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Breguet
Ref. 7097BBG19WU
La Tradition
A like-new and elegant white gold wristwatch with retrograde small seconds indication, open-worked dial, guarantee, and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
• Like-new condition, complete set, consigned by the original owner
• First time appearance on Phillips' platform for this reference with retrograde small seconds
-Introduced in 2015, the Breguet Tradition Seconde Rétrograde reference 7097 pays tribute to Abraham-Louis Breguet's historic montres à souscription, faithfully translating the architectural movement layout into a contemporary wristwatch. Rather than concealing the mechanics beneath a dial, the bridges, gear train, barrel, escapement, and balance are displayed prominently on the front of the watch, while an off-centered hand-guilloché silver dial preserves the Maison's classical aesthetic.
-Distinguishing the current reference is its retrograde small seconds display at 10 o'clock, whose hand advances across its arc before instantaneously returning to zero each minute. Powering the watch is the self-winding Caliber 505SR1, featuring a silicon balance spring and lever escapement, a 50-hour power reserve, and Breguet's historic pare-chute shock protection system.
-The present reference exemplifies Breguet's unique ability to unite historical inspiration with modern mechanical innovation. Offered in virtually new condition, the Tradition Seconde Rétrograde has become one of the most distinctive and recognizable expressions of contemporary Breguet watchmaking.
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.