Breguet has chosen a fittingly technical way to mark 225 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet received the patent for the tourbillon on June 26, 1801.
The manufacture is introducing three anniversary pieces that approach the complication from very different angles, from a compact mysterious flying tourbillon to a fusée-and-chain constant-force watch and a highly complex Marine with astronomical character.
It’s a reminder that, for Breguet, the tourbillon isn’t just an inherited signature. It remains one of the brand’s most important platforms for mechanical theatre.
At a glance
- Breguet has released three new tourbillon watches for the 225th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s 1801 patent.
- The trio includes the Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255PT, Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT Fusée and Chain, and Marine Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887 in platinum.
- The Classique is limited to 50 pieces at CHF 223,000, while the Tradition is limited to 25 pieces at CHF 246,300.
A platinum Classique with a floating tourbillon
The most restrained of the three is the Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255PT, though restraint is relative when the regulating organ appears to hover above the dial.
The 38mm platinum case keeps the familiar Breguet codes in place, including the fluted caseband and straight welded lugs.
Its black aventurine enamel dial gives the watch a colder, more nocturnal presence than the earlier blue-dial version, with rhodium-plated hands, numerals and dial furniture tying the composition back to the platinum case.
The tourbillon sits proud of the dial, rising 2.2mm above the plate and 0.9mm above the enamel surface.
Breguet achieves the mysterious effect through sapphire components used for the lower bridge and lower support of the carriage, which visually disappear and conceal the mechanical point of contact.
Inside is the manual-winding calibre 187M1, a tourbillon movement running at 18,000 vibrations per hour with a 50-hour power reserve.
The watch is limited to 50 pieces and comes on a matte black alligator leather strap.
The Tradition 7047 turns constant force blue
The Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT takes the anniversary in a more architectural direction.
This is one of Breguet’s most mechanically expressive modern watches, pairing a one-minute tourbillon with a fusée-and-chain system designed to smooth out torque delivery as the mainspring unwinds.
For this edition, the 41mm platinum case is matched with a Bleu de France rubber strap finished with glacier blue topstitching.
The same palette runs across the open dial and movement architecture, with Bleu de France used for the dial, bridges, palladium gold enamel dial element and fusée-and-chain device.
A glacier blue mainplate adds contrast, while the usual ruby-red jewel on the tourbillon bar is replaced here by a blue spinel.
The calibre 569 works at 2.5Hz and uses a silicon balance spring.
Its chain is made from 232 links, feeding the fusée mechanism to maintain consistent torque across a 55-hour power reserve.
Breguet will make 25 examples of this anniversary Tradition, priced at CHF 246,300.
The Marine 5887 brings the sky over Paris to the dial
The Marine Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887 is the most elaborate of the anniversary trio.
The model belongs to Breguet’s modern Marine family, a collection linked to Abraham-Louis Breguet’s appointment as Horloger de la Marine Royale by Louis XVIII in 1815.
In this platinum anniversary version, the watch combines a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, running equation of time and automatic movement with a peripheral rotor.
The dial gives the watch its commemorative charge, depicting the sky over Paris at midnight on June 26, 1801, the date of the tourbillon patent.
Breguet also offers personalisation with the sky corresponding to a chosen date and location.
The dial is built in two parts, with a sapphire central section featuring hand-executed gradient-blue Grand Feu enamel and a luminescent enamel miniature painting of the night sky, constellations and moon.
The running equation of time displays the difference between mean time and true solar time, a variation that ranges from minus 16 to plus 14 minutes depending on the time of year.
The watch is housed in a 43.9mm platinum case and can be worn on a platinum bracelet or a blue rubber strap with a Quai de l’Horloge motif.
Details & Specifications
| Anniversary models | Breguet Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255PT, Tradition Tourbillon 7047PT Fusée and Chain, Marine Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887 |
|---|---|
| Case materials | Platinum |
| Classique case size | 38mm diameter, 10.2mm thickness |
| Classique dial | Black aventurine enamel with rhodium-plated hands, Breguet numerals and appliques |
| Classique movement | Manual-winding calibre 187M1 |
| Classique power reserve | 50 hours |
| Classique production and price | 50 pieces, CHF 223,000 |
| Tradition case size | 41mm diameter, 16mm thickness |
| Tradition movement | Calibre 569 with tourbillon and fusée-and-chain constant-force system |
| Tradition power reserve | 55 hours |
| Tradition production and price | 25 pieces, CHF 246,300 |
| Marine case size | 43.9mm diameter |
| Marine complications | Tourbillon, running equation of time and perpetual calendar |
| Marine straps and bracelet | Platinum bracelet or blue rubber strap with Quai de l’Horloge motif |
Taken together, the three watches show how broadly Breguet can interpret its defining invention.
The Classique is poetic and compact, the Tradition is almost pedagogical in its mechanical display, and the Marine turns the tourbillon into part of a larger astronomical and calendar-driven instrument.
For collectors, the appeal is less about a single anniversary inscription than about seeing Breguet use its own history as a working design language.
