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The new Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5555
This Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5555 ref. 5555BH/YS/9WV is the 5th chapter in the brand's 250th anniversary celebrations.
credit: The Eclecticum
The dial is inspired by NASA’s “Black Marble”, a nocturnal vision of the Earth.
credit: visibleearth.nasa.gov
It features two superimposed levels:
credit: Breguet
1) On the one hand, a gold base dial, decorated with a gradation from sky blue to navy blue which is finely handmade guilloché with meridians and parallels. It is flat, yet offers the trompe-l’oeil of a truly curved Earth.
2) The guilloché dial is capped with a translucent sapphire crystal entirely hand-painted in three phases:
- First, all the continents are painted in an inverted mirror on the reverse side of the sapphire crystal in miniature enamel.
- Secondly, a series of clouds are painted in enamel on the front, each painter being free to follow his personal inspiration. Each of the 50 pieces will therefore be unique.
- Thirdly, the cities that light up at night are also represented with a miniature phosphorescent enamel painting.
credit: Breguet & @dr.andrew_hildreth
By opting for a night view, the Hora Mundi 5555 is meant to celebrate a world in motion, where city lights remind us that the Earth never sleeps: a fitting nod for a watch designed for people traveling frequently.
Moreover, each of the 50 collectors will be able to personalise the cities assigned to the 24 time zones.
credit: The Eclecticum
The 43.9 x 13.8 mm case is made of Breguet gold, with a 24 mm lug width.
credit: @dr.andrew_hildreth
The heart of the Hora Mundi 5555 is the 77F1 calibre. This movement has powered the Hora Mundi collection since its creation (calibre 77F0 became 77F1 in 2022).
credit: The Eclecticum
In addition to the time and date, it indicates a second time and date pair for the time zone of one’s choice, based on one of the 24 cities each representing a time zone.
credit: Breguet
The three position crown at 3 o'clock winds the watch and sets both the time and date.
The second crown at 8 o’clock adjusts the time zone, with the hands, day/night indicator, and date changing in real time as you cycle through cities in the window at six.
Pressing this second crown instantly switches to another, pre-set time zone.
credit: Breguet
credit: Breguet & @dr.andrew_hildreth
Thanks for reading.
credit: Breguet
The movement is finished to industrial fine watchmaking standards, with a nautically themed Breguet gold rotor. The frequency is 28,800 beats per hours (4 Hz).
credit: Breguet & @dr.andrew_hildreth
Thanks for reading.
Best, Emmanuel
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The new Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5555
This Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5555 ref. 5555BH/YS/9WV is the 5th chapter in the brand's 250th anniversary celebrations. credit: The Eclecticum The dial is inspired by NASA ’s “ Black Marble ”, a nocturnal vision of the Earth . credit: visibleearth.nasa.g...
Impressive watch from Breguet.
And as always impressive post by you Emmanuel. 👍🏻 Enjoy!
Thank you so much, Lars.
Like you, I find this watch impressive and I think it must be quite something to see in real life. Best, Emmanuel
It is really impressive
I was invited last month at the Bréguet Boutique at New Bond Street (London) and we had the privilege of chatting with the enamel artist who makes these fantastic dials, true handmade works of art. It’s was such a unique experience many thanks to Ahmed th...
This must be have been a unique and impressive experience indeed.
I'm very much looking forward to reading your post about the Souscription. Best, Emmanuel
I'm not completely fond of the case either.
But the dial seems very impressive, here. And for whatever reason I've got a soft spot for the Marine line and think it deserves more credit than it does. Best, Emmanuel
Absolutely, it's the true star, here.
In real life, it's most certainly even more impressive. Best, Emmanuel
That really is a stunning looking Breguet Marine Hora Mundi 5555.
The dial is just incredible with so much fine detail and craftsmanship involved in its making I think the fact a lucky owner can choose the cities he wants is also a great idea. I really think this watch is all about the dial and they should have fitted a...
I completely agree with you: a closed case back with a fine decoration would have been great.
Or/and a hand-wound movement, maybe... Best, Emmanuel