Breguet are one of the most celebrated manufacturers of watches around the world because of their rich history and dedication to high quality watches. Breguet watches are without doubt amongst the most luxurious and historic brands available but the company also manufactures contemporary designs.
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Rare 9K Gold Breguet Mens Deco Vintage Watch 1932US $3,788.89 |
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Breguet’s current headquarters is located in Switzerland – the home of modern watch making – but was founded in France. The company is currently part of the Swatch group but has remained true to its heritage and continues to make classic as well as contemporary watches.
Unlike other vintage watch makers Breguet isn’t a company that have been happy to bask in the glory of past masterpieces. Instead, they’ve continued to innovate and create new and stylish watch collections. This can be seen in the latest collections offered by Breguet which heavily feature metal and silver styling.
One thing to look out for when buying a Breguet watch is that each model has its own unique number. This provides a way to verify the authenticity of a Breguet vintage watch while still keeping to the tradition of the original company. Another distinguishing feature of watches manufactured by Breguet are the eccentric, hollow hands which have been used for the past two hundred years. Developing precision watches is something that Breguet pride themselves on including manufacturing watches that pass chronometer tests.
History of Breguet Watches
Breguet was originally founded in 1775 in Paris by a French watch maker. A popular invention created by Breguet was a self-winding watch which is one of the main reasons the company became popular amongst the elite of France. Since then many famous and well-respected people have bought Breguet watches including Nicolas Sarkozy, Sir Winston Churchill and Tsar Alexander 1.
Breguet Classique Complications Men’s Watch
The Classique complications collection of watches by Breguet retains the traditional style that originally made the company so popular several centuries ago. There are many cheaper replicas but nothing has the same style and class as the real thing. Grand complications watches are one of the most difficult watches to make for even the most skilled watchmakers and even today it takes a lot of time to master.
What makes a watch a grand complication watch? A simple watch only tells the user what time it is in hours, minutes and seconds. A complicated watch contains other features such as a bell or second dial. A Grand Complication watch has three or more extra features on top of telling the time.
For example, one of the most popular is the Breguet Classique Grand Complication Tourbillion Messidor watch which comes with skeleton dial, gold case and a Breguet Tourbillion carriage. Many also come with a leather strap. Other models include the Breguet Grand Complication 7639 which is more simplistic in design but still stunning and the Grand Complications Double Tourbillion. A large number of watches are contained within the category of Grand Complication so there is a wide range of styles, materials and colours used.
Breguet Tradition Collection
As the name suggest, the Breguet Tradition collection uses similar design principles to those used when the company was first founded. The composition and design of tradition watches by Breguet are usually complex and mechanical whilst maintaining that traditional style.
Some examples include the Breguet La Tradition Retrograde and the Breguet La Tradition white gold model.
Breguet Heritage Collection
Traditionally, Breguet watches used a round case but the Heritage collection uses a more rectangular shape. Even so, the stylings and quality of Breguet watches are still easy to see. The Breguet Heritage Chronograph watch is one of the most popular available at the moment. Heritage watches come in a number of different styles that include variation in the metal used (i.e. white gold, yellow gold), the strap and the outer design.