In the year 1814, Louis Abraham Breguet became the Bureau des Longitudes by royal decree, and as a part of the bureau it was his role to solve the problem faced by the sailors of the French Navy in determining the longitude while on the sea by the use of astronomy. An year later he was awarded the title of Chronometer-maker in the Royal Navy by King Louis XVIII and led the design of timekeeping equipped for the sailors and explorers.
As a tribute to the brand’s history in making timekeeping equipments for marine navigation and astronomy, Breguet has unveiled the new Marine Tourbillon 5577 in two iterations - 18K rose gold model complemented with a slate-grey coloured sunburst dial and platinum model with a navy blue sunburst dial. Both the models measure 42.5mm in diameter.
On the dial at 5 o’clock, the tourbillon cage rotates at 60 seconds. The chapter ring is off-centred to make the tourbillon stand out. The Roman hour markers and the gold Breguet hands are coated with luminescence. The watches are water resistant up to 100 metres.
Beating inside at a frequency of 4Hz is the automatic Calibre 581. It offers a power reserve of about 80 hours. The 330-component movement is ultra-thin at 3mm which is designed by incorporating a peripheral rotor. The carriage and the balance spring are made with corrosion- and magnetic-resistant silicon. The decorations of the movement can be seen through the sapphire caseback that includes a straight ribbed motif, a signature of the collection.
Ref. 5577BR/G2/5WV
Ref. 5577BR/G2/9WV
Ref. 5577PT/Y2/5WV
Ref. 5577PT/Y2/9WV
Flanking the gold case is a brown rubber or alligator leather strap or a rose gold bracelet. The platinum model comes with a midnight blue rubber or alligator leather strap or a platinum bracelet.
Images: Courtesy Breguet
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