I have always liked the Fifty Fathoms because of the sexy convex sapphire bezel. In the past, those 45mm FF and the smaller 42mm FF are all too big for my tiny wrist. Once in a while, Blancpain released the utterly irresistible 40mm limited editions, but
but I would always prefer Breguet for guilloché dials. Breguet has implemented this craftsmanship most impressively in its dials. For example, the two Breguet Marine 8818 (guilloché MOP dial) and 5817 as partner watches.
When I first became passionate about watches, I knew next to nothing about them. Back then, there was far less literature on watches than there is today. It was a pioneering era when, to learn more about a watch, you had to post a photo of it, ask a quest
Alfihar and myself took an appointment with Mr Emmanuel Breguet himself in the last days of January at the Paris Boutique, and more specifically at the Museum, to try to gather some information / confirmations on the vintage Type 20 " Aeronautique Navale
Breguet Marine Nationale time instruments are not only wrist watches, with also deck watches. Here is a nice and original instrument, since it displays time on 24 hours. Credit: Antiquorum. A piece of History, something for Breguet Type XX hard core fans.