Breguet Watches

Often referred to as the father of modern watchmaking, Abraham-Louis Breguet, founder of Breguet in Paris in 1775, invented so many watchmaking concepts in his quest for perfection, not the least of which was the tourbillon escapement (a cage that compensates for errors in timekeeping due to the effects of gravity). Today, Breguet, owned by the Swatch Group, continues to forge ahead with innovation and invention – regularly pushing the creative envelope for complicated high-horology minute repeaters, tourbillons, and more.

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Breguet Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine's Day Edition
Reference number: 9085BB/5R/964 DD00
Breguet
Classique Phase de Lune 9085 Valentine's Day Edition
36,640 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 9835
Reference number: 9835/5Y/964 DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 9835
52,800 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 9838
Reference number: 9838BB/B8/364 S00S
Breguet
Reine de Naples 9838
47,600 USD
Breguet Classique 7337
Reference number: 7337BR129VU
Breguet
Classique 7337
45,530 USD
Breguet Classique 7337
Reference number: 7337BB129VU
Breguet
Classique 7337
45,530 USD
Breguet Classique 8068
Reference number: 8068BR/59/764/DD00
Breguet
Classique 8068
27,320 USD
Breguet Classique 8068
Reference number: 8068BB/59/764/DD00
Breguet
Classique 8068
27,320 USD
Breguet Tradition Tourbillon 7047
Reference number: 7047PT/1Y/9ZU
Breguet
Tradition Tourbillon 7047
200,890 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8905 Valentine 2022
Reference number: 8905BB/52/964DOOD
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8905 Valentine 2022
41,740 USD
Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Anniversaire 5365
Reference number: 5365BR/15/9WU
Breguet
Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Anniversaire 5365
171,290 USD
Breguet Tradition 7035
Reference number: 7035BR/D8/9V6 D00D
Breguet
Tradition 7035
84,560 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8938
Reference number: 8938BR/8D/964 DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8938
211,410 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8938
Reference number: 8938BB/8D/964 DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8938
211,410 USD
Breguet Type XXI 3815
Reference number: 3815TI/HM/3ZU
Breguet
Type XXI 3815
15,720 USD
Breguet Type XXI 3815
Reference number: 3815TI/HO/3ZU
Breguet
Type XXI 3815
15,720 USD
Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
Reference number: 5547BR/G3/9ZU
Breguet
Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
42,170 USD
Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
Reference number: 5574TI/Y1/5ZU
Breguet
Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
30,250 USD
Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
Reference number: 5547TI/Y1/TZ0
Breguet
Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
32,960 USD
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5527
Reference number: 5527TI/Y1/5WV
Breguet
Marine Chronograph 5527
22,770 USD
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5527
Reference number: 5527TI/Y1/9WV
Breguet
Marine Chronograph 5527
22,770 USD
Breguet Marine 5517
Reference number: 5517BR/G3/RZ0
Breguet
Marine 5517
51,930 USD
Breguet Marine 5517
Reference number: 5517BR/G3/9ZU
Breguet
Marine 5517
30,250 USD
Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
Reference number: 5547BR/G3/RZ0
Breguet
Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
63,860 USD
Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
Reference number: 5547TI/Y1/9ZU
Breguet
Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
30,250 USD
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5527
Reference number: 5527BR/G3/RW0
Breguet
Marine Chronograph 5527
22,770 USD
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5527
Reference number: 5527TI/Y1/TW0
Breguet
Marine Chronograph 5527
25,480 USD
Breguet Marine 5517
Reference number: 5517TI/Y1/5ZU
Breguet
Marine 5517
18,320 USD
Breguet Marine 5517
Reference number: 5517BR/G3/5ZU
Breguet
Marine 5517
30,250 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BR/8D/J20
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
Price upon request
Breguet Classique 5157
Reference number: 5157BR/11/9V6
Breguet
Classique 5157
19,840 USD
Breguet Marine 5837
Reference number: 5837PT/U2/5ZU
Breguet
Marine 5837
184,300 USD
Breguet Marine 5837
Reference number: 5837BR/92/5ZU
Breguet
Marine 5837
168,690 USD
Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
Reference number: 5547BR/12/9ZU
Breguet
Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
42,170 USD
Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
Reference number: 5547TI/G2/9ZU
Breguet
Marine Alarme Musicale 5547
30,250 USD
Breguet Marine Chronographe 5527
Reference number: 5527TI/G2/9WV
Breguet
Marine Chronographe 5527
22,770 USD
Breguet Marine Chronographe 5527
Reference number: 5527TI/G2/5WV
Breguet
Marine Chronographe 5527
22,770 USD
Breguet Marine 5517
Reference number: 5517BR/12/5ZU
Breguet
Marine 5517
30,250 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit 8999
Reference number: 8999BB/8D/974/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit 8999
238,510 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8978
Reference number: 8978BB/58/974/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8978
162,620 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit 8998
Reference number: 8998BB/11/974/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit 8998
131,180 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit 8998
Reference number: 8998BR/11/974/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit 8998
130,100 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8967
Reference number: 8967ST/58/J50
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8967
19,510 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8967
Reference number: 8967ST/58/986
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8967
16,370 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8973
Reference number: 8973BB/6S/8H4/SD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8973
216,830 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8965
Reference number: 8965BR/5W/J53/DDD0
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8965
Price upon request
Breguet Reine de Naples 8958
Reference number: 8958BB/51/974/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8958
70,040 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8965
Reference number: 8965BR/5W/986/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8965
Price upon request
Breguet Reine de Naples 8939
Reference number: 8939BB/6D/J49/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8939
282,960 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8939
Reference number: 8939BB/6D/964/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8939
249,030 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8939
Reference number: 8939BB/6D/J61/DDDD
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8939
396,140 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BR/8D/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
42,820 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BR/5W/J20/DD00
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
Price upon request
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BR/5W/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
38,490 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BR/51/J20/DD00
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
63,210 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BR/51/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
38,490 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/5W/J20/DD00
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
Price upon request
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/8D/J20/DD00
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
69,710 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/8D/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
43,910 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/5P/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
Price upon request
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/5W/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
39,570 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/5P/J20/DD00
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
Price upon request
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/51/J20/DD00
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
65,370 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/51/J60/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
75,890 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BB/51/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
39,570 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BA/8D/J20/DD00
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
64,290 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BA/51/J60/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
70,470 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8928
Reference number: 8928BA/8D/944/DD0D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8928
41,740 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BR/5T/J20/D000
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
63,210 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BR/5T/964/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
38,490 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BR/58/J20/D000
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
63,210 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BR/58/964/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
38,490 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BB/58/J31/D0DD
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
75,890 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BB/58/J39/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
58,980 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BB/58/964/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
39,570 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BB/58/J20/D000
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
65,370 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BA/58/J39/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
55,510 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8909
Reference number: 8909BR/8T/J29/DDDR
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8909
247,940 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BA/58/964/D00D
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
37,400 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
Reference number: 8918BA/58/J20/D000
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8918
59,950 USD
Breguet Reine de Naples 8909
Reference number: 8909BB/VD/J29/DDD0
Breguet
Reine de Naples 8909
249,030 USD

History of Breguet

Founded in 1775 by Abraham-Louis Breguet in Paris, Breguet is a luxury watch brand with a vibrant history. This Swiss watch brand named after its creator is famous for the invention of the tourbillon, which has made it an influential brand in watchmaking history.

The first automatically wound watch, The Perpétuelle, was developed in 1780, shortly after Breguet’s debut in 1775. Breguet introduced the Gong-spring in 1783, which paved the way for minute repeater watches in the 19th century. Breguet also introduced its peculiar “moon tip” hands in 1783, which contrasted with the Baroque design of the era.

Breguet introduced the guilloche dial decoration technique in 1786. However, its most significant contribution came in 1801, when the brand’s founder came up with the tourbillon. Even today, this gravity-defying mechanism remains a fundamental part of Swiss watchmaking and will continue to influence it for many years to come.

The firm changed its name to “Breguet et Fils” (Breguet and sons) when Abraham-Louis Breguet brought his son Louis-Antoine Breguet into the business in 1807. In 1823, when his father passed away, Louis-Antoine took over and eventually passed Breguet on to his son, Louis Clément Francois, when he retired in 1833. 

After Louis Antonie, the great-grandson of Abraham Louis, retired in 1870, Edward Brown, an English watchmaker, took over Breguet. From 1870 to 1970, the Brown family ran the company. In the 1970s and 1980s, when the quartz crisis hit, ownership of the company changed several times. In the interim, the company closed its French factory and moved the production to Valleé de Joux, Switzerland, where it remains today under the ownership of the Swatch Group.

Breguet Inventions

1780- Breguet invented world’s first automatic watch called the Perpétuelle.

1783- Breguet invented the Gong-spring and Breguet Pomme watch hands known for their eccentric “moon tip” design.

1790- Abraham-Louis Breguet invented the Pare-chute, a partial shock-resistance mechanism for watches. 

1801- Abraham Louis invented the tourbillon.

1810- Breguet invented the world’s first wristwatch called Breguet No. 2639. Breguet designed it for Caroline Bonaparte, Queen of Naples.

Marie Antoinette Pocket Watch

An admirer of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, commissioned Breguet to design a self-winding gold pocket watch for her in 1783. This Breguet pocket watch No. 160 took 43 years to create, which unfortunately was 34 years after the beheading of Marie Antoinette during the first French Revolution.

Who owns Breguet?

The Swatch Group acquired Breguet from Investcorp in 1999 and remains part of the Swatch Group today.

Fun Fact – Napoleon Bonaparte and Breguet

French leader Napoleon Bonaparte purchased the Breguet No. 178 carriage clock and took it into battle in Egypt on April 24th, 1798. This timepiece amounted to a delicate travel carriage clock that featured a silver face with additional windows showing the date, month, and day of the week.

Breguet Collections

Breguet Tradition Collection

Breguet’s Tradition timepieces draw inspiration from the legendary Breguet souscription watches produced by Abraham-Louis Breguet. These timepieces for men and women elegantly combine traditional and avant-garde styling with horological complications.

Breguet Classique Collection

The Breguet Classique collection and Classique Complications collections are, as their name indicates, a line of classic watches for men and women. The timepieces are usually slim and fitted with Breguet complications and signature hands. 

Breguet Marine Collection

Breguet introduced its Marine collection in the early 1990s. Based on historical sea chronometers from when Abraham-Louis Breguet was the chronometer maker to the French Navy. Breguet’s designers have added a sporty twist to this classic style, with a variety of complications like chronographs, alarm function, and perpetual calendars. 

Breguet Type XX – XXI – XXII Collection

The Type XX collections were designed in the 1950s for the French naval air army. The watches in this collection are sporty watches for men, all fitted with Breguet automatic movements.

Breguet Reine De Naples Collection

The Reine de Naples collection features exquisitely-crafted watches for women in elegant designs. This collection truly deserves its title of “Watches fit for a queen.” A hallmark of these watches is their oval-shaped cases with the crown located at 4 o’clock and their single ball-shaped lugs situated at 6 o’clock. 

Breguet Héritage Collection

The Héritage collection includes watches both for men and women, instantly recognizable by the curved tonneau case and elegant lines.

Breguet High Jewellery Collection

The Breguet High Jewellery Collection features exquisite fine jewelry timepieces for women, each one an elaborate piece that exudes exceptional craftsmanship and revolutionizing gem-setting techniques.