Thanks for the hint!

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Le Quai de l’Horloge volume 5

 
 By: prachi : August 22nd, 2022-17:10
For those of you who read Breguet’s promotional magazine Le Quai de l’Horloge, you might know that volume 5 has been mysteriously missing for awhile. I’m told that it contained an announcement for the Breguet 7087 , which was shown at Baselworld, but neve... 

That is welcome news! Thank you very much.

 
 By: Spangles - Dr. Tabby : August 22nd, 2022-17:19
The 7087 was the Tradition Minute Repeater? It was innovatively designed using magnets and would be an amazing step forward. A pity they've stepped back from it.

I wasn’t aware of it before

 
 By: prachi : August 23rd, 2022-01:31
But reading about it, it really is a pity it wasn’t produced other than some prototypes. Seems really interesting.

Thanks for the hint!

 
 By: Watchcph : August 22nd, 2022-17:32

You’re welcome!

 
 By: prachi : August 23rd, 2022-01:36

Magnets?

 
 By: prachi : August 23rd, 2022-01:36
I wonder if their ambition with magnets didn’t play out as well as they would’ve liked. We’ve only seen one production watch with significant magnetic components (7727). Granted, it’s been 7 years, which is probably not long enough to design multiple move... 

The 7727 to my knowledge works without issues.

 
 By: als1678 : August 23rd, 2022-02:21
Beautiful on the front, and ingenious from chronometric point of view. I would have probably bought it if the finishing on the back was not so sloppy. I knew someone who pre ordered the 7087 ... So I guess there was pre allocation to dealers and the cance... 

I didn’t mean to suggest otherwise

 
 By: prachi : August 24th, 2022-02:50
I don’t have any experience with the 7727 and haven’t heard about its reliability one way or another. I just find it curious that they did all this innovative work with magnets and we haven’t really heard anything in 7 years. My hope is we do see/hear mor... 

I agree - they went into a very interesting direction with the magnets, it will be a pity if it they decided to end such research.

 
 By: als1678 : August 24th, 2022-09:01
As for the sales - just an observation that ADs were offering massive discounts off retail for both ....