This is my favourite Breguet reference and I felt sad when they discontinued it a few years ago. 34mm is perfect on a small wrist especially as the Breguet lugs are long rather than curved. It looks perfect on your wrist! Enjoy!! Does it keep good time?!
... I asked for availability. And to my surprise there was still one available! (Maybe this was the last one.) It currently runs at a stable +1.5 s, no matter if fully wound or nearly empty. I am absolutely fascinated!
I too have my eyes on a watch discontinued 9 years ago which is available at the Patek salon and had not expected the encounter. So enjoy the watch, make it a part of you! I have to call one or two Breguet boutiques to see if they have stock left. And 1.5...
For instance, the 5817 Marine with its long and kinked lugs is too large for me (although 39mm would be fine). But the overhaul of the Marine series has already started with the Marine Equation Marchant 5887, so I hope they will bring a basic Marine model...
Breguets long lugs make any watch over 36mm difficult to fit on many wrists . A 36mm Breguet would wear at least 40 to 41mm compared to watches with curved lugs. There are watches like the 5277 which I love but the long straight lugs make it a bad fit.
I agree: straight lugs belong to Breguet. Especially in the Classique line, I would not want to miss them! For the Marine, I too would prefer slightly shorter lugs. The case should not be smaller. (I am not sure yet whether I like the new lug design).
And the more I ponder them, the more I come to the conclusion that they should be as they are right now. Even if they are a little too long. When I think of an updated version which might result after an overhaul of the whole Marine line (assuming the new...
This is typically the Breguet I would go for: small, handwind mechanical, no date, small second to have another excuse to apply some more lovely guilloché and last but not least, the nicely integrated réserve de marche at the back. Wow, a lot for 34mm! De...