amanico[JLC Moderator]
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Breguet Classique Grande Complication Minute Repeater, Ref 5447, White Gold.
Dec 08, 2019,11:56 AM
Here is one of the watches I could see during my visit at the Breguet Manufacture, and it is one I asked to see not because it is wrongly called " Grande Complication, but because it is a minute repeater, which systematically fascinates me, associated to a perpetual calendar with retrograde months.
The 40 mm white gold case is very much Breguet, with its ribs on the side case. The dial is not disappointing, with the Breguet hands, the guilloché, and the superb moon phase.
The diameter is good, with 40 mm, but the height is quite important, with 15, 22 mm. But in the real, it looks more harmonious than the figures suggest it.
The movement, Cal 567 RMP1, is worth a look, too.
Now the big question I had in mind, when looking at that watch, as to know how it sounded.
The sound is rich, but the regulator is a bit noisy. Still, a good acoustical experience.
Best,
Nicolas