Breguet’s Grandes Complications collection
Breguet’s Grandes Complications collection had thus far not been graced with a Grand Feu enamel dial. With the new Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367, the inventor of the tourbillon regulator enriches the collection with a long-awaited Grand Feu enamel version.
Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367 provides a beautiful and simple interpretation of the tourbillon, which reigns supreme on a minimalist dial. Contrary to reference 5377 presented in 2013, this edition has no power-reserve indicator. In order to draw the gaze to the key element, Breguet has opted for a graphic hand-bevelled tourbillon bar, topped by a spinel.
The likewise blue Breguet hands strike a powerful contrast with the immaculate whiteness of the traditional enamel, thereby ensuring perfect legibility of the hours and minutes. The chapter ring with Breguet Arabic numerals is off-centred at 11 o’clock and thus directly facing the tourbillon at 5 o’clock.
This display layout is reminiscent of the watches created by Abraham-Louis Breguet, who revelled in revolutionising the aesthetic conventions governing the timepieces of his era.
While the appearance of this model is extremely understated on the front, its movement is nonetheless richly decorated. The bridges, barrel and oscillating weight are hand engraved. Crafted in platinum for greater inertia, the latter rotates on the periphery of the calibre, thus providing a clearer view of the movement as well as ensuring its slimness.
The Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367 measures a mere 7.45 mm thick and its movement is just 3 mm. Calibre 581 powering this timepiece comprises a balance oscillating at a frequency of 4 Hz while maintaining a comfortable 80-hour power reserve. This distinctive performance is enabled by a “high-energy” barrel, whose patented construction serves to increase the number of coils of its spring and hence augment energy storage.
The new Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367 with its Grand Feu enamel dial is available in rose gold or platinum versions, respectively fitted with a mahogany brown or blue alligator strap and both featuring a rhodium-plated movement.
