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Taking another look at the Breguet Classique 7147
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Taking another look at the Breguet Classique 7147

Editor’s note: There’s a lot of hype around steel sports watches these days, with seemingly every watchmaker and their proverbial dog jumping on the bandwagon.…
These 4 watches are a sure bet for this year’s Spring Racing Carnival
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These 4 watches are a sure bet for this year’s Spring Racing Carnival

With Melbourne’s world famous Spring Racing Carnival now in full swing, there’s a fair bit of chatter about what sort of watch you should be…
This Breguet Classique 7147 is pretty unbeatable as a dress watch
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This Breguet Classique 7147 is pretty unbeatable as a dress watch

Editor’s note: Watch people love nothing more than popping watches into genres or tropes. And while a lot of the time these categorisations can be…
A different kind of luxury sports watch – the Breguet Marine 5817 Big Date
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A different kind of luxury sports watch – the Breguet Marine 5817 Big Date

Editor’s note: The Marine is Breguet’s star of the show at the moment, with a profusion of new models in the house — including some…
T+T Team List: Which watch marketed at a different gender?
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T+T Team List: Which watch marketed at a different gender?

Here at Time+Tide HQ, the banter is fast, free-flowing and deeply uninteresting for anyone who doesn’t love watches. Sometimes this spitballing makes it beyond our…
Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018
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Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018

There comes a time in the journey of every watch collector when the pursuit of the most complicated watch loses its shine, as you start…
LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019
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LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019

The eighth edition of Only Watch is underway, with the release of the unique pieces offered by the 50 brand partners. After raising 40 million…
Dual time done right, the Breguet Classique Hora Mundi ref. 5717
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Dual time done right, the Breguet Classique Hora Mundi ref. 5717

Editor’s note: Trust Breguet to take the comparatively uncomplicated act of adding a second time zone into something extra. Rather than your typical GMT hand…
LIST: 7 watches to check out at Melbourne Watch Week
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LIST: 7 watches to check out at Melbourne Watch Week

For the second year running, Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz and Glashütte Original — The Swatch Group’s top-tier brands — are showcasing their latest and greatest…
RECOMMENDED READING: This is what Kanye’s go-to art guy thinks of Breguet
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RECOMMENDED READING: This is what Kanye’s go-to art guy thinks of Breguet

Breguet — as we discovered last week — is a pretty classic brand. Heck, they’ve even got a line called the Classique. So when we…
EVENT: Breguet’s 2019 collection lands in Melbourne
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EVENT: Breguet’s 2019 collection lands in Melbourne

Tuesday night in Melbourne was quite chilly, and rainy to boot. But that didn’t stop our watch-loving readers from assembling at Fitzroy’s Cutler & Co…
4 Australian businessmen proving their watches are all business
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4 Australian businessmen proving their watches are all business

Today we are focusing on the watches owned and worn by prominent Aussie businessmen, from mining magnates to property moguls and shopping centre kings.  Sir…
INTRODUCING: The Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Flat Skeleton 5395
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INTRODUCING: The Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Flat Skeleton 5395

Last year, Breguet introduced a stunningly simple, surprisingly asymmetrical addition to the Classique family, the Tourbillon Extra-Flat. This year, at Time to Move, they’ve premiered…
The world of watchmaking at Breguet
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The world of watchmaking at Breguet

Editor’s note: Next week, Breguet will unveil its 2019 releases to the world, and we can’t wait. So, in preparation, we thought we’d have another…
This is what a dress watch should look like – the Breguet Classique 7147
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This is what a dress watch should look like – the Breguet Classique 7147

Editor’s note: There’s a risk with dress watches that they become overly simple. Boring even. That’s not what’s going on with the Breguet Classique 7147, which…
INTRODUCING: The new Breguet Classique 5177 will have you singing the blues
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INTRODUCING: The new Breguet Classique 5177 will have you singing the blues

If there was the platonic ideal of a dress watch, I’m willing to bet that it would look a lot like Breguet’s Classique: simple, elegant,…
HANDS-ON: The Breguet Marine Chronograph ref. 5527
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HANDS-ON: The Breguet Marine Chronograph ref. 5527

If I’m being honest, this is one of the less “Breguet” watches Breguet has released in recent years. It’s an unconventional mix of traditional features,…
HANDS-ON: Around the world with the Breguet Classique Hora Mundi ref. 5717
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HANDS-ON: Around the world with the Breguet Classique Hora Mundi ref. 5717

The remarkable Hora Mundi ref. 5717 made its first appearance in 2011, to an enthusiastic reception. Then, in 2016, when Breguet launched an updated version…
VIDEO: Never break the chain … Breguet’s Tradition 7047 is a masterpiece of fine watchmaking 
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VIDEO: Never break the chain … Breguet’s Tradition 7047 is a masterpiece of fine watchmaking 

This watch is pure flex. And not just because it’s a beast on the wrist, thanks largely to that hugely tall domed sapphire crystal. No,…
VIDEO: Breguet’s grand Tradition
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VIDEO: Breguet’s grand Tradition

The Tradition is a very special watch in Breguet’s prestigious collection. The brand is renowned for their classic style and peerless heritage. The Tradition collection…
INSIGHT: Classic design pushed forward – the world of watchmaking at Breguet
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INSIGHT: Classic design pushed forward – the world of watchmaking at Breguet

With a brand so rich in history, the origins of what can only be called typical Breguet design cues date a fair ways back into…
SPOTTED! By AG: Dispatch 15, October 2018 – a heavy metal month
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SPOTTED! By AG: Dispatch 15, October 2018 – a heavy metal month

October was a fun month for watch-spotting, with no discernible theme, other than perhaps gold? Even then, we kept things real — here’s a look at…
LIST: 5 utterly useless complications and why we love them
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LIST: 5 utterly useless complications and why we love them

The most straightforward definition of the word complication is “a difficulty”. But not to state the obvious, nothing is simple about being complicated. And as…
EDITOR’S PICK: If you love watches, then you need to know these 5 Breguet inventions
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EDITOR’S PICK: If you love watches, then you need to know these 5 Breguet inventions

Editor’s note: There are certain words and terms that get thrown around a lot here in watchland. We should know, we’re more than guilty of…
EVENT: Melbourne Watch Week kicks off, and our 4 standout picks 
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EVENT: Melbourne Watch Week kicks off, and our 4 standout picks 

Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz and Glashütte Original, representing the Swatch Group’s top tier watch brands, have teamed up to show off their latest and greatest…
EDITOR’S PICK: The other side of Breguet – the Type XXI 3817
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EDITOR’S PICK: The other side of Breguet – the Type XXI 3817

Editor’s Note: It’s easy (too easy, really) to pigeonhole a brand, often unfairly. For me, my first association with Breguet was all fluted cases, engine-turned…
HANDS-ON: Titanium case and a new style dial – the Breguet Marine 5517
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HANDS-ON: Titanium case and a new style dial – the Breguet Marine 5517

Last year, Breguet gave us a first taste of their new design for the Marine collection. However, the new look didn’t get the massive attention…
WATCHSPOTTING: 11 watches worn at the 2018 Oscars, feat. Montblanc, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Apple and Rolex
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WATCHSPOTTING: 11 watches worn at the 2018 Oscars, feat. Montblanc, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Apple and Rolex

It’s that time of year again where Tinseltown rolls out the red carpet for an evening of self-congratulatory grip-and-grinning, closing out the award season run…
HANDS-ON: Keeping illustrious company with the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918
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HANDS-ON: Keeping illustrious company with the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918

First shown at Baselworld 2017, the stunner that is the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 in rose gold is my pick of Breguet’s women’s offerings (in Australia)…
VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 – $20,000 and above
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VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 – $20,000 and above

The sky’s the limit in this final instalment of the best watches of 2017 – and the entry price to this exclusive club starts at…
WHO TO FOLLOW: @barnfindwatches
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WHO TO FOLLOW: @barnfindwatches

John, AKA @barnfindwatches, is a family man and a certifiable watchaholic. In his spare time, he runs the sales organisation for a small software company…
INTRODUCING: A touch of – the Breguet Classique 7787
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INTRODUCING: A touch of class – the Breguet Classique 7787

Enamel is enjoying something of a renaissance in watch manufacturing. Many companies – from Seiko to Patek – are increasingly turning to the nearly forgotten art to…
SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 9, June 2017 – the collector’s edition
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SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 9, June 2017 – the collector’s edition

The past few weeks have been eventful, to say the least. With the team (again) scattered across the country (and the world), here’s what I’ve…
VIDEO: 3 outstanding Breguet watches from Basel 2017, including the incredible Marine Équation Marchante
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VIDEO: 3 outstanding Breguet watches from Basel 2017, including the incredible Marine Équation Marchante

Breguet may not have had the largest collection on display at Basel, but they certainly had one of the most complex. As well as some…
HANDS-ON: The Breguet Classique 7147 gets an enamel update
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HANDS-ON: The Breguet Classique 7147 gets an enamel update

Last year’s slim Breguet Classique 7147 had a spectacular dial, with a central section in detailed engine-turned guilloche and a subdial in a delicate crosshatch pattern.…
MY WATCH STORY: Running into last year’s crush in Hall 1, Jared’s Breguet Type XXI 3817
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MY WATCH STORY: Running into last year’s crush in Hall 1, Jared’s Breguet Type XXI 3817

There are watches you see that have an immediate impact, but then the feeling fades. You see the same watch some years later and you…
BASEL BUILDUP: 4 days to go. The best watches of Baselworld 2016 paired with perfect outfits
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BASEL BUILDUP: 4 days to go. The best watches of Baselworld 2016 paired with perfect outfits

BASEL BUILDUP: To celebrate the sartorial whirlwind who sadly departs Time+Tide today on maternity leave, we couldn’t resist revisiting our Content Director Ceri David’s genius idea…
BASEL BUILDUP: 10 days to go, so here’s our top 10 from last year, featuring the whole damn team
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BASEL BUILDUP: 10 days to go, so here’s our top 10 from last year, featuring the whole damn team

BASEL BUILDUP: We’re counting down, NASA-style, to Baselworld 2017, the world’s biggest watch fair. It’s 10 days until we launch from Australia on Etihad Airways…
HANDS-ON: A different kind of luxury sports watch – the Breguet Marine 5817 Big Date
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HANDS-ON: A different kind of luxury sports watch – the Breguet Marine 5817 Big Date

We’re willing to bet that when you think of Breguet, the first thing that comes to mind is slim elegance, or maybe the old-world charm…
HANDS-ON: The stylish pilot – Breguet’s Type XXI 3817
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HANDS-ON: The stylish pilot – Breguet’s Type XXI 3817

Turns out that Breguet, not content with nailing the brief when it comes to dress watches and innovating left, right and centre are also quite the dab hand…
LIST: 5 Breguet inventions from 1783 – 2010 that all watch lovers should know by heart
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LIST: 5 Breguet inventions from 1783 – 2010 that all watch lovers should know by heart

Every year at Baselworld I attend a technical presentation from Breguet. I’m ushered into a small room, introduced to Swiss gentlemen who work in the…
WHY I WEAR: Breguet – Glenn and his Tradition GMT
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WHY I WEAR: Breguet – Glenn and his Tradition GMT

Some watches always get the double tap when they show up in our Instagram feed. One such model is Glenn’s (AKA @syn_chronus) ridiculously lovely Breguet…
IN-DEPTH: The Breguet Classique 7147 – taking the dull out of dress watch
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IN-DEPTH: The Breguet Classique 7147 – taking the dull out of dress watch

The story in a second: Breguet’s updated Classique 7147 offers traditional style, modern convenience and just the right amount of playfulness. The Classique 7147 is…
HANDS-ON: The Breguet Classique Hora Mundi 5727, a truly unique dual timer
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HANDS-ON: The Breguet Classique Hora Mundi 5727, a truly unique dual timer

One of my personal highlights from Baselworld this year was Breguet’s Classique Hora Mundi 5727. While it’s actually a cosmetic update of the original 5717 Hora…
INSIGHT: How to lose at Geneva watch auctions – a handy guide
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INSIGHT: How to lose at Geneva watch auctions – a handy guide

Editor’s Note: In this special guest post, Time+Tide reader Julian Sack recounts his experiences of trying to buy a watch at the recent Christie’s and Phillips…
LIST: The whole Time+Tide Basel team (all 10 of us) pick an impulse buy and a stretch target watch from Baselworld 2016
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LIST: The whole Time+Tide Basel team (all 10 of us) pick an impulse buy and a stretch target watch from Baselworld 2016

Basel is over, let the lists begin! Not really (spare us) but the memories are still fresh, the passions linger and, frankly, we want to…
BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Our fashion attaché suggests what to wear with all the latest watches from Baselworld
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BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Our fashion attaché suggests what to wear with all the latest watches from Baselworld

The Basel Lookbook, in which our friend and fashion advisor Ceri David casts an eye over the best releases of Baselworld and suggests what might…
LIST: Five of the most important lost watches
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LIST: Five of the most important lost watches

The Story in a second: What do an actor, a tennis player, a queen, an AFL footy player and an astronaut all have in common?…
NEWS: Breguet takes out top prize at GPHG 2014, the Watch Oscars
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NEWS: Breguet takes out top prize at GPHG 2014, the Watch Oscars

Congratulations to Breguet, who, on Friday October the 31st took out watchmaking’s top prize, the ‘Aiguille d’Or’ (‘golden hand’ in French) at the 14th Grand Prix…
REVIEW: The Breguet Classic Tourbillon Quantieme Perpetuel 3797
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REVIEW: The Breguet Classic Tourbillon Quantieme Perpetuel 3797

Breguet holds a special place in the world of fine watchmaking. Founded in 1775. Breguet takes it name from Abraham-Louis Breguet, an Eighteenth century watchmaker…
BASELWORLD 2014: Day 3 – Mechanical Marvels.
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BASELWORLD 2014: Day 3 – Mechanical Marvels.

If the last post was all about the colour of watches, today we’re all about the movement. All the watches highlighted today represent an impressive achievement.…