Breguet, inventor of the tourbillon
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In 2026, Breguet pays tribute to the invention of the tourbillon, for which Abraham-Louis Breguet was granted his historic patent on 7 Messidor Year 9 according to the French revolutionary calendar, corresponding to 26 June 1801. This means that this eminent complication has been an enduring part of day-to-day life for the Manufacture Breguet, its collectors and the entire watch industry – which has since widely adopted its founding principle – for exactly 225 years.
Since then, the Manufacture has continued to foster the progress of the great watchmaker’s invention, constantly drawing on its original inspiration, while over the decades introducing valuable technical refinements serving a single purpose: the quest for precision. All the new models presented today are part of this vision.
A prestigious lineage
Nearly 40 years later, the legacy mission championed by the House of Breguet has led to a magnificent resurgence of the tourbillon, which has returned to the forefront of watchmaking desirability. While the invention that we owe to Breguet has been widely adopted by virtually all players in the industry, only the Manufacture possesses its historical legitimacy, backed by the famous patent of 26 June 1801, exactly 225 years ago.
Classique Tourbillon 7357
The new Classique Tourbillon 7357 is its direct descendant, based on an optimised version of the famous 558 movement now known as Cal. 187B. To mark the Tourbillon patent’s 225th anniversary, the watch is available in two versions (platinum and Breguet gold), bearing the Breguet hallmark.
Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255
The new Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255 features a platinum case with a black aventurine enamel dial. This new colour scheme reinforces the link between the timepiece and its astronomical heritage.
Tradition Tourbillon 7047
Today, Breguet further explores the aesthetics of the Tradition Tourbillon 7047 with a platinum version adorned in a Bleu de France shade adorning the dial and bridges – not only the Tourbillon bridges, but also the large fusee-and-chain bridge that appears on either side of the time subdial.
Marine Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887
The Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887, which is the most complicated wristwatch in all of the brand’s contemporary collections, is unveiled here in a historic livery, its dial adorned with an exact, luminescent representation of the sky over Paris at midnight on 26 June 1801 – the date on which Breguet was granted his patent for the Tourbillon.
Expérimentale 1
The core features of the Expérimentale 1 are a constant force magnetic escapement Tourbillon and a 10 Hz frequency. Based on two fundamental physical principles (magnetism and high frequency), they combine to make the Expérimentale 1 a pioneering creation in the field of wristwatches: more accurate and more reliable.
“The tourbillon is not merely another complication at Breguet: it is part of our DNA and has embodied the House’s spirit of innovation for more than two centuries. Since its invention, we have continually reinvented and refined it in a constant pursuit of chronometric performance, technical mastery and mechanical beauty.”
