Fresh off Breguet’s Instagram . . .

Jun 06, 2023,21:19 PM
 

Pure disappointment!!!😢 The size, the hands, the date . . .


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Shock and awe :|

 
 By: RayStantzPhD : June 6th, 2023-21:23

 
 By: drricook : June 6th, 2023-21:31
Oh dear. The date is really 😞

This is the “civilian “ version.

 
 By: TheMadDruid : June 6th, 2023-22:19
There’s a military version as well. Both have dates at 4:30. And they are automatic.

Date, size, etc

 
 By: Richard M : June 6th, 2023-21:55
I’m floored by this. Breguet has a pre-organized focus group of die-hard Type XX fans on this platform and others. It is a simple thing for its design and marketing team to consult with its supporters. And yet they put out something wildly out of touch. C... 

Kills it for me too.

 
 By: Champthekid : June 6th, 2023-22:55

Same for me.

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-16:50

Makes no sense

 
 By: m2 : June 7th, 2023-00:04
Their whole product line is priced in a way that does not compute... The Tradition is insanely nice for the $ for example, and then $18k for this...

That was my sticking point too!

 
 By: BigFatPauli : June 7th, 2023-01:09
I can, literally, get a solid gold Breguet for that. With no messy date window to boot!

we will save money, thanks 😂

 
 By: tombub : June 6th, 2023-22:07
Ridiculous

+++1

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-05:39

The initial post is of the Civilian Type XX

 
 By: Mach : June 6th, 2023-21:54
Here’s the military. The hands are a thousand times better. I would have pulled the trigger until I saw the date! Side by side (apologies - none of these photos are great): ...  

 
 By: Andy_Mac : June 6th, 2023-21:59

One less thing to worry about...

 
 By: ifraher : June 6th, 2023-21:59
Trying to acquire. Huge miss, date is an obvious culprit, but there are at least 5 design flaws on first pass that make it a no for me, the previous bi-compax Type XX was also questionable... a shame considering the potential

👍🏻👍🏻

 
 By: MCG (Markus) : June 6th, 2023-22:09

Yes. Two misses in a row.

 
 By: TheMadDruid : June 6th, 2023-22:23

Was looking forward to this release...and as many am disappointed!

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : June 6th, 2023-22:03
I don't understand the hands and the date...but the hands just looks terrible here (sorry)

I never realized these hands were used on original Type XX’s

 
 By: Mach : June 6th, 2023-23:49
Now, this makes more sense. But again, that date! ...  

I posted one, with these hands.

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-05:44
...  

So breitling avi it is

 
 By: Arronax : June 6th, 2023-22:03
So much better than this!

Actually I like it! At least the one with the 3 registers… 👍🏻 But yes, if date, why not leave it at 6??? 🙈

 
 By: MCG (Markus) : June 6th, 2023-22:08
The hands are „nice“, because they are „different“! Also the case and the proportions are great! But too big! Max 40, they should have been. The price, well… 🤦🏻‍♂️ And the green lume is a joke! 🙈 However, it has potential… I believe, they will bring a no-... 

the Type XX - the only Breguet

 
 By: Gabriel80 : June 6th, 2023-22:18
I can't imagine ever buying. What a pity!

I’m curious to learn more about the movement.

 
 By: quattro98 : June 6th, 2023-23:16
According to SJX, it isn’t the same as the Blancpain F385. A new chronograph from Lemania/Manufacture Breguet is cool. The lack of a jumping minutes is interesting, I wonder if it’s a revision of an existing movement or something brand new.

Calling April 1st, calling April 1st...

 
 By: vitalsigns : June 6th, 2023-23:23
One can only laugh. What an absolute miss. The date alone is a deal-killer. WTF?

:))))))))))

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-05:45

Such language, John!

 
 By: TheMadDruid : June 7th, 2023-16:43
I am shocked! Shocked that language like this is going on!

Phewf!

 
 By: TheMadDruid : June 7th, 2023-18:58
Stupid me!

In agreement.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : June 7th, 2023-05:02
I was expecting something like the Only Watch. Guess it was just wishful thinking. 42 mm is so 2014🫠 They can do it and still they don’t. I’m on my way to the Breguet reception in Bourget Airport. Let’s see what they have to say to the community’s ice col... 

 
 By: phil647 : June 7th, 2023-05:39
I'm less eager to go to the reception in Le Bourget now but I will, for the nice lunch and the gifts, indeed to hear what the team says about the comments of the fans. Also want to know what will come next, which could somewhat correct some of the design ... 

Cool. Looking forward to see you.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : June 7th, 2023-06:31
I’ll be wearing this guy, green jqcket qnd green Jordan 1s ...  

Is this for real 🤣

 
 By: TeutonicCarFan : June 7th, 2023-01:53
Big miss. I mean the hands , the date (a date that cuts into the Arabics 😅😭), it just doesn't work. Too bad I was hoping they would knock it out of the park to get Breguet some attention and buzz.

I admire Breguet as a brand that CAN make beautiful watches, but .....

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:57
can't warm up to this one. Hands, I can deal with. Lume I can deal with. Size, I like big watches so 42mm is good for me. One thing that I dislike on watches are dates/date windows. They usually are eyesores on beautifully designed watch dials. But this, ... 

Jeeeepers

 
 By: Esharp : June 7th, 2023-02:00
Just looking at the subdial placement, what is this, 55mm? All the proportions look way off. No need to comment on the date, everyone else has already! Best E.

Breguet’s Code 59…

 
 By: Blue and White : June 7th, 2023-02:46
Terribly done. The oversized subdial at 3 o’clock eating into the numerals and the hands are most irritating. Case size and pricing don’t make it better.

Maybe a ladies version, Breguet?

 
 By: Watches&Men : June 7th, 2023-02:50
38mm with no date and no diamond too. I will be first in the queue to get it.

Given the overwhelming negative reception, Breguet could not be this clueless, right?

 
 By: vitalsigns : June 7th, 2023-05:09
Could this be a New Coke head-fake? How could Breguet's designers and any focus group miss this? Is this Swatch erecting its middle finger to enthusiasts, believing that there is a group of unknowing rubes who will nevertheless go for this model?

We like dates :0)

 
 By: nasseriq : June 7th, 2023-05:55

:)

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-06:14

 
 By: alialkali : June 7th, 2023-09:37
I hope that Omega doesn't know ... ...  

ROFL!

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-16:50

The perfect Omega!!!!

 
 By: nasseriq : June 8th, 2023-03:16

Yes, but I bet not clients who buy multiple watches.

 
 By: vitalsigns : June 7th, 2023-13:09
For a singular watch, yes. But this is an enthusiast heritage model... I know I'm "preaching to the choir"

First Apple’s headset then this one day apart!

 
 By: Uncle Chico : June 7th, 2023-07:09
Glad I found a 3800 at nearly half the price. The description for the 2057/67 mentions a sapphire case back. I imagine the larger size, new movement and case back justify the price increase. Rolex did something similar when it discontinued the Cellini and...  

Disappointing - The Type XX was nerfed...

 
 By: jmpTT : June 7th, 2023-07:24
Releasing a watch that is an emotional letdown for the Purist is one way to generate passionate community engagement. Great job, Breguet. These 2023 iterations of the Type XX will not be remembered as the best of the line, but they're not awful either. Th... 

For consumers it is more appealing than for collectors.

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : June 7th, 2023-07:36
I find it better looking, the more often I look at it. The vintage remake works, o.k. it has a date but there are plenty of high end chronos with a date.

That is out of the question! It will look very well executed.

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : June 7th, 2023-08:02
What I like is: it has got character. The unsymetrical subcounters, the thick central seconds hand are not the usual soft design. I think, I like it! 😃

I like what you said here.

 
 By: pptraveltime : June 8th, 2023-23:11
They dare to be different and made an advanced movement. I respect that.

To be fair: how many will be able to see this date with the naked eye?

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : June 9th, 2023-09:50
People buying this sort of watch are in their 40/50 ies.

Very cruel, Count.

 
 By: TheMadDruid : June 9th, 2023-17:58
I still could see in my 40s and 50s. 😂

Sorry, was not my intention.

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : June 9th, 2023-20:32
Let us say, the date is less "dominant"? 🤔

Date Window

 
 By: Koozy : June 7th, 2023-09:04
I think I'm in the minority of enthusiasts who value and appreciate a date window, but the execution here is absolutely hideous. Done correctly this launch could've pulled me into the Breguet brand given how unobtainable other brands are now, but this poo... 

That's just terrible...

 
 By: andrea~ : June 7th, 2023-11:08
42mm? Yuck. Not to mention the ugly hands and awful date placement.

i felt that diagonal date at 4:30 is usually reserved for cheap timepieces.

 
 By: enjoythemusic : June 7th, 2023-12:34
Thankfully, Bell&Ross straightens out the date at 4:30 so it is not diagonal.

It's a joke?!

 
 By: massi. : June 7th, 2023-12:41

Oh, azzz…

 
 By: massi. : June 7th, 2023-19:47

:)))))))))))

 
 By: amanico : June 8th, 2023-21:23

:))))

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-21:11

A GIF comment...

 
 By: enjoythemusic : June 7th, 2023-18:26
Have read lots of comments online about these new Breguet releases. It appears the below feelings are shared by many, including myself. ...  

You can’t argue that we’re not consistent!😉

 
 By: Mach : June 7th, 2023-18:50
Not only date window, but placement of Swiss Made!😳 ...  

+++++1!

 
 By: amanico : June 7th, 2023-21:12

traffic jam at 4-5..

 
 By: Rock1 : June 8th, 2023-17:04
lights are out. Pedestrians, bicycles and cars all converging at intersection. Call for horology police to clear out the mess…