New From Basel | Breguet Ultra Thin Tourbillon
Previewed at Baselworld 2013, Breguet’s Classique Tourbillon extra-plat automatique makes its official debut this year in platinum. This piece sets the mark as the thinnest automatic-winding tourbillon on the market. The movement is a mere 3 mm high, and the case is 7 mm thick. Case in platinum with a finely fluted caseband. Sapphire caseback. 42 mm diameter. Welded lugs with screw bars. Water-resistant to 3 bar (30m). Dial in 18-carat gold, silvered and engine-turned in four different patterns. Individually numbered and signed BREGUET. Hours chapter with Roman numerals. Breguet open-tipped hands in blued steel.
Extra-thin self-winding movement with tourbillon. Small seconds on the tourbillon axis. Numbered and signed BREGUET. Cal. 581DR. 16 lignes, 42 jewels. Power reserve of 90 hours with an indicator at 8:30. Barrel mounted on roller bearings. Inverted ateral lever escapement in silicon and non-magnetic steel. Silicon balance spring. Frequency 4,0Hz. Adjusted in six positions.
Leather strap with a triple-blade folding clasp.
Also available in rose gold: reference 5377BR/12/9WU
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