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Piguet 71
Hi John/All - I just bought a used 3130 circa 1995 and, if by winding a
movement, one can sense the quality, then the Piguet 71/Breguet 502 is
not nearly as substantial as the Patek or Lange movements in similar
complications. It would be interesting to hear John's view on my
(perhaps strange) empirical observation. By the way, I wear the 3130 a
lot...it's thin and pretty!
Who makes the movement on Breguet Marine II
Does Breguet make their own movement on the Marine II Big Date watch? What are peoples opinion as to the quality of this watch?
Audemars Piguet?
Does Audemars Piguet make many of the movements for Breguet? I thought that they made most of their own movements? Am I misinformed?
Frederic Piguet
Hello Intex, Breguet is making an increasing number of their own movements these days, in part because they changed the name of Lemania to Manufacture Breguet (Lemania made a variety of Breguet movements for many years as a sister company to the brand). T...
Tahnks John for the information, what is
Your impression of this watch and movement? I understand that it is not a very expensive piece, but for not having any complications, and being in Stainless, it nevertheless is somewhat pricey. I just wanted to get an opinion that the watch and movement i...
I quite like the watch, the movement not so much
Hi Intex, Here's something I wrote about the movement a few years ago: "Piguet movements are very highly regarded by watch collectors but have a reputation among watchmakers for being primadonnas. For many proud Piguet based watch owners (Blancpain, Bregu...
Piguet 71
Hi John/All - I just bought a used 3130 circa 1995 and, if by winding a movement, one can sense the quality, then the Piguet 71/Breguet 502 is not nearly as substantial as the Patek or Lange movements in similar complications. It would be interesting to h...
F Piguet 1150 reliability
Thanks John for your insightful comment on the 1150 movement. I am considering he Breguet Marine II Big Date for my next daily watch. I really like the asthestic side of the watch but I am a little concern about the movement. I have heard of the movement ...
