I will leave the automatic La Tradition for you…

Hi Tassos,

Thanks for your kind words.

Don’t be dissuaded by the fact that the automatic 7037 does not seem to be favoured by other Purists here – in fact, that might be the best reason of all to choose it.

The 7037 is a lovely time piece with its own important historical links. A.-L. Breguet developed the perpetuelle automatic movement in his early 30’s (1780), although the execution of the automatic system in the 7037 is quite different to what A.-L. Breguet envisaged. I guess a similar comment could be made of the parachute in the La Tradition as well – Hayek described it as “a modern interpretation (and) … a compromise between finesse and quality”.

The automatic La Tradition lacks a power reserve indicator, on either the front or the rear and I find the lack of PR on automatic watches very annoying – if you don’t wear it regularly you just don’t know the state of wind of your watch.

Breguet have some history with retrograde hands, but I prefer them for calendar indications rather than seconds.

These are the reasons I chose the 7027, but I would love a Purist who was passionate about the automatic to own it and share that passion with the rest of us.

Your comments about PuristS also got me thinking about what being a purist means to me. We should post a general question on this topic on HOME and see how others respond; the answers would be very varied I imagine. This site and its ideals are certainly more than just about watches - and I don’t need to convince any of our friends here of the intrinsic value of the watches that we enjoy. I try to bring purists ideals to the way I interact with professional colleagues and friends. I find that I particularly enjoy things that have the mark of a human mind/hand/soul. For example, I get pleasure from writing with a pen that was made 70 years ago and thinking about the history and creativity that are embodied in it.

Feeling rather philosophical tonight.

The following are some images from Alberto when the 7037 was launched.

Kind regards

Andrew

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Breguet La Tradition 7027 labelled movement (back)

By: AndrewD : July 24th, 2008-15:32

Hi Breguet lovers, I thought I would start a new thread with the posterior of the La Tradition, because there is much more here that is still a mystery to me. I hope you can fill in some of the ‘gaps’. I have little comprehension about that power reserve ...

Part I and II to save , IMO!

By: amanico : July 25th, 2008-00:03

These 2 posts are fantastic, Andrew D... I begin to sound like a broken record! LOL Just impressive work you did. Thanks a lot. Nicolas

...amateur or not, it is fine with me.... Is it too much to expect something like that for the automatic Tradition too? I know I am at odds with most of the rest, but I do like the automatic tradition and I like the indication of seconds, retrograde or ot...

I will leave the automatic La Tradition for you…

By: AndrewD : July 26th, 2008-04:50

Hi Tassos, Thanks for your kind words. Don’t be dissuaded by the fact that the automatic 7037 does not seem to be favoured by other Purists here – in fact, that might be the best reason of all to choose it. The 7037 is a lovely time piece with its own imp...

Thanks dear friend...

By: Tassos : July 27th, 2008-09:46

...for your response and for the photos of the Automatic Tradition's back... Since I have time until my next purchase from Breguet, I will keep my eyes open for possible new members in the Tradition family, until I am ready for the automatic... And I quit...

Worth the wait...

By: AndrewD : July 27th, 2008-23:13

Hi Tassos, You will remember this thread from a few weeks ago about possible future directions for the Tradition line. There were lots of exciting possibilities, but my favourite would be a whimsical moonphase with an annual calendar. We get a bit spoilt ...

Yes Andrew, that model you describe...

By: Tassos : July 28th, 2008-09:38

Yes, a varient on planetary gears

By: aaronm : July 26th, 2008-18:25

I can't quite explain now, too late at night, but I'll try to document tomorrow. QD explanation is what you see is the side driven by winding, below that there is a flat spring to create a differential. Basically winding has more force that runnning, but ...

Planetary Gears 101

By: AndrewD : July 27th, 2008-04:10

Hi Aaron, It must be late here too, because I have read your paragraph three times and I still don’t understand it! Not your fault, just that I would describe myself more as a Biological Engineer than a Mechanical one. I am therefore lacking some basic co...

RdM 101

By: aaronm : July 27th, 2008-11:50

Here's a schematic of how I see the RdM Mechanism. I cannot vouch for it yet, and i apologize for both the horrible coloring, and the poorly-drawn gears. The gray thing is the cock that holds gears 2 and 4 to gear 1, it doesn't look anything like I drew i...

A lot under the bonnet…

By: AndrewD : July 28th, 2008-06:36

Disregard this

By: aaronm : July 27th, 2008-21:25

a bit of help on the keyless works.

By: aaronm : July 27th, 2008-08:01

I found this a while back, when Mocafico's Movement was still on display. It is from his work, but since it was once on the internet, i grabbed a copy. So it's not mine, and I'm not pretending it is a...

great shot of the dial train, but the keyless works are on the other side

By: ei8htohms : July 27th, 2008-09:55

Breguet La Tradition 7027 (Cal. 507DR) labelled movement FINAL VERSION

By: AndrewD : July 28th, 2008-06:15

Dear Purists, Please find below my final labelled images of the anterior and posterior surfaces of the La Tradition 7027BA/11/9V6 ( Cal. 507DR). Many thanks to Aaron and John who contributed greatly to my understanding of the anatomy and physiology of thi...