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classique 5177 or 5197
I have been contemplating on obtaining a 3-hander from the classique collection and have been drawn to the 5177(caliber 777Q) and 5197(caliber 591A) in white gold.
My understanding is that caliber 591A has the balance spring made of silicon as opposed to the regular Breguet overcoil. Is this an actual advantage?
Caliber 591A has twin barrels. However, the PR is only 38 hours and seems too little for two barrels(caliber 777Q has 55 hrs PR).
In terms of both dial size and guilloche pattern, I find the 5197 to be slightly more attractive, but the finishing on the 777Q rotor is more pleasing to look at.
It's such a dilemma for me, please share any experiences(reliability, performance, etc) that you have with the caliber 777Q and 591A. Thanks!
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classique 5177 or 5197
By: snoopy : November 14th, 2013-23:07
I have been contemplating on obtaining a 3-hander from the classique collection and have been drawn to the 5177(caliber 777Q) and 5197(caliber 591A) in white gold. My understanding is that caliber 591A has the balance spring made of silicon as opposed to ...
