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The staging of Guillaume Tell (William Tell), Gioacchino Rossini's last opera, written in Paris in 1829, will benefit from special sponsoring support from Breguet, the watch marque reputed around the world for the prestigious quality, technological sophistication and beauty of its timepieces. Involved for many years now in the world of art and European culture, Montres Breguet has made a point of providing assistance to worthy cultural works and enterprises.Thus, for the three performances of Guillaume Tell, from October 16 to 20, 2010, MUSA, the Museum of Musical Instruments of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia will host a unique exhibition of the most recent horological achievements of Montres Breguet.

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