Classique Souscription 2025
Collections ,
History written in the present tense
The House of Breguet celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2025, with the unveiling of the Classique Souscription 2025 wristwatch in Paris, home to Abraham-Louis Breguet’s workshop, which saw the birth of the master watchmaker’s great inventions.
The first timepiece with a simplified architecture, the design is epitomised by the purity of the white enamel dial, the time displayed by a single hand, yet with a remarkable legibility. More than two centuries ago, it was presented through an advertising pamphlet, the likes of which had never been seen before. Today, the historic, groundbreaking Souscription pocket watch is reborn as a wristwatch.
Classique Souscription 2025, perpetuating a passion born in 1775
The face of the Souscription 2025 model is adorned with a dazzling white, grand feu enamel dial that faithfully reproduces the spirit of the timepieces once produced at the Quai de l’Horloge workshop, such as the No. 246, No. 324 and No. 383 watches. The back is directly inspired by the architecture of the first Souscription watches signed by A.-L. Breguet.
Classique Souscription 2025
A radiant face with classic feature
Dressed in immaculate enamel, the dial symbolises the refined aesthetic intended by the master watchmaker. Based on simplicity and contrasts, it is easy to read. At its centre is a unique, steel, open-tipped Breguet hand, which has been flame-blued and curved entirely by hand. Its tapered tip hovers over the famous, slightly inclined Breguet Arabic numerals, as well as the circular “chemin de fer” (railroad track) with its specially designed sectoring indicating the hours and the 5, 10, 15 and 30-minute markings. The numbers and minute markers are in black, petit feu enamel, the same as the Breguet signature placed at 12 o’clock.
Depending on the light, the inscriptions “Souscription”, the unique serial number and the secret signature appear discreetly between the centre of the dial and 6 o’clock. Generalised on the original Souscription watch, this signature served to authenticate the work of the Breguet workshops and fight against counterfeiting. It is produced, as it was in A.-L. Breguet’s day, using a precision tool equipped with articulated arms: the diamond-point pantograph, which makes it possible to delicately engrave this guarantee of authenticity into the enamel.
This face, with its classic features, is protected by a sapphire crystal with a “chevé” profile. This innovation is also the work of A.-L. Breguet. This format, thinner and less domed than those then in vogue, has a relatively flat surface that gently curves towards the edges to blend harmoniously into the case, which was unprecedented at the time. This distinctive shape, like Breguet numerals and hands, has become part of the vocabulary of contemporary watchmaking.
A beating heart , of mechanical art
On the back of the case, the generously sized, slightly domed, sapphire crystal reveals the mechanical construction of the new VS00 calibre in gilded brass in the same shade as Breguet gold. It is decorated with an entirely new type of guilloché pattern unveiled this year, called Quai de l’Horloge. This new design is inspired by the singular curves of the Île de la Cité and the slender refinement of the Île Saint-Louis to create a harmonious rhythm that can be infinitely modulated. This new creation celebrates guilloché as a living art, sublimated by Breguet’s expertise. The structural typology of the movements in the first Souscription watches produced by A.-L. Breguet was the inspiration for this calibre.
Plan your exceptional moment
Explore our watch creations in
one of our boutiques.
