Breguet Tourbillon Messidor Manual Wind 5335PT/42/9W6, 40 mm, Platinum

Name: Breguet Tourbillon Messidor Manual Wind 5335PT/42/9W6, 40 mm, Platinum
Brand: Breguet
SKU: luxwatch-100226
Price: 142198.29 EUR
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Breguet Tourbillon Messidor Manual Wind 5335PT/42/9W6 (pre-owned) pairs a 40 mm case in platinum with a leather strap.

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luxwatch-100226

142 198.29 €

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Case

Material: Platinum
Diameter: 40 mm
Water resistance: 30 m

Movement

Movement type: Manual winding

Strap / bracelet

Strap material: Leather

Set and condition

Brand: Breguet
Reference: 5335PT/42/9W6-30-06-21

The story of this watch · Chapters: 5

Breguet Tourbillon Messidor Manual Wind 5335PT/42/9W6, 40 mm, Platinum

I · This watch

Breguet Tourbillon Messidor Manual Wind 5335PT/42/9W6 (pre-owned) pairs a 40 mm case in platinum with a leather strap. It uses a hand-wound movement. Water-resistant to 30 m.

case diameter: 40 mm
case: Platinum
water resistance: 30 m
movement: Manual winding

II

The tourbillon

Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon in 1801. The escapement and balance turn in a small cage, usually once a minute, so the pull of gravity in each position is averaged out instead of always acting in one direction. Today it is as much a display of hand finishing as a matter of precision: the cage is visible through the dial.

III · The manufacture

Breguet since 1775

Abraham-Louis Breguet opened his own workshop on the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris in 1775. His self-winding watches appeared in 1780, an early expression of his interest in practical mechanisms. The pare-chute shock-protection device followed in 1790. Breguet received the tourbillon patent in 1801. The house records an order for a watch designed for the wrist in 1810. A Swiss workshop opened in the Vallée de Joux in 1976, strengthening the brand’s production ties there. Swatch Group acquired the Breguet watchmaking group in 1999 and remains its owner. Today production is centred at the manufacture in L’Orient, in the Swiss Vallée de Joux.

1775Abraham-Louis Breguet opened his own workshop on the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris in 1775.
1780His self-winding watches appeared in 1780, an early expression of his interest in practical mechanisms.
1790The pare-chute shock-protection device followed in 1790.
1801Breguet received the tourbillon patent in 1801.
1810The house records an order for a watch designed for the wrist in 1810.
1976A Swiss workshop opened in the Vallée de Joux in 1976, strengthening the brand’s production ties there.

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IV · Ownership

Wearing and caring

1
A hand-wound watch is wound with the crown, ideally at the same time every day, until you feel resistance. Never force it past that point.
2
Water resistance up to 50 m means splashes and rain. Do not swim or shower with it.
3
Have the movement serviced every few years by the brand's own service or an authorised watchmaker.
4
Leather does not like water or perfume: put perfume on before the watch.