Classique Tourbillon Messidor 5335
5335BR/42/9W6
Classique Tourbillon Messidor 5335
5335PT/42/9W6
- Movement 558 SQ2
- Diameter 40 mm
- Shape Round
- Material 18K rose gold
- Number of components 201
- Winding Manual
- Movement 558 SQ2
- Diameter 40 mm
- Shape Round
- Material Platinum
- Number of components 201
- Winding Manual
The Classique Tourbillon Messidor pays tribute to the most renowned of Breguet’s inventions, which was patented in accordance with the French Revolutionary calendar, on 7 Messidor, Year 9 (26 June 1801).
On this entirely transparent watch, the sapphire dial takes a step back so that the complexity of the skeleton mechanism can be admired. Each of its elements has been meticulously polished, angled and shaped by hand. The time is indicated by blued Breguet hands. While the Tourbillon is majestically sits at 6 o’clock.
Timepiece Architecture
Movement 558 SQ2
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Balance wheel
A vis
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Power reserve
50 hours
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Thickness
7 mm
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Frequency
2.5 Hz
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Width
30 mm
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Number of components
201
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Winding
Manual
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Balance spring
Steel Breguet balance spring
Seconds display
The seconds display makes it possible to follow the passage of time with precision. Depending on the construction of the movement, it may take the form of a central seconds hand or an off-centred small seconds display, integrated into the architecture of the dial.
Tourbillon
Invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1801, the tourbillon is designed to compensate for the effects of gravity on the regulating organ. By placing the escapement and the balance wheel in a mobile cage, it remains one of the House’s most emblematic complications.
Bevelling
Bevelling consists in chamfering and then polishing the edges of the movement components. This finish highlights the contours of the parts, catches the light and reveals the precision of the work devoted to the smallest details.
Stretching / dressing
Stretching and dressing prepare or finish metal surfaces through the regular working of the material. These operations create clean, flat and even surfaces, essential both to visual quality and to assembly precision.
Guilloché
Engine-turning engraves regular patterns into the material using a hand-operated lathe. At Breguet, this expertise structures the dial, catches the light and reinforces the legibility of the indications.
Polishing
Mirror polishing consists in working the surface until a perfectly smooth and brilliant reflection is obtained. This finish requires great regularity in order to reveal the material without distorting the angles or volumes of the component.
Sunburst finish
The sunburst finish is a decorative finish composed of radiating lines extending from a central point. It animates the surface through circular reflections and brings relief to components or dials.
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