AndrewD
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Agony and ecstasy…
Dear Nicolas
I appreciate your kind comments. I know you are drawn to the La Tradition as well. The French connection with Breguet must also be a point of nationalistic pride.
Interestingly it was the existence of the WG La Tradition that slowed down my purchase of this watch. Around 12 months ago I walked into an AD with money in pocket for the YG La Tradition. I tried on the WG version just for ‘fun’ and that’s where the difficulty started. I have said before how different these two versions are, and I love them both for different reasons.
My final decision to go with the YG was more an intellectual one, based on its faithfulness to A.-L. Breguet’s original colour palette.
Agonizing over the colour was part of the ‘journey’ I described, and is what makes the final purchase more special.
Regards
Andrew
Breguet La Tradition – an essay
Three years of planning, several visits to watch boutiques for a ‘test drive’, pleasant get-togethers with other owners and a lot of thought and research and I finally have a yellow gold, manual wind La Tradition 7027BA/11/9V6 (Cal. 507DR) on my wrist. A ...
Congrats on your Breguet 7027!
Hi AndrewD, Congrats on the new Breguet! Thanks for posting your experience, very well written and interesting to hear your thoughts on the La Tradition. Nice photos too.
Congrats Andrew
Hi Andrew, Thanks for sharing this journey and its happy ending. The is just as much pleasure as the catch. I looks like the watch has settled in nicely with your wardrobe. Very versatile I must say. Thanks for sharing. Bill
I never considered the La Tradition as versatile, but…
Hi Bill, While clearly not a casual watch, I find that the La Tradition goes quite comfortably with a variety of business and formal outfits. We are heading off to hear the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this weekend and I will certainly be giving it an out...
Dress it down a bit
And it is quite versatile. I have mine on a smooth brown Cordovan strap, and I wear it to work (read shorts and a T-Shirt) all the time. The picture isn't my best work, but you can see the design, and thinness of the strap -a...
Letting its hair down…
Hi Aaron, Thanks for the image. I think I need to relax my definitions of casual and dress watches a bit. I tend to grab the Speedy Pro or a Pilot watch for weekends, but I will certainly allow the Breguet to let its hair down a bit! Andrew
Enjoy !!
Nice to read your comments ! I could have written most of those sentences as well. I got mine about 8 months ago and although I was a bit afraid about how yellow gold would look on my wrist, I enjoy it a bit more every day. As you said, the watch can be a...
Thanks for the review Andrew! Your first paragraph
describes the exact situation I find myself in with the La Tradition... I hope to have wrist shots of my own someday. Cheers, Mike
Very nice essay, Andrew!
God, I love these essays! You elaborated in such a nice way your love and interest for this Breguet that I think you will create some contamination effect! The Tradition is well called. True Breguet DNA, nicely finished, very cool and elegant design. This...
Striking watch!
Personally, I can't differentiate between a wheel or a barrel or a parachute....but I can tell you IMO, this is one of the most beautiful watches ever made. Wear in good health! palmasea
A watch for the mind and heart...
Hi Palmasea, The La tradition appeals on so many levels: Intellectually one can learn about the basic building blocks of a mechanical watch. On an emotional level you can respond to the aesthetics of the design and finish. ... and because modern horology ...
The importance of open face watches!
You hit it right on the nose...for someone like me, who is more into esthetics and comfort, having a tremendously well built mechanism hidden inside of a watch, does not excite me that much...i.e. the only Patek's that excite me are the one's I really fin...
A VERY well written essay!!!!
My congrats on the wonderful catch!!!!!!!! While in Hong Kong, last week, I had the chance to have a very close look at this marvel, but for the moment, speaking always for the Tradition line, my heart was captured by the automatic model with retrograde s...
Bravo Andrew !!....
Greatly enjoyed your carefully chosen and finely turned phrases Andrew, all of which conveyed the full gamut of your experience from trepidation through to exhilaration. Furthermore, those photos really are top notch - no more self-deprecation! Delighted ...
Hi Andrew....you said you would & you did...congratulations..
Hi Andrew....you said you would & you did...congratulations..and what you did not say was that you are quiet a photographer and writer. It is good to see someone who is passionate about their desires...procrastonates...assess and does. The accuracy assesm...
Family traditions?
Hi Jack, It took a while, but yes, I did get the La Tradition. Now for that other promise I made to myself 4 years ago … the Journe Tourbillon. I never break a commitment, so stay tuned!! But please note that due to circumstances outside of my control (my...
A QUESTION
great watch . truly great. thinking about getting one formyself but confused between yellow and white gold. any suggestons guys??
when i first saw
the La Tradition at the local dealer's window in South Africa I thought, "my God, what an ugly watch". A couple of leisurely strolls later I can't stop thinking about the watch - it has really grown on me. So congrats - it sure is something special T
Thanks Tobias. Yes I still think ...
.. she is a gorgeous piece and contains so much history. I am wearing the La Tradition again as I type this and I still marvel at the stepped bridges and blued screws and the depth of the movement. It has been 3 years and it's about time I wrote a follow-...