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What basis do we have to speculate?
IF the Marine 5817 is a successful watch (which I assume it is given the time it is in the catalogue and all the versions created within this collection) then even this does not necessarily help pondering: Breguet might chose to keep it as it is - why change a winning team?
On the other hand, I could imagine some improvements under the hood. With Blancpain as well as Breguet the F. Piguet base movement you already mentioned has recently undergone some modifications, including a freesprung hairspring in combination with a silicon escapement. Here is an image of the Blancpain version:
This is a straightforward advancement which could see readily introduced into the Marine as well. This would address a lot of the wishes you voiced.
Cheers,
Magnus
Breguet Speculation Thread: When Will Breguet Update the Marine 5817?
Hi everyone, first post for me. I've been looking at a few watches to cap my modest collection (which is a JLC MUT Moon for dress and a DateJust II for daily wear) and I wanted a watch that was dressy yet had good water resistance, a nice power reserve (a...
What basis do we have to speculate?
IF the Marine 5817 is a successful watch (which I assume it is given the time it is in the catalogue and all the versions created within this collection) then even this does not necessarily help pondering: Breguet might chose to keep it as it is - why cha...
Thanks!
Hi there, yes, that would be a very interesting improvement! Do you know around what year the silicon spring was introduced into the F Piguet movement for Blancpain? Also, how did the silicon spring change the Blancpain's performance (power reserve, accur...
p.s.
Also, I wrote the Breguet boutique in NYC and they said they will ask about the silicon mainspring for the 5817, as it should be introduced into the whole Breguet line eventually.
Here's the answer I got!
I'm not sure I understand it completely, please help! Dear Mr. Spangles, Thank you for your patience. We have an answer from Switzerland saying that this model is in transition of changing parts into silicon. There will some of them in the market still ar...
Update: Some follow up answers from Breguet
I had a reply on some follow up questions from Breguet. Here they are, with the answers from Breguet in blue! 1. Does the Breguet Boutique have a 5817 with silicon parts or would it need to be ordered? a. If the client has a newer watch it is a Breguet ba...