>>Breguet novelties 2009, Part I

This is part one of a series of posts looking at the 2009 Breguet novelties, beginning with the Classique 5967 and the Classique 7337.



Before that, several trends evidenced in Breguet collection of recent years have been affirmed by this year’s novelties.



One is the increasing use of Frederic Piguet movements in Breguet watches. Breguet was originally a sister company of Nouvelle Lemania back when it was owned by Investcorp and prior to that, Chaumet, and at that point in time nearly every Breguet was equipped with a Lemania calibre. Both companies were so closely intertwined it is a matter of debate whether the Lemania tourbillion calibre was originally Breguet or Lemania for example. Why Breguet is relying more on F. Piguet is a mystery to me, since it has a whole catalogue of Lemania calibres. While Piguet movements are extremely fine and often cleverly designed, some are fragile due to their slimness (like the cal. 71 used in the 7337 below).... read more...