After the Classique Souscription 2025 and the Tradition 7035, joining the list of Breguet’s 250th anniversary releases is Type XX Chronographe 2075. A tribute to not just founder Abraham-Louis Breguet, but also Louis Breguet, his great-great-grandson and a pioneering name in aircraft design and manufacturing, and Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte, the first people to fly from Paris to New York in 1930 in the Breguet 19TR Super Bidon plane no less, the two new watches are thoroughly seeped in the brand’s aviation connect. To add to that, the new chronograph watches with a flyback function are inspired by a historical model from 1955, which was part of the Type XX line originally created for Naval Aviation and later for civilians. This vintage timepiece originally sported a satin-finish silver dial, which was later replaced by a black dial, aspects that have been recognised in the creation of the new timepieces.

Coming to these new watches - The Type XX Chronographe 2075 timepieces are 38.3mm and cast in proprietary Breguet gold, an alloy unveiled this year. Ref. 2075BH/99/398 features a black anodized dial in Duralumin, an alloy containing 95% aluminium, a material Louis Breguet pioneered in aircraft design, and Ref. 2075BH/G9/398  has a solid silver dial. In Ref. 2075BH/99/398, the brand has tried to faithfully recreate the hue of the dial of the original watch; it features a 15-minute sub-dial at 3 o’clock and a small seconds sub-dial at 9 o’clock. There are applied Arabic numerals, and the baton hands are all in Breguet gold as well. The slim bi-directional bezel on the watch has numbers pickled out in black. The fluted crown, located at 3 o'clock, has an engraved ‘B’. Turning the watch reveals a clear caseback that offers a view of the Calibre 7279, a manually wound version of Breguet Calibre 728, beating inside with a 5 Hz frequency offering a power reserve of 60 hours. It is also equipped with a flyback function that can be adjusted by a pusher at 4 o’clock. The watch is worn on a interchangeable gradient black calfskin strap and is priced at INR 38,00,000 (approx.) 

Hand engravings on the caseback makes the novelties even more fascinating. The caseback traces the route of the first transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, undertaken by Costes and Bellonte and completed in the Breguet 19 aircraft, mapping the European and North American landmasses and the Atlantic Ocean. 

Both the models come in a Special Edition 250th red leather box.