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Breguet
Ref. 5447
An elegant and attractive platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, retrograde month, leap year indication, certificate of origin and warranty and fitted box
Further Details
Full-Cataloguing
- Perpetual calendar with a minute repeater
- Revealing hand-engraved movement bridges through the sapphire caseback
- Serviced in 2025 with complete maintenance, new strap, and acoustic refinement
- Accompanied by its full set of accessories
The reference 5447 belongs to Breguet’s Classique Grandes Complications collection, combining two of traditional watchmaking’s most demanding complications in a single timepiece. The perpetual calendar, one of the most respected complications in horology, is paired here with a minute repeater, allowing the time to be heard on demand.
Cased in platinum, the present example retains the understated elegance that defines Breguet’s Classique line. The dial presents the calendar indications in a balanced and legible manner, while the true complexity of the watch is revealed through the sapphire caseback.
The movement is extensively finished, with hand-engraved bridges showcasing the level of craftsmanship associated with Breguet’s high complications. Beyond its technical sophistication, the reference 5447 is a watch that highlights the contrast between mechanical complexity and traditional decorative work.
The present example is preserved in excellent overall condition and underwent a complete maintenance service in 2025, including the fitting of a new strap, new push pieces, case refurbishment and acoustic refinement. Accompanied by its full set of original accessories, it represents a well-preserved example of one of Breguet’s most accomplished modern grand complications.
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.