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More Pics (and a Video of the 10Hz Chronograph) of the Breguet 2010 Collections

Have been looking forward to view the prototypes of the Breguet 2010 Collections especially the Tradition Fusée Tourbillon with Silicium Spiral and the Type XXII 10 Hz Chronograph. The protos arrived last couple of days and took the opportunity to grab some additional pictures and a video of the high-beat 10Hz 3880ST Chronograph.

Our Moderator, Dr Marcus Hanke has provided his insight in his Basel 2010 Breguet Report. Please click here to access.

Starting with the 41mm Platinum case, 2.5Hz Tradition Fusée Tourbillon (Ref. 7047PT) with Silicium Spiral with Breguet Overcoil ...

Dial is silvered 18K gold.

Fusee and chain transmission ...

Power reserve is 50 hours. Indicator on the barrel drum (the silver pointer at top right hand corner).

The 60-second tourbillon ...

Upper bridge of the tourbillon carriage in titanium.

Silicium Spiral with Breguet Overcoil

Balance wheel in titanium with four adjustment screws in gold.

Movement clad in an anthracite grey alloy of platinum-group metals ...

Adjusted in 6 positions!

Signature fluted-caseband.

To view the previous year model of the yellow-gold Tradition Fusée Tourbillon, please click here .

The next interesting one! The Type XXII Flyback Chronograph 10 Hz with GMT (Ref : 3880ST) ...

44mm steel case, with bi-directional rotating bezel.

Red chronograph’s seconds hand on a 30-second basis at the centre. Half-minute totalizer (white hand with red tip) at the centre.

24 hour indicator at 3 o’clock. Second time zone indicator at 6 o’clock with luminous Arabic numerals.

Small second on a 30-second basis at 9 o’clock. 30 / 60 seconds indicator in an aperture at 12 o’clock.

Date in an aperture at 6 o’clock.

Just note the fluid movement of the red chrono-hand, cruising at twice the speed of typical chronograph.

30 / 60 seconds indicator in an aperture below 12 o’clock.

Its like a retrograde, informing with it is at the 30-second round or approaching 60-second.
Once at 60-second it swing back to 0.

A bit difficult to read the red-marking though. Hopefully Breguet may redesign the indicator.

Second time zone and Date in an aperture at 6 o’clock.

Screw down crown with rated water resistant to 100m.

Integrated straps, the preformed -dimension may be a challenge for small-wrists.

Best of all, nothing can be seen. Solid caseback.

From the specifications :
BREGUET. Cal. 589F. 13¼ lines self-widing, 28 jewels. 45-hour power-reserve. High frequency silicon escapement.
BREGUET balance-wheel with regulating screws, silicon balance-spring. 10 Hz frequency. Adjusted in 5 positions.

Next is the Marine Royale (Ref 5847BB) ...

45mm 18K White gold case. Rubber-covered alarm on/off pushpiece at 8 o'clock.

Alarm power-reserve indication in an aperture between 9 and 11 o'clock. Alarm on/off indicator in a round aperture at 12 o'clock.

Alarm setting pushpiece at 4 o'clock sheathed in black rubber. Screw-locked crowns.

Triangular hand ( under blued hour-hand) for setting the alarm time.

Bracelet is one of the option.

Automatic movement with 45 hours power reserve.

Reine de Naples Sonnerie au Passage ( with Hour Strike Ref 8978BB) ...

Natural white mother-of-pearl dial with 30 diamonds pave-set on the bezel.

Chime ON/OFF indicator in between the hammers....

On/off pushpiece for the striking-mechanism at 2 o’clock.

Cal. 78SO, 65-hour power-reserve without strike or approx 50-hour power-reserve when the strike is on.

Hand-engraved 18K white gold rotor. BREGUET Balance-wheel with regulating screws.
BREGUET balance-spring. Frequency 3 Hz. Adjusted in 5 positions.

One last interesting point, the movement was in the shape of dove. The bridges are the 'wings' which spread all the out to the caseback,
while the gold-rotor is the 'dove-tail'.

Hope you can visualize it !

If not, this may help

Kong

This message has been edited by Kong on 2010-05-08 12:31:50