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Breguet
Ref. 3477
A sophisticated and complex platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with equation of time, leap year, power reserve indication, guilloché dial, certificate of origin and fitted box
Full-Cataloguing
- Perpetual calendar with equation of time and power reserve indication
- Showcasing a hand-engine-turned silvered dial with Breguet’s signature design elements
- Accompanied by certificate of origin and warranty and fitted box
The Breguet reference 3477 belongs to the Classique Grande Complication collection, representing one of the manufacture’s most technically sophisticated interpretations of traditional watchmaking. Combining a perpetual calendar with an equation of time display, the watch brings together two complications that reflect Breguet’s long fascination with astronomy, precision, and the measurement of time.
The equation of time is among the rarest complications found in wristwatches, showing the difference between civil time and true solar time. The indication changes throughout the year as the difference between civil time and solar time varies, reflecting the changing relationship between the Earth’s orbit and the passage of time.
The present platinum example displays the unmistakable design language of Breguet. Its hand-engine-turned silvered dial is complemented by heat-blued Breguet hands, a satin-finished chapter ring, and the discreet secret signature between 11 and 1 o’clock. The fluted caseband and finely shaped Breguet lugs further reinforce the classical character that has defined the Classique collection.
Accompanied by its Certificate of Origin and Warranty, along with its fitted box, the present example offers collectors the opportunity to acquire a distinguished expression of Breguet’s grand complication tradition.
Breguet
Swiss | 1775Established in 1775 by Abraham Louis Breguet, widely considered the greatest watchmaker of all time, the storied brand continues to thrive in the modern era, creating exceptional high-end watches as the Swatch Group's premier prestige brand. Some of the most important and lasting inventions in watchmaking are attributed to Abraham Louis Breguet, including the tourbillon, shock resistance and the use of hammers and gongs employed in nearly all minute repeating watches made since.
Eighteenth and nineteenth century Breguet pocketwatches are especially sought-after by collectors, and many of them were made for the elite of European society, including Napoléon and Marie Antoinette. Key wristwatches from the twentieth century include oversized dress watches, two-register chronographs, triple calendars and Type XX aviator's chronographs made for the French military and civilians.