dr.kol
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One of my soft spots are
very thin watches. And if I like the watch a lot, one version is not enough. Probably a very stupid policy...
Anyhow, one of my favorite ultra-slim watches is Breguet Ref. 5157. This watch has a perfect size for me, 38.00 mm and it is just 5.40 mm thin. It's not bad from an automatic watch.
Today I had a look to my watch box and two slim Breguet watches there:
But when I started to look closer at the dials, I started to see some differences on the guilloche. Can you see the difference or am I dreaming?
I feel that somehow the guilloche in the older yellow gold model is deeper and thicker:
Anyhow, I love my white gold model a lot
but my yellow gold model is just as dear to me.
Which one you like more?
Best, Kari
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One of my soft spots are
very thin watches. And if I like the watch a lot, one version is not enough. Probably a very stupid policy... Anyhow, one of my favorite ultra-slim watches is Breguet Ref. 5157. This watch has a perfect size for me, 38.00 mm and it is just 5.40 mm thin. I...
The guilloche does seem more prominent
in the yellow gold model. The individual parts of the pattern appear bigger as well. The Breguet signatures in the chapter ring look deeper/more prominent in the white gold model. I realize this could be an affect of the photos, but could it also be due t...
Yes,
I think that the pattern on the dial is finer in the WG model while it's deeper in the YG model. Breguet is saying that the dials are silvered gold. Could it be so that they use WG in the white model and YG in the yellow model. When I look the dials on na...
The Breguets are nice but if you like thin
you should really take a look at the Piaget Altiplano. That is classic simplicity.
It's like asking which of my two sons do I love more?
Both are great! For some reason, I have always preferred guillloche dials to be partnered with either yellow or rose cases, rather than the white metals. Bill
I must agree,
the dial shows up better if the case is made of colored material. Best, Kari
I prefer the guillochage of the YG watch...
I prefer its thicker and deeper pattern. Thanks a lot for the comparison! Fx
hand guilloché?
This pattern difference remains a mystery to me. Maybe this is due to the uniqueness of any hand-guilloched dial?
Or age difference...
I bought the yellow some 5 years ago and the white a month ago. It might be that they have changed the pattern. Anyhow, Hand Guilloché sounds much better. Best, Kari
yg for me!
They've both gorgeous Kari.. but out of the 2, I like the yg more! The guilloche pattern is just the right size, and a very clear pattern... just perfect to me. And a ultra thin breguet, I think matches best with yellow gold for the ultimate dress watch! ...
I'd go for the WG
And you'v captured the dial perfectly! And oh that Blued steel hands! Thanks for this! Stephen
Here is mine ...
... for comparison. The guilloche on the WG seems finer and I must admit, that I like both a lot. Thanks for the pics, Dr.Kol. In terms of guilloche, my favourite is the "Reveil". Best regards Georg...
Fantastic pictures and a great comparison
This is a great example of Breguet's rose engine turned dials Breguet starts their dials with 18k gold plates and the engraver uses a rose engine to cut the dial. The pressure is all done by feel and each engraver can cut two differ dials even with the sa...
Thanks a lot!
The really thin movement of the watches is also a real piece of art and compared with the other fine brands, Breguet is a bargain. Best, Kari
thin has been in since the beginning
Yes I agree! I think it must be 30 percent less than other thin automatics on the market at the same level of finishing I did some research and it is amazing that thin designs were part of Breguet;s philosophy since the beginning. Apparently he took Lepin...