Classique 7225
In 1802, Abraham-Louis Breguet undertook construction of a series of five timepieces featuring several devices designed to improve precision, in particular a tourbillon associated to natural escapement. These creations represented the pinnacle of what the master watchmaker could offer his clients in terms of timekeeping.
Today, as part of its 250th anniversary celebrations, Manufacture Breguet is continuing this tradition by announcing the Classique 7225, equipped with a magnetic-pivot balance and a high-frequency escapement (10 Hz).
New chronometricmomentum
The ultimate quest for precision is not the result of a single approach, but rather of several combined devices, as A.-L. Breguet well understood. The great watchmaker himself conducted numerous experiments, ranging from purely mechanical parameters – rotation speeds, frequencies, types of escapement – to more transversal aspects such as the materials and lubricants used.
With hindsight, it is clear that certain advances proved decisive and endured across the centuries. This is naturally the case with the tourbillon patented by Breguet in 1801, as well as the constant-force fusee- and-chain mechanism that now equips the flagship model of the Tradition collection.
Nonetheless, very few developments have focused on high frequency, despite the fact that it enables enabling greater accuracy and rapid recovery from rating anomalies.
The quest for precisiongets a fresh boost
Today, the essential watch components are perfectly well-mastered in terms of production processes, finishing, lubrication and quality control. Systems’ available power and reliability have reached a level such that power reserves now last several days.
The Classique 7225 is therefore taking up the torch carried by A.-L. Breguet and once again setting out to conquer the peak of precision via the high-frequency “slope” or angle.
Manufacture Breguet has been working on this subject since the mid-2000s and on 9 November 2010, a patent was filed for the magnetic pivot.
Reflecting the true Breguet spirit, its principle is particularly audacious: aiming to master the movement’s hitherto sworn enemy – magnetism – within its very heart.
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Breguet Classique 7225,heritage in motion
For its 250th anniversary, Manufacture Breguet presents a new interpretation of its magnetic pivot combined with its high-frequency escapement, inspired by the remarkable design of a timepiece built between 1802 and 1809: the Breguet No. 1176. This creation is unique in many ways.
Technically, it was one of the first four watches equipped with a four-minute tourbillon, and only the fifth tourbillon watch ever sold by the master. This exceptional piece also featured a constant-force escapement using a fusee-and-chain mechanism.
Historically, it belongs to a remarkable lineage of five four-minute tourbillon watches, all sold to prestigious clients of the Quai de l’Horloge.
Certified +/- 1 second,per day precision
This process is entirely in keeping with the spirit of A.-L. Breguet: devoid of any unnecessary complexity, simple to use, as well as substantially contributing to the fast, accurate and intuitive reading of the correct time. In 1809, it was also a means of demonstrating the chronometric superiority of his constant- force tourbillon.
In 2025, this is still the case with High Frequency and its magnetic pivot: for its new Classique 7225, Manufacture Breguet certifies a maximum deviation in rate of +/- 1 second per day .
Precision& excellence
