At Baselworld 2010, which starts March 18th, Breguet will introduce a new Bregeut Tradition Fusee Tourbillon with a Breguet overcoil in silicon. Very few watchmakers currently have a Fusee Chain transmission in their répertoire. In fact, the only other company I can think of, is A. Lange & Sohne, with their Pour le Mérite. But for Breguet, the inventor of the tourbillon, an ultra complicated Fusee-and-chain transmission was not enough. So, the watchmakers at Breguet added a tourbillon and Breguet's new silicon balance spring.

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Breguet Tradition 7037BA

Last week, I visited the New York City Breguet boutique, in Midtown Manhattan. The Breguet boutique is located adjacent to the Blancpain boutique, on Madison Avenue, in-between 66th and 67th Street. Breguet is the flaship brand within the Swatch Group, so it is always a treat to see what they have to offer. During my visit, I was able to try on numerous timepieces and I also had a chance to photograph three of these timepieces. The Breguet Marine Chronograph Rose Gold, the Breguet Tradition 7037BA and the Breguet Classique 5177BA.

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Breguet recently unveiled an elegant new dive watch, the Marine Royale 5847. It comes is a 45mm solid 18K rose gold case (pictured) or 18k white gold, features luminous markers and a uni-directional diver's bezel. The bezel's unidirectional rotation is secured by a blocking pawl, visible and located between the two winding crowns on the case flank. The 5847 comes with an alarm, which can be clearly heard underwater. The alarm setting crown and on-off pushpiece, in gold, are sheathed in rubber for easier handling. Inside, is a self-winding Breguet 519R.12 movement with a 45-hour power reserve. Hit "more" below to read the full press release.

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THE ART OF COMPLEXITY: MARIE ANTOINETTE pocket-watch N°1160

Marie Antoinette was driven by a truly passionate desire for Breguet watches and had acquired a number of timepieces, including a perpétuel watch embellished with a self-winding device developed by Breguet. In 1783, one of her admirers ordered the most spectacular watch possible, incorporating the entire body of horological science of the time, as a gift to the queen. The order specified that gold should, wherever possible, be used instead of other metals, and that the complications should be both multiple and varied.

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This is the new Twin Rotating Tourbillons timepiece that Breguet introduced during Baselworld 2009, the world's largest jewelry and watch show. The video was shot handheld, so it is a little shaky, but you can at least get an idea of how it looks.

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Breguet recently launched the Marine Royal Alarm Ref. 5847, which features a twin barrel movement - one for timekeeping and one for the alarm. Both barrels are wound by a single crown. The case is 45mm and is available in pink or white gold. Water-resistance is 300 meters.

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This is the new Classique Grande Complication High Jewellery Minute Repeater from Breguet. A 44.5 mm white gold case houses Breguet's innovative new 7639 minute-repeater. The entirely re-engineered movement incorporates new materials and features new positions for the gongs, gong rests and hammers. The movement features Breguet's typical high-level of decoration, including a hand engraved musical theme.

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An exhibition of Breguet timepieces will be held at the Louvre Museum from 25 June - 7 September 2009. This exceptional event brings together an extraordinary variety of watches by Breguet, including items from the Louvre's own collection and from the Breguet Museum . The exhibition will also display a number of remarkable items on loan from private collections and prestigious institutions such as the British Royal Collections, the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris, the Kremlin Museum and the Swiss National Museum.

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