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According to its long lasting traditions Breguet has always developed new watch models and sometimes even new watch technologies to improve the performance of the wrist watches it assembled. Today there seems nothing more to invent or to develop, however... the new Tourbillon Marine shows us the opposite.
Breguet is one of the most famous watchmakers and 'famous' is not a brand new adjective to describe the company. The development of the brand was accompanied by very prominent personalities, who in a way promoted the brand by buying or ordering and then displaying precious Breguet watches on public.
Thus Breguet has evolved into a highly respected watch brand, famous for its qualified watch technicians, traditions-faithful designers and perfect management.
Recently Breguet has presented a series of new watch models, among which you can certainly notice the incomparable Marine Tourbillon. One cannot say that this watch is better than any other watch from Breguet - no one has the right to say something like this, because all Breguet watches are unique and they have their own distinctive properties.
So what does the Marine Toubillon have, what fascinated so much the watch connoisseurs? First of all the case is made of 18 karat pink gold. This alloy of gold gives the watch an air of nobility. The case back is hand engraved in a wave pattern, whereas the sapphire crystal protects this work of art from external phenomena.
The black rhodium plated center of the dial is a wave-patterned circle, which perfectly combines with the rose color of the case. The blued open-tipped Breguet hands are covered with an applied luminous compound. The chapter ring surrounding the black rhodium plate has applied Roman hour markers and luminous dots for better visibility in the dark.
The tourbillon situated at 12 o'clock houses also the small seconds on the tourbillon carriage. The 12 hour and 30 minute counters are positioned at 9 and 3 o'clock respectively. The chronograph pushers are at their usual places, but what is unusual is their wave shape.
The manually wound movement is based on caliber 554.3T with a power reserve of approximately 50 hours. The movement has 25 jewels and a compensating balance spring. The frequency of this movement is 3 Hz. The monometallic balance wheel is adjusted in 5 different positions. Each movement is individually numbered and signed.
This is the whole magic of Breguet watches: once you've put them on, it is very difficult to take them off again.
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