if you could have only one breguet...

which would it be? i am a dress watch collector mostly. i have a few jlc reversos and gp vintage 1945s. the art deco thing sort of caught my fancy but the novelty is starting to wear off. however, i believe breguet watches to be the most beautiful of all dress watches. the breguet classiques and heritage line sort of caught my eye. i've been reading about gentlemen's watches in the old days and i was intrigued by the fact that they owned only 1 good watch. i've been wanting to try this for quite awhile and i think breguet is the perfect brand for this. so if you only owned one watch from breguet and none other, which would it be? the 5157 is sort of in the lead right now but i'm interested in other opinions.

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Easy. Either the ref. 3130 or 3330

By: SJX : July 10th, 2007-08:05

Neither is especially complicated, but they are essentially wristwatch versions of what are quintessential Breguet pocketwatches. Both are discreet yet are obviously Breguet, while the moonphase adds a romantic touch. I especially like the ref. 3330. That...

chronoswiss lunar triple date > breguet moonphase

By: ands : July 10th, 2007-10:08

hmm... i love moonphases but i actually think chronoswiss made a better designed moonphase than breguet while ironically copying the breguet look. it may not be finished as well but the design is better IMHO. if you change a few things from the lunar trip...

The Chronoswiss is no doubt classic

By: SJX : July 11th, 2007-08:37

But that's precisely why I prefer the Breguet. The Chronoswiss is too conventional in its dial layout, moonphase at 6, day and month windows below 12 o'clock - that's the layout of triple calendar wrist watches since time immemorial. On the other hand, th...

I really would like to have a minute repeater like the 5447 or the 3637 but, they were not within my budget. After a long deliberation, I settled on the HORA MUNDI. I like the clean lines and the world time complication. Then, I had to find a close match ...

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By: oldmoney : July 16th, 2007-16:22

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The 5177

By: carl : July 16th, 2007-20:15

A beautiful dress watch. Now if they had only seen fit to issue a variant sans the date......

The unfortunate date window

By: SJX : July 16th, 2007-21:13

According to the folks at Breguet, majority (in other words everyone except crazy people who read internet watch forums) want a date on their watch, and that is the market Breguet makes its money on. - SJX