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Breguet Is Betting On Blue With New Models

Blue is here to stay, not only for nautical-inspired watches but throughout the spectrum of different types of timepieces. This can hardly come as a surprise as the color often strikes just the right tone and can just as easily be worn with formal wear as well as match with something casual. However, when a brand like Breguet is also betting big on blue, donning some of its most classic creations in this color, we have truly confirmation that blue has arrived.

By Martin Green

Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec: Traditional Craftsmanship Meets Avantgarde Design

Chronoswiss has especially in recent years been a brand that unites the best of both worlds. On one side traditional craftsmanship is still a cornerstone of their DNA, but now they utilize this in a far more progressive way, cleverly playing into the trends of current times. The new Retrograde Fusion is a perfect example of this strategy.

Haute Complication: Breguet 3797 Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon

Can a classic be contemporary? Maybe not in the strict sense of the word, but with its reference 3797 Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon, is Breguet most certainly making a case that this is indeed possible. It utilizes traditional craftsmanship yet brings it together in such a way that this classic watch has a contemporary edge.

Haute Complication: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel

Jaeger-LeCoultre has a long-standing tradition of creating Grand Complications that make sure that your heart skips a beat. Even without seeing the watch itself, their latest creation fills you with anticipation, in particular, because of the last three words of its name: Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel.

The Refined Elegance Of Breguet

Breguet doesn't simply make ladies watches; they invented them! While there still is some debate who made the very first wristwatch for men, the consensus for ladies watches is that it was Abraham-Louis Breguet who made the very first. He did so for Caroline Murat, the Queen of Naples and the younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was a lifelong admirer of Breguet and ordered her wristwatch in 1810, and it was delivered in 1812.

Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear: Celebrating An Icon!

It is for sure an overused word in the industry: icon. A lot of watches are identified as such, yet few fully deserve all the credits that come with it. One that most certainly does it the Regulator by Chronoswiss. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the regulator is a milestone in watchmaking, introducing a whole new way of checking the time on the wrist when it was introduced in 1988.