Introducing the Breguet Type XXI 3817

Breguet has always been known for its highly priced classic watches. This year, the brand has extended its line of pilot watches by releasing the Breguet Type XXI 3817.

Breguet’s Type XX debuted in the 1950s when they designed the watch for the French naval air army. Since then, the line has been extending with chronographs that all feature the “flyback” function. Normally, we have to hit the “stop” pusher before we reset the chronograph. With the “flyback” function, we can skip the “stop” pusher and reset the chronograph by simply hitting the “reset” pusher. This allows us to time successive events without stopping the chronograph.

At Only Watch 2015, a charity auction that took place in Genève, Breguet released a similar model which had a platinum case. Now, the stainless steel version is out and it offers another choice of different aesthetics from the existing Breguet Type XXI collection.

 

 

 

Although Breguet has been updating the Type XXI line in the last few years, this model may be the most promising one. At 42mm, the watch features a slate-grey dial with oversized beige Arabic numerals which will absolutely catch your attention. The vintage-style design complements the classic case around which coin-edge finish is found. The “flyback” function remains and the bi-directional bezel is the same as the previous Type XXI models. The sub-dials display the running seconds, the 24-hour indicator and the chronograph hour counter.

What makes this watch a truly high-end chronograph is its movement, which now features a 18k gold rotor. Unlike other pilot watches, the movement, which is an in-house Breguet caliber 584Q/2, is visible through the watch’s sapphire crystal case back. The well-polished rotor is very attractive to look at. The caliber is Breguet’s newest version of the 584Q movement. It has a 48-hour power reserve and silicon escapement as opposed to metal escapement in the previous versions.

To complete the vintage-style looks, The watch is worn with a brown calf-skin strap which has beige stitching on it.

 

The price of the 2016 Breguet Type XXI 3817 is around 110K HKD, which is a very affordable price for you to own a Breguet. With discounts, you can own a brand new Breguet with splendid history for less than 100k HKD. It is a very classy pilot watch with vintage elements and practical functions.

 

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Breget Ring Watch that has Alarm Function with diameter of 2.3 cm

A very unique Yellow Gold Watch in a form of a ring, with Diameter of 2.3 cm.
The Right crown is used for manual winding and alarm reset. The crown on the left set the alarm time.
The alarm is quiet actually as it will energize a small protruding notch to stimulate your finger to alert you as the alarm. is that a genius design!?
It was sold to Prince Alexandre Demidoff on 18 Oct 1836.
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Breguet Watch at HKIA

Watch has been changing from a time keeper instrument into an accessories, personal identity and status. See these Beautiful Naked Breguet watches and their mechanical movement hand crafted in Switzerland, I took these pictures every time when I passed by HKIA arrival Hall.
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The Most Impotant Inventions of Breguet since 1775

These are the most important Breguet inventions since 1775.
1780 development of automatic watch
1783 invention of gong sponge for repeaters, design of the Breguet hands and numerals
1786 the Breguet dial, engine-turned by hand
1789 the ratchet key known as the "Breguet key".
Escapement working without oil.
1790 invention of the pare-chute (shock absorber)
1792 development and production of the mechanical forth Chappe optical telegraph.
1795 first description of the sympatique clocks.
Development of the perpetual calendar.
The Breguet balance wheel.
The ruby cylinder.
1796 the single-hand watch known as the " subscription watch".
1798 patent of the constant force escapement (March 9)
Invention of the musical chronometer, the clockwork mechanism that acts as a metronome.
1799 the "tact" watch,
1801 patent of the tourbillon regulator (June 26)
1810 development and production of the first wristwatch, ordered by the queen of Naples.
1812 appearance of dials with off-centered hour ring.
1815 fine-tuning of the double-barrelled marine chronometer.
1819 ocular of an astronomical telescope.
1820 invention of the mounter & doubles seconds or observation chronometer, forerunner of the modern chronograph.
1830 first watch with keyless winding.
1939 Patent of the sidereal time-keeper (February 28)
1990 the sympathize wristwatch and it's clock.
1991 patent of the perpetual equation-of-time wristwatch (April 17).
1997 patent of the in-line perpetual calendar wristwatch (May 15)
1998 the smallest self-winding chronograph movement In the world.
2002 patent for the moon-phase mechanism in the "Reine de Naples" watch.
2003 two patented inventions in the Breguet alarm watch "Reveil du Tsar":
A column-wheel mechanism to lock or activate the alarm and a device to co-ordinate the alarm with local time.2004 Titanium balance
2005 shock-protection device for balance pivot (tradition). Three patent for the new Breguet detent escapement. Centrifugal strike governor (Grand Strike. there iv>Note that bewteen 1830 to 1939, there had been no new design patent, inventions at all, I think that have been something, I may need to find out. Also, 50 years between 1939 and 1990, there was no inventions.Well, Today Breguet has been proud of the major designs: Automatic watch movement (1780) Perpetual Calendar (1795) and The Tourbillon (1801)!
Look at ths beautiful Breguet watch that has been built in the latest Micro CNC machining for the parts coming up to traditonal 1790 watch design. So this is Breguet, something that he can be proud of, and of course If I can wear a watch on my hand, that is something I can be proud of myself!
Remarks, the above picture was taken at HKIA arrival Hall, 23 Dec 2011 using my Nokia N97 mini with others.

Breguet, a beautiful time piece

The founder, A.-L. Breguet (1747-1823), set the standard by which all fine watch making has since been judged. His career started with a series of breakthroughs: the development of the successful self-winding perpétuelle watches, the introduction of the gongs for repeating watches and the first shock-protection for balance pivots. A.-L. Breguet took refuge in Switzerland from the excesses of the French Revolution. He returned to Paris overflowing with the ideas that produced the Breguet balance-spring, his first carriage clock (sold to Bonaparte), the sympathique clock and its dependent watch, the tact watch, and finally the tourbillon, patented in 1801.
For Caroline Murat, queen of Naples, he conceived in 1810 the world's very first wristwatch. Honour saluted his enormous contribution to horology.
Today, Breguet holds hundred over of watch design pattern. The value is not just the watch itself but when we buy, the whole history of the best Swiss watching spirit. Note the design of the regulator, it is unique and most of the the Watch is classic and beautiful. One who knows watch…knows this is Breguet. HK Snob

Breguet's Beautiful Watch Mechanism

I got this watch Ad poster along the long walkway after I touched down HK Airport.
The polishing and carving is magnifcient! This is a Breguet! Inventor of Turbillon.

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Brequet Classique 3755 Skeleton Wristwatch in Platinum, with Tourbillon and perpetual Calendar

This is a rare skeletonized movement that takes technological refinement to the highest extreme in a interlacing of in-house polished and engraved parts. Many hours of hand craftmanship for ssuch a beautiful watch by the master of Brequet. Hand-wouned movement with tourbillon and perpetual calendar showing th day, month and leap year!!
Hong Kong retail price is HKD$1,786,200.00 , available at Prince Jewellery and Watch Company.
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