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Perfectly Fair Points
I didn't mean to sound like I knew the origin of the perpetual's design; I surely don't. What I did mean to say is that it does not reflect a contemporary view of design, whenever it was first introduced. As to whether the cleaner designs you refer to are preferable, my own view is that it is important to distinguish between pieces that one wears with relatively high frquency, where legibility is paramount and my preference is the same as yours, and pieces that one wears/owns/dreams of because of what they say about the limits of what can be done and the ways in which those limits have been/can be tested. The Breguet perpetual under discussion falls into the latter class for me.
Brequet 5327 perpetual or Lange & Sohne 1
I'm torn between the clean look of a L&S 1 and the ornate look of the Brequet 5327 perpetual in yellow gold. I am not looking for a guaranteed investment, I want a watch I can get really emotional about. However spending this amount of money is a very sig...
I prefer the Lange 1
I find that particularly Breguet perpetual too cluttered. I prefer the ref. 7707 linear perpetual calendar, which is more sleek and elegant IMHO. As far as I know Breguet does not reveal annual production, but my guess would be in the vicinity of 30,000-5...
production numbers
I agree the Lange 1 base model is almost unparalleled clean looking yet sophisticated enough to warrant comparison with Breguet and not as whitepaper simple as the classic PP Calatrava. I remain undecided exactly where to go so if we stay on target and di...
Perpetual (E)motion Machine
I own a Lange 1 and I am very fond of it. I think that it has great, clean design that deserves the place in the pantheon it enjoys, I think that it reflects an enviable level of crafstmanship. I think that its symbolic value to the German watch industry ...
I am not sure the ref. 5327 is an original Breguet design
from the time of A. L. Breguet himself. My personal favourites from Breguet are not perpetual calendars, they are simple calendars, but both are wristwatch versions of original Breguet pocketwatches. And as you can see, they are simple and uncluttered, de...
Perfectly Fair Points
I didn't mean to sound like I knew the origin of the perpetual's design; I surely don't. What I did mean to say is that it does not reflect a contemporary view of design, whenever it was first introduced. As to whether the cleaner designs you refer to are...
Try a F.P. Journe Octa Reserve de Marche
I have owned Breguet Marine, Jaeger Reverso, Patek 5035, Lange 1, and others and nothing thus far has held my attention like the F.P. Journe Octa Reserve de Marche (Platinum). Journe is actually doing some of the work on Patek complications and each piece...
FPJ & Breguet
I like FP Journe; to some extent I think he may be a modern reincarnation of AL Breguet, meaning that he may just be the most brilliant and original watch maker today. That said, I picked up my Breguet 5327 Perpetual this weekend and I'm overjoyed. I chec...
postscript
I chanced on this string in a global search and thought I'd update you all. I havent acquired any watches since the perpetual; I remain satiated to this point. The watch is still a stranger, like a romance you cannot quite comprehend. This is a love relat...