The first time I saw a Breguet was at lunch in a hotel in the Black Forest. A stylishly dressed woman rose from the table next to ours and I immediately noticed what I later identified as a 39mm watch from the Classique line. Although I didn’t start out t
My first photos of one of my summer watches, the only one I have on loan. Will have to give it back with huge regrets this week. The dial is crazy. Ok, the hands have to be relumed, which is not a tough issue to solve. The day I received it: A dream, this
The diligent reader of Emmanuel Breguet's Breguet Watchmakers since 1775 will remember a thumbnail image (glossary, page 353) featuring Breguet from the 1958 trilogy of frescoes The Conquest of Time by Hans Erni (1905-2015); for the curious reader is encl
Given all I’ve read about the difficulty of changing Breguet straps, I was a little apprehensive about requesting my AD to install the black strap. The first watchmaker examined the watch and returned after a minute saying he didn’t want the risk and pref
Breguet gurus please lend your expertise but I do not recall the enclosed sketch of Abraham Breguet ever appearing in modern Breguet literature. The picture is from Edouard Foucaud's 1841 Les artisans illustres which contains a 10 page section on Breguet