breguet automatic no 119615

Montres Breguet inaugurated last week a new boutique on one of Zurich's most prestigious shopping avenues. After Geneva, Paris, Moscow, New York and Shanghai, to mention but a few, the brand is consolidating its worldwide presence by taking its place on the famous Bahnhofstrasse. The Breguet watch collections are presented in an exclusive new 420 square meter three-floor showcase highlighting the brand's values and expertise within a plush, elegant atmosphere. The engraved glass walls are inspired by the art of guilloch��-work and their royal blue color pays tribute to that of the "�� tact" watch ordered by Empress Josephine in 1799. The anodised aluminium rods separating the various areas are reminiscent of the finely fluted pattern adorning the cases of Breguet timepieces. The recurrent elliptical motif on the floor and ceiling echo the iconic oval shape of the Reine de Naples watch, the first wristwatch created for Caroline Murat by A.-L. Breguet in 1810.

Far from being just prestigious European watch-*** brand, Breguet also stands as a creator of cultural-bound timepieces which break the boundaries becoming genuine objects of art. Created in 1775 by Abraham Louis Breguet the personal watchmaker of Queen Marie Antoinette, Breguet holds ever since a very special place among the cr��me of the fine watch-*** producers worldwide, being the brand which constantly raises the standards by which all the other brands are judged.Through the years Breguet has always been able to revive classic timepieces, but also to enrich its collections with new innovative pieces remarkable for their high-quality, exquisite luxury and sophistication, both modern but also rooted in the brand's historical and cultural legacy.Breguet Minute Repeater features an innovative re-engineered movement patented y the brand during the past year, and also new materials, also the gongs, hammers and gong rests have been repositioned in a very innovative manner. Measuring 44.5 mm in diameter, the case of this watch is manufactured from 18 karat white gold and paved with 178, totalizing 11.81 karat, baguette-cut diamonds, screw pins secure the strap, and also the watch has rounded horns which are welded to the case. The bluish-black alligator strap matches the classic elegance of the case.The round 18 karat white gold is set with 392 princess-cut diamonds which are mounted upside-down in an invisible way, also on the dial the name of the brand along with a unique serial number are printed, the hands used are the Breguet blued-steel open tipped.One 0.46 karat diamond embellishes the crown of this watch, and, the folding-buckle manufactured from white-gold, is set with 42 diamonds. An extremely luxurious and sophisticated piece Breguet Minute Repeater carries diamonds which have a total of 18 karats.As for the mechanism which animates the timepiece we can say that the Breguet hand-wound minute repeater, is can be seen through the sapphire crystal case back, and to make this piece even more intriguing, its features an one-of-a-kind hand carved, musical ornament, and also the name of the brand and the serial number is engraved on the movement.Luxurious and emblematic, Breguet Minute Repeater will always be a fascinating item of supreme beauty and timeless elegance, designed to confer a special luxury to a classy outfit, indeed a collectable piece of nowadays chronological cultural and artistic patrimony available only to those who can afford to pay its precious price. Breguet minute repeater in Diamonds Pictures