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Breguet Tradition Fusée Tourbillon Ref. 7047
Wristwatches are gradually becoming an anachronism in the digital age. This notion is amplified in the Breguet Tradition Fusée Tourbillon, a timepiece with an outright mechanical appearance. In fact, it looks more like a contraption from an alternate steampunk reality than a fine wristwatch from the Vallée de Joux. The Tradition Fusée Tourbillon celebrates some of the most fascinating inventions from classical watchmaking, some of which were contributed by the brand’s founder Abraham-Louis Breguet himself. Here, we bring you the nitty-gritty details and our thoughts on the Breguet Tradition Fusée Tourbillon Ref. 7047.
The case, dial and hands
The Breguet Tradition Fusée Tourbillon has a case measuring 41 mm in diameter and 15.95 mm in thickness. While the watch has a manageable diameter, there is no chance of it sliding under any dress cuff or long sleeve, given its thickness. The good news is, a watch of the Tradition Fusée Tourbillon’s stature need not be hidden under clothing. Quite the contrary, it deserves only to be exhibited in full view for all to marvel. Beginning with the case, one can tell that this timepiece is Breguet through and through. Rendered in rose gold, it features Breguet’s signature coin-edge case middle, thin bezel and straight lugs – these are all tell-tale signs of a Breguet timepiece. But what’s truly special about the case is its massive box form sapphire crystal; what looks like an upside down aquarium turns the case into the most panoramic of showcases. It gives the Tradition Fusée Tourbillon its unmistakable old-world charm and we would even go as far as to say that the watch would only look half as impressive without it.
The dome sapphire crystal, as well as the thin bezel, allows for an unimpeded view of the magnificent movement.
The most prominent feature of the dial is the lack of it. The whole point of the Tradition Fusée Tourbillon is to showcase the tourbillon and the fusée and chain mechanism in the most glorious manner possible. Doing without a dial proper is one way to do it. Instead, the time is displayed on a small, solid gold dial (almost sub-dial) that is black-coated and hand-guilloched with the brand’s favourite clous de Paris motif. The signature Breguet open-tipped hands used to indicated the hours and the minutes are crafted in steel for maximum contrast and legibility. Overall, the execution of the case, dial and hands is excellent and full of synergy. They set the stage for the main act: the movement.
The dial, as small as it is, is unmistakably Breguet in design.
The movement
Powering the Breguet Tradition Fusée Tourbillon is the incredible Calibre 569, with 43 jewels and a whopping 542 parts. The hand-wound movement has a 50 hour power reserve (impressive, given how power-hungry the technical complications are) while operating at a hypnotic 2.5 Hz beat rate. What makes the Calibre 569 truly amazing are the two mechanisms within it that were once indispensable for keeping the precision of clocks and pocket watches. The first of these is the fusée and chain, which […]
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