Hands-on: The new BREGUET Ref. 7337 Classique. White and rose gold.

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The dial of the Classique 7337 features delicate patterns: circular grain d’orge barley grain for the edges of the hours chapter, damier checkerboard for the small seconds and Clous de Paris hobnailing in the center. Engraved clouds bordering the lacquered sky of the moon-phase indicator, dotted with sparkles, are evocative of the Milky Way. Breguet has remodeled the golden disc depicting the moon in shiny relief and matte grooves. At 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock, two apertures, with shapes reminiscent of those of historic models such as pocket watch No.3833, show the day and the date.

The sapphire crystal of the Classique 7337 unveils the extra-thin hand-decorated 502.3 automatic caliber. This movement has a reduced thickness with its open barrel and an offset rotor. This special design makes it possible to distinguish the barrel spring, which is otherwise hidden. The use of a silicon balance spring following recent technological research continues Abraham-Louis Breguet’s quest for precision on a contemporary level.

BREGUET CLASSIQUE 7337

Case: round, in 18-carat white gold & 18 carat rose gold with finely fluted caseband. Rounded welded lugs with screw bars. Diameter 39 mm. Thickness 9.9 mm. Lug to lug distance 47 mm. Sapphire-crystal caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar (30 meters).

Dial: either blue, in 18-carat-gold or silvered gold dial engine-turned by hand. Individually numbered and signed Breguet. Offset hours chapter with Roman numerals at 6o’clock. Open-tipped Breguet hands. Moon phases and age indicator at 12 o’clock. Date indicator at 2 o’clock. Weekday indicator at 10 o’clock. Small seconds at 5 o’clock.

Movement: mechanical self-winding, extra-thin. Decorated with côtes de Genève, caliber 502.3 QSE1. Numbered and signed Breguet. 12 lignes. Thickness 3.80 mm. 35 jewels. 236 components. 45-hour power reserve. 18-carat-gold rotor, engine-turned by hand. Breguet balance wheel. Reverse in-line lever escapement with silicon horns. Flat balance spring in silicon. Frequency 21.600 A/h (= 3 hertz). Adjusted in 6 positions.

Strap: blue alligator leather with white gold folding buckle.

Price white or rose gold: 41.600 Euro including 19 % VAT