Additional Info : Breguet Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon Messidor Mens Watch 1808BR.92.9W6.DD00

Coverlid inscribed with the word 'Tourbillon' and set with 706 diamonds (approximately 4.7ct TW). Rounded horns welded to the case with screw-pins to secure the strap.

Dial in black rhodium on 18-carat gold hand-engraved on a rose engine. Individually numbered and signed Breguet. Chapter ring with Roman numerals. Open-tipped Breguet hands in 18-carat pink gold. Small seconds on the tourbillon carriage at 6. Rose-gilt bottom plate entirely engraved by hand.

The tourbillon regulator ranks among the inventions that have immortalized the genius of Breguet, earning the brand the title of the founder of modern watchmaking. Sculpted in pink gold, the CLASSIQUE 1808 pays tribute to this invention, which was patented on 7 Messidor year IX (June 26, 1801), according to the French revolutionary calendar. Powered by a manually wound movement the tourbillon is hidden behind a precious cover that takes on a brilliance worthy of the complication.

A sparkling cloud of 706 diamonds illuminates the lugs and cover of the case. The cover opens on a majestic face of pink gold, which provides a choice canvas for fine workmanship. The contrast of colors and embellishments purifies the display of time. Hours and minutes take flight at 12 on a dial of black rhodium, engine-turned in a hobnail pattern. Its sombre hues counteract the soft and radiant tones of the gold baseplate, which is entirely engraved by hand. The pink-gold hands with their openwork points shimmer on a darkened stage. Opposite, the tourbillon reveals its charms in a carriage of polished steel. With it circles a small seconds hand.

The sapphire-crystal case back obscures nothing of the beauty of the manually wound mechanism which has a power reserve of 50 hours. A strap of matte brown leather, stitched with threads of gold reflects the nobility of the watch.
A pillar of watchmaking tradition, Breguet has a long and distinguished lineage. Its founder, Abraham-Louis Breguet is considered by many as the father of watchmaking. Indeed, he is one of the greatest horologists of all time. Since 1775, clients have included Napoleon Bonaparte, Marie-Antoinette, Winston Churchill, Alexander Dumas, Princes, Dukes, Sultans and Kings. Breguet's influence on watchmaking is unequalled. He perfected the self-winding watch, created the first oil-free escapement, incorporated the first shock absorber into a timepiece, developed perpetual date mechanisms, and invented and patented the Tourbillon. Signature Breguet styling is evident in today's masterpieces; blue steel hands, guilloche engraving, and the fluted caseband.