout the power reserve.
This limited edition of 25 pieces is housed in a 41 mm platinum case fitted with a double anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The anniversary version introduces an exclusive Bleu de France colour scheme, extending across the Grand Feu enamel dial, movement bridges, and the fusee-and-chain assembly. The off-centre time display at 7 o'clock is crafted from 210K palladium gold and features Bleu de France Grand Feu enamel with traditional Breguet Arabic numerals, while the exposed tourbillon sits prominently between 1 and 2 o'clock.
The manually wound Calibre 569 drives the timepiece at 2.5 Hz with a 55-hour power reserve. The exposed fusee-and-chain mechanism incorporates 232 individual links, including 77 links finished in Bleu de France, and is engineered to withstand forces of up to six kilograms while maintaining constant torque transmission. Additional technical highlights include a blue silicon balance spring with an overcoil, a blue spinel mounted on the tourbillon bridge, dual barrels, and a glacier-blue sandblasted mainplate visible through the sapphire caseback.
Also Read: Breguet introduces its first flying tourbillon in the new Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255
Completing the anniversary quartet is the Marine Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887, a limited edition of 25 pieces that celebrates Breguet's appointment as Horloger de la Marine Royale in 1815. Crafted in 950 platinum and measuring 43.9 mm, the watch combines three major complications – a tourbillon, a perpetual calendar, and a running equation of time. The latter continuously displays the difference between mean solar time and true solar time, accounting for the Earth's elliptical orbit, which causes variations of approximately -16 to +14 minutes throughout the year.
The dial is one of the collection's highlights, featuring a hand-painted miniature in luminescent Grand Feu enamel depicting the night sky over Paris on June 26, 1801, the exact date the tourbillon patent was granted. The celestial display is painted on a translucent gradient-blue sapphire disc and can be personalised upon request to depict the sky from any chosen date, time, and location.
Inside is the self-winding Calibre 581DPE, an ultra-thin movement measuring just 5 mm thick. It operates at 4 Hz, delivers an 80-hour power reserve, and features a silicon balance spring. The sapphire caseback reveals an elaborate hand-engraved depiction of the 18th-century flagship Royal Louis, rendered in two-tone Breguet gold and rhodium, while buyers can choose between a platinum bracelet or a Bleu de France rubber strap featuring the Quai de l'Horloge motif.
Images: Courtesy Breguet
Last year, Breguet celebrated 250 years of its founding with a slew of anniversary releases, of which the Classique Souscription even won the prestigious "Aiguille d'Or" prize at the GPHG. The celebrations now continue with the 225th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet's tourbillon patent, granted on June 26, 1801 (7 Messidor, Year IX of the French Republican calendar). To commemorate the occasion, Breguet has unveiled four new tourbillon timepieces that pay tribute to one of the most influential inventions in the history of watchmaking. The new collection, with the tourbillon at the centre, spans the Classique, Tradition, and Marine collections, combining historical inspiration with new calibres, advanced materials, and exclusive finishes.
Leading the collection is the Classique Tourbillon 7357, which draws direct inspiration from Breguet's Ref. 3350, introduced in 1989 as the brand's first modern tourbillon wristwatch. The watch is offered in 950 platinum (Ref. 7357PT/1A/386) or 18K Breguet gold (Ref. 7357BH/1H/386), preserving the elegant proportions of the original while introducing an entirely new movement – the manual-wound Calibre 187B inspired by the historic Calibre 558 that powered the 1989 model. The movement operates at the traditional frequency of 2.5 Hz (18,000 vibrations per hour) and delivers an improved 60-hour power reserve. While retaining the slow-beating character of its predecessor, the new calibre incorporates a Breguet Nivachron balance spring and a silicon pallet lever, providing enhanced resistance to magnetic fields. The movement also features a redesigned polished double-arched tourbillon bridge and new decorative finishing inspired by the Dent de Vaulion mountain in Switzerland's Vallée de Joux.
Also Read: Breguet celebrates 250 years with the Classique Souscription 2025
The watches measure 35 mm in diameter, 43 mm lug-to-lug, and 9.2 mm in thickness, and are housed in fluted cases with hand-guilloché dials. Their 18K gold dials showcase traditional hand-guilloché decoration, featuring Clous de Paris at the centre of the chapter ring with an electroplated anthracite finish on the platinum version and a silvered finish on the Breguet gold model, while the outer section is decorated with a barleycorn guilloché pattern. The off-centre hour and minute display is positioned at 12 o'clock, while the one-minute tourbillon occupies the lower half of the dial at 6 o'clock. A three-arm seconds hand mounted on the tourbillon cage indicates the passing 60 seconds over a 20-second graduated arc positioned above the aperture. The exhibition caseback reveals the movement's intricate finishing alongside commemorative engravings marking the 225th anniversary of the tourbillon patent.
The next in the collection is the Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255, Breguet's latest interpretation of the flying tourbillon. Limited to 50 pieces, the watch comes in a 38 mm platinum case measuring 10.2 mm thick and introduces the brand's first flying tourbillon featuring a "mysterious" display construction. The mechanism creates the illusion of a floating tourbillon by supporting the cage only from below while concealing the transmission gears beneath transparent sapphire discs, leaving no visible connection between the movement and the rotating cage. The watch features a striking black aventurine Grand Feu enamel dial, created by mixing finely ground aventurine glass with enamel before firing at temperatures exceeding 800 degrees Celsius. Depending on the light, the dial reveals subtle green highlights that enhance its celestial appearance.
Powering it is the manually wound Calibre 187M1, operating at 2.5 Hz with a 50-hour reserve. The movement features a rhodium-plated 18K Breguet gold mainplate and is visible through a sapphire caseback decorated with a hand-guilloché Quai de l'Horloge motif, paying tribute to Breguet's historic Paris workshop.
Next, the Tradition Tourbillon 7047 returns as the most mechanically expressive model in the anniversary collection, combining the tourbillon with the fusee-and-chain transmission originally conceived by Leonardo da Vinci to compensate for the varying torque delivered by a mainspring as it unwinds. Together, the two mechanisms work to deliver more consistent energy to the escapement, improving chronometric stability throughout the power reserve.
This limited edition of 25 pieces is housed in a 41 mm platinum case fitted with a double anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The anniversary version introduces an exclusive Bleu de France colour scheme, extending across the Grand Feu enamel dial, movement bridges, and the fusee-and-chain assembly. The off-centre time display at 7 o'clock is crafted from 210K palladium gold and features Bleu de France Grand Feu enamel with traditional Breguet Arabic numerals, while the exposed tourbillon sits prominently between 1 and 2 o'clock.
The manually wound Calibre 569 drives the timepiece at 2.5 Hz with a 55-hour power reserve. The exposed fusee-and-chain mechanism incorporates 232 individual links, including 77 links finished in Bleu de France, and is engineered to withstand forces of up to six kilograms while maintaining constant torque transmission. Additional technical highlights include a blue silicon balance spring with an overcoil, a blue spinel mounted on the tourbillon bridge, dual barrels, and a glacier-blue sandblasted mainplate visible through the sapphire caseback.
Also Read: Breguet introduces its first flying tourbillon in the new Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255
Completing the anniversary quartet is the Marine Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887, a limited edition of 25 pieces that celebrates Breguet's appointment as Horloger de la Marine Royale in 1815. Crafted in 950 platinum and measuring 43.9 mm, the watch combines three major complications – a tourbillon, a perpetual calendar, and a running equation of time. The latter continuously displays the difference between mean solar time and true solar time, accounting for the Earth's elliptical orbit, which causes variations of approximately -16 to +14 minutes throughout the year.
The dial is one of the collection's highlights, featuring a hand-painted miniature in luminescent Grand Feu enamel depicting the night sky over Paris on June 26, 1801, the exact date the tourbillon patent was granted. The celestial display is painted on a translucent gradient-blue sapphire disc and can be personalised upon request to depict the sky from any chosen date, time, and location.
Inside is the self-winding Calibre 581DPE, an ultra-thin movement measuring just 5 mm thick. It operates at 4 Hz, delivers an 80-hour power reserve, and features a silicon balance spring. The sapphire caseback reveals an elaborate hand-engraved depiction of the 18th-century flagship Royal Louis, rendered in two-tone Breguet gold and rhodium, while buyers can choose between a platinum bracelet or a Bleu de France rubber strap featuring the Quai de l'Horloge motif.
Images: Courtesy Breguet
