Prefer the black one

A quick view on the Breguet Type 20 " 250Th Anniversary ".

By: amanico : February 4th, 2026-08:43

Mr Emmanuel Breguet kindly allowed us to handle some watches from the 250th anniversary collection, and among them, the new Type 20 in gold, with a black and a silver dial. I will kill any suspense right now, the new Type 20 is much more my taste than tho...

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A quick view on the Breguet Type 20 " 250Th Anniversary ".

Thanks for this review, Nicolas!

The engravings on the movement are not necessary, indeed...

Great review !!

A quite good one, indeed. Let's hope that the best is yet to come.

I really like the look of the black one...

An automatic versus a manual winding?

Yeah, I guess Breguet call it Calibre 533.3

But I meant do you prefer the automatic?

When it comes to chronographs, only manual wind for me :-)

My preference goes for manual wind for me too. ;)

Breguet has really been stepping up its game

Grazie, Andrea.

Prefer the black one

Agreed on the hands, which also includes the black version... Thinner hands would be better. Yes, indeed, these are watches to be seen in person. Keep us posted.

Thanks for the review — likely the silver dialed version for me — but, agreed about the unnecessary plate engravings, simply a distraction.

I would rather dig into this plate to see more of the movement!

I like the black one. I have to see it in person.

Pleasure, my friend. Keep us posted once you see it!

Both are great, but the black dialed one is next level!

It wears like the vintage I had the pleasure to try on, one year and a half ago, hermano mio.

wow!

Ah yes, this one is a grail, a dream!

Excellent review!

Same hopes, here!

Really appreciate your photographic work

Very reasonable questions. Time will tell.

Silver dial for me - but with the handset of the black dial please!

Noted. ;)

The black dialled version is spectacular. Even without a date. It looks quite chunky though

Aaaah, I was was eagerly waiting for your answer. :)

I find them both extremely attractive

Thanks for looking, Tony.

A charming moment together… Some better Type XX… A fly (back) on the famous Registre…

Yes, a great moment spent with you, mon ami. As for the famous registers, that will be an excellent reason for another post.

Or a book ;-)

Ah... Yes, also! :)

😂

Step by step, my friend. :)

;-)

Such wonderful pieces!

Merci beaucoup, my dear friend.

I spent 2 hours at Breguet NYC trying to love the "black" one

Funny as for me, it looks too " new". :)))) You just got a marvel! Bravo, mon ami.

Thanks for the review

Aaah, a LE in tantalum... Hmmmmm! But let's go for a sexy steel!

The big plate on the back for me a sort of visual “obstacle”.. The black one for me, pls !

Duly noted, mon ami. ;) As for the pricing, around 44K Euros... Good news, VAT included. :)

What is the reason for the thickness?

The movement alone is 6 mm high. Add circa 2 mm more for the plexy, 1 good mm for the dial, around the same for the case back... And yes, maybe 11 mm would have been better.

Rolex uses an automatic in the Daytona and keeps it to about 12mm...

Not sure about the Daytona, but indeed, Breguet could have made it thinner.

Monochrome posted it at 11.9mm in a 2023...

Which is good!

Fabulous Design

Maybe your dreams will come true... ;)

The black dial version is an amazing piece and is the closest to the heritage of the Type 20 of the early years.

Me too. In steel please!!!

Steel would be great. They could even put the automatic movement 7281 in there sans date...

I would prefer a real manual winding, though;