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Slightly below a month in the past, Breguet unveiled its beautiful new Souscription 2025 watch, a exceptional addition to the gathering that commemorates the corporate’s 250th anniversary. Now, we’re excited to introduce the second piece in what appears to be a powerful lineup of watches to count on in 2025. Meet the latest Breguet Custom Seconde Rétrograde 7035.
Breguet Custom Seconde Rétrograde 7035
As a passionate fanatic and proud proprietor of the Breguet Custom 7027, I used to be thrilled to find that the brand new Custom Seconde Rétrograde 7035 has embraced a extra understated dimension. Whereas its most up-to-date predecessors measured a minimum of 40mm throughout, this new reference has a 38mm diameter.
Breguet innovations
Fratello has coated the story of the Custom and the Breguet Souscription watches a number of occasions (right here’s a pleasant write-up from Lex on the model). The Custom debuted in 2005, impressed by the Souscription watches from 1796. These easy watches attracted a brand new buyer base for Abraham-Louis Breguet throughout that point. As you possibly can see, the structure of the motion, which exposes the assorted parts to its wearer, has remained within the Custom watches which were within the catalog since 2005.
Perpétuelle and using platinum
Breguet’s CEO, Gregory Kissling, ensured the creation of one thing with parts of historic significance. For starters, this self-winding watch contains a rotor made from platinum. Whereas that’s not particularly new as we speak, do you know that Breguet used platinum for his “perpétuelle” computerized watches way back to 1780? Actually, one of the crucial well-known pocket watches Breguet ever created, the “Marie-Antoinette,” featured a platinum oscillating weight. The Custom’s platinum rotor has a vertically satin-brushed end, contrasting with the shot-blasted mainplate gilded in 18K gold.
Quai de l‘Horloge motif
One other new ingredient is the hand-guilloché sample on the 18K gold dial. This motif, named Quai de l‘Horloge, is completed with translucent blue grand feu enamel. It ought to remind you of the Seine, the river that flows across the Île de la Cité, the place A.L. Breguet’s workshop as soon as stood. Breguet started utilizing guilloché dials for the primary time in 1786. All the weather featured within the Custom, together with the well-known “pare-chute” shock-protection system (1790) and the beforehand talked about use of platinum for the oscillating weight, hint again to these first 25 years of Breguet’s watchmaking.
Caliber 505SR
The self-winding motion of the Breguet Custom Seconde Rétrograde ref. 7035 is caliber 505SR. It ticks at a 3Hz (21,600vph) frequency and has an influence reserve of fifty hours. The 6.31mm-thick motion consists of 245 elements, 38 of that are jewels and 24 are (blued) metal screws. Breguet makes use of a blue Nivachron steadiness spring. As talked about above, the motion ornament consists of shot-blasted and satin finishes, all gilded in 18K Breguet gold aside from the crescent-shaped rotor in 950 platinum.
Making use of the hand-guilloché sample to the dial
A contact of blue
On the hand-guilloché dial, you can find the Breguet Arabic numerals and a fleur-de-lys minute observe. Then, there are the everyday open-tip Breguet arms in 18K gold, completely matching the colour of the case and motion. Subsequent to the blue hand-guilloché dial are the retrograde seconds, indicated with a blued hand. The blue dial, blue seconds hand, and all of the blue screws present an exquisite distinction to the gold hue of the motion and case.
Breguet gold
Lastly, the brand new Custom 7035’s case materials, like that of the Souscription 2025, is Breguet gold. This new-for-2025 18K gold alloy combines gold (75%), copper, and palladium, giving it a heat (a bit of bit extra rose than yellow gold) hue. The Breguet Custom Seconde Rétrograde makes use of 52 grams of gold and a couple of.2 grams of platinum.
Availability and pricing
Breguet is limiting the manufacturing of the Custom Seconde Rétrograde ref. 7035BH/H2/9V6 to 250 items worldwide. Every individually numbered watch will are available a particular purple leather-based field. The watch will even come fitted with a blue alligator strap with massive scales on the surface, smaller scales on the liner, and, after all, an 18K gold buckle.
The worth of the brand new Breguet Custom Seconde Rétrograde 7035 is €50,800 / CHF 43,000, together with taxes.
First impression of the Custom Seconde Rétrograde 7035
Though I haven’t seen the watch in actual life but, I feel that is already one among my favourite Custom iterations. The attractive translucent blue grand feu enamel and hand-guilloché dial and the platinum oscillating weight are nice design cues for this new Custom. I feel Breguet made the correct name to downsize the watch, particularly contemplating the comparatively lengthy lugs. On the identical time, I’m additionally comfortable that Breguet stored the coin-edge motif for the Custom case.
I’m delighted to see Breguet again heading in the right direction with the most recent two introductions and may’t wait to see what the model has in retailer for us in 2025. Breguet appears to be extra talked about and mentioned amongst watch fans than in earlier years, which is an efficient signal. It’s most likely additionally sparking the curiosity in classic and pre-owned Breguet watches, which I take into account closely underrated as we speak.
What do you consider the brand new Custom Seconde Rétrograde 7035? Does it additionally provide you with hope for the model’s close to future? Let me know within the feedback.
