Breguet

Hey guys... I love the sporty/ mlitary type XX / XXI Breguet... besides the diameter diff between Tyupe XX vs Type XXI... what other diff ??

Thanks and how about some pics....??

Bruce

has no date, which IMHO looks so much better.
They both have the Caliber 582 and the XXI has a 24 hour display.
There is a price difference of Euro 2000.-
Great watch.
Geo

Type XX is 39mm and Type XXI is 42mm, correct? Also... Type XXI has 2 second hands... I thought that makes the watch more "complicated" looking


Bruce

Hi Bruce,

The Type XX has a traditional chronograph layout with the minutes counter at 3 o'clock, hour counter at 6 o'clock, central chronograph seconds hand and sub-second hand at 9 o'clock.  The Type XXI has a central chronograph seconds hand AND a central chronographs minutes counter, with a 24 hour hand at 3 o'clock, an hour counter at 6 o'clock and sub -seconds at 3.  This does giive it a more complicated look.

The Type XXI also have a more highly elaborated dial, that some find very pleasing but some may find a bit overwrought.  If has more steps and subtle colors and little indices in addition to luminous markings, etc.  I don't like it nearly as much as the Type XX personally, but I also favor the smaller size as well.

_john

And more than that, the Areonavale has a more balanced dial with a smarter location of the counters, IMO...

Best.

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-08-29 09:52:39

While I also prefer the cleaner look and smaller size of the Type XX, I found the chronograph difficult to read. I found that the two-minute increments in the minute chronograph totalizer makes it difficult (to me) to read elapsed time quickly at a glance.
Perhaps I'm in the minority, but it is a factor to consider if you plan to actually use the chronograph feature on that beautiful watch.