Breguet Classique

...not that the gold version (a lovely hue) didn't fit my 7.25" wrist well. To me it's a dress watch, and those should be discreet and thin. I could also do without the engraving on the movement. The ref. 5177 is nice at 38mm x 8.8mm with no date. It woul

Breguet will soon be launching a platinum version of its award winning Classique Souscription watch. Unfortunately it still comes in a 40mm case. In my opinion, a 37 to 38mm case would be a better fit for most wrists as white dials wear larger and with on

Let's start with the travel watches: Glashütte Original Senator Cosmopolite De Bethune DB25 GMT Starry Varius JLC Duomètre Unique Travel Time Breguet Classique 5707 Réveil du Tsar Then a couple of perpetual calendars: Breguet Classique 5327 IWC Portugiese

The Breguet 5177 is an amazing piece. As is the Vacheron Constantin. The 4400 caliber in the Vacheron 82172 is Kari Voutilainen's most praised modern caliber. The 82172 with the 4400 movement is extremely accurate, extremely precise, and has a shockingly

So class, so Breguet. Best, Nicolas

Breguet Classique 5967, "Art Deco Damier" , yellow gold. This is an extra-thin, hand-wound dress watch with a unique hand-guillochéed dial. The 41mm diameter is large for a traditional dress watch, but the movement completely fills the case, so I won't co

3330 is pure classic. 7337 is a Classic revisited, bigger, with the small seconds. The bigger size is not a problem for me, even if I really like the proportions of the 3330, but the small seconds bugs me, especially when you compare it with the purity of

Nicolas might know for sure. In any case, neither was easy to come by. I like the understatement of the white gold, but I find that the rose gold case allows the grand feu dial to "pop" a bit more. Has anyone heard of the 5707 being done in white gold and

Breguet Classique Révei du Tsar , rose gold, grand feu enamel, ref. #5707ER/29/9V6. I wish the alarm were louder, even if the tone is very nice, though my hearing does appear to be failing. (Seeing the audiologist in July.) This and the Classique Chronogr

During my recent short stay in Paris, I tried on two watches with a date window about which I thought to myself : this is how it should be done . What do they have in common ? A framed aperture , well aligned with the hour markers. A date disc that matche