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I am very tall

 

so the size of the watch does play a role.

I had a look at the "small" La Tradition and it fitted well, even though the strap on the display watch was too short. The watch has enough presence to hold its own on a wrist.

I def like the yellow gold best - even though it is a bit of a "Christmas eve" watch, whereas the white gold might be wearable in a more casual environment.

I am not too excited about the tourbi. While I can appreciate the technical finesse it doesn't excite me as a complication as it seems to be a bit of a complication for complication's sake.

The PC has a very useful aspect to it. Whenever I look at a watch, it is either to see the time or the date - and (very rarely) to time 5 minutes for a soft boiled egg wink

The most elegant solution to the PC I have seen is the Moser - I just feel the date may be a touch big but I haven't seen one live.

I'll look out for PC at the local AD.

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Breguet La Tradition & Breguet Marketing

 
By: Tobi : April 11th, 2011-07:47
I went past the local AD to have a look at the La Tradition in "the flesh". They had a 37mm yellow gold piece there and it is really exceptionally beautiful live, photos do not do it justice, although I've seen some nice photos on here. What I find amazin... 

Appaling

 
By: DrFrenchboy : April 11th, 2011-08:35
unbelievable. pictures on the websites are appaling indeed. Trying to sell a $20-$30k watch with a picture in low-def....A caveman could do it....

And yet,

 
By: habiii : April 11th, 2011-10:31
they seem to sell well and the personal attention is outstanding, though I have little experience to compare with. H.

maybe it's the German in me

 
By: Tobi : April 11th, 2011-11:05
But I think Lange does a great job with their website: good images, little videos on movements, etc. IWC is not bad either

What do you think of the print catalogue?

 
By: AndrewD : April 14th, 2011-18:32
I think it's nicely done. It has the right mixture of history, glimpses into the manufacturing process, explanations of watchmaking complications, some glamour (for the ladies collections) and technical information. Andrew

Order the print catalogue

 
By: AndrewD : April 21st, 2011-13:59
The catalogue is worth chasing, either through a Breguet AD or you can order via their (amateurish) website. They will ship it anywhere in the world in multiple languages. Andrew

got it

 
By: Tobi : June 24th, 2011-02:00
friend of mine brought one back from the AD in London... much nicer than the website - you are right !

That's great. Enjoy ...

 
By: AndrewD : June 24th, 2011-02:04
... and let us know what catches your eye. A perpetual perhaps? Andrew

the La Tradition is

 
By: Tobi : June 25th, 2011-06:42
still my fave but I would love to see Perpetual Cal 7717BA/1E/986 in real

Interesting choice

 
By: AndrewD : June 25th, 2011-15:20
I will be interested to hear your comments on the 7717 when you get to see it. Breguet's always wear larger than their size suggests, so the 35.5mm diameter will look fine on an average sized wrist. The almost linear display of information is interesting ... 

I am very tall

 
By: Tobi : June 27th, 2011-01:19
so the size of the watch does play a role. I had a look at the "small" La Tradition and it fitted well, even though the strap on the display watch was too short. The watch has enough presence to hold its own on a wrist. I def like the yellow gold best - e... 

hm, odd

 
By: Tobi : June 27th, 2011-05:47
just strolled past the local AD and he had taken all Breguet out of the shopwindow - which now only showed the Jaquet Droz and Glashuette and some other stuff all the Breguet were on display inside the shop

true

 
By: Tobi : June 29th, 2011-00:09
but now there's no indication when you walk past that they even stock Breguet