Today we focus on Breguet, Classique Chronograph openworked 5284. Breguet has long been considered one of the masters of the grand complications.
Breguet
Breguet is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury watches, founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in Paris in 1775. Currently part of The Swatch Group, its timepieces are now (since 1976) produced in the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. It is one of the oldest surviving watch-making establishments and is the pioneer of numerous watch-making technologies, the most notable being the tourbillon, invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet.
The connections Breguet had made with scholarly people during his apprenticeship as a watchmaker and as a student of mathematics soon paid off. Following his introduction to the court, Queen Marie Antoinette grew fascinated by Breguet's unique self-winding watch. Legend has it that Marie Antoinette commissioned the watch that was to contain every watch function known at that time, Breguet's masterpiece, the Marie Antoinette (No. 160).
The business grew from strength to strength and Breguet attracted a large following of patrons including Kings, Queens, Emperors, Presidents, Writers and Musicians, some of which are listed below:
Queen Marie-Antoinette of France.
King Louis XVI of France.
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France
Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais of France
King George IV England.
Sultan Selim III of the Ottoman Empire
Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
King George III of England.
King Ferdinand VII of Spain.
King Louis XVIII of France.
Queen Victoria of England.
President George Washington of America
Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill
Sultan Fuad I, King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur.
Arthur Rubinstein, Master pianist (1930)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer (1931
King Edward VIII of England.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France.
President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia
Leo Tolstoy.
Aristotle Onassis.
Victor Hugo.
Prince Charles of Wales.
Breguet is also a popular choice for fictional characters including many created by Leo Tolstoy and Alexandre Dumas. In a time before radio, television and the internet, Breguet fostered a clever marketing strategy by introducing a line of writing instruments as a tribute to writers who mention or feature Breguet watches in their works.
The following video highlights some of Breguet's many masterworks.
Designed in the 1940s by Albert Piguet at the Lémania workshops, the calibre CH 27 undecorated movement quickly won a reputation for its endurance and reliability. Today, Breguet brings this movement to life again by offering it a unique design. The case of reference 5284 in 18-carat yellow gold is decorated with fine fluting on the caseband, reflecting Breguet’s first timepieces. The open-tipped hands designed around 1783 by the brand’s founder enhance the overall beauty of the movement entirely engraved by hand, which can be admired through a sapphire crystal.
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| Classique Chronograph openworked 5284 |
| Breguet, ”Classique Chronograph Openwork,” for Only Watch Breguet, “Classique Chronograph Openwork”, pièce unique, Ref. 5284BA/10/9ZU. Fine and unique, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with skeletonized dial with an 18K gold Breguet clasp. Accompanied by a box | |
| C. In 18-carat yellow gold with a finely fluted caseband. Sapphire-crystal case back. Welded lugs with screw bars. Engraved “unique piece”. Water resistant to 3 bar (30m). Dial Sapphire crystal. Individually numbered and signed Breguet. Centered chapter ring. Small seconds at 9 O’clock and 30 minutes counter at 3 O’clock. Breguet open-tipped hands. Movement Hand-wound openworked chronograph movement. Numbered and signed Breguet. Cal. 533.2 SQ, 12 lines, 21 jewels. Power reserve of 48 hours. In-line Swiss lever escapement. Breguet balance spring. 2.5Hz frequency. Adjusted in five positions. Diameter 42.5 mm. thickness 11.85 mm D. Sapphire crystal. Individually numbered and signed Breguet. Centered chapter ring. Small seconds at 9 O’clock and 30 minutes counter at 3 O’clock. Breguet open-tipped hands. M. Hand-wound openworked chronograph movement. Numbered and signed Breguet. Cal. 533.2 SQ, 12 lines, 21 jewels. Power reserve of 48 hours. In-line Swiss lever escapement. Breguet balance spring. 2.5Hz frequency. Adjusted in five positions. | |
| Estimate: 100,000 EUR - 120,000 EUR |
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