Among luxury watches for women – or men, for that matter – no name is more evocative or revered than Breguet. Arguably the most important watchmaker of all time, Abraham Louis Breguet's timepieces defined luxury watchmaking during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. As the official watchmaker to the French court, Breguet set style precedents that remain benchmarks to this day.
This Breguet Marine Chronograph embodies all of the classic Breguet craft signatures in a 35mm case size that is ideal for petite wrists. The signature Breguet hands with circular indicator arms are present and rendered in rose gold to match the case. The 18-karat gold case exhibits the “coining” striation pattern that Breguet himself designed to animate the often-overlooked expanse of metal on the flanks of a watch.
A set of sturdy soldered lugs with superior screw-down lug pins keep the white natural rubber strap firmly anchored. The strap features a deployant clasp in matching red gold – the hallmark of a premium strap. Deployant clasps, which expand but never separate, ensure security against accidental falls when donning or removing the watch. In addition, a Breguet black crocodile leather strap is included as a supplemental accessory.
However, the dial of this Breguet chronograph is its pièce de résistance. A true hand crafted masterpiece, the dial is honed from a solid block of natural mother-of-pearl (nacre). The elaborate wave pattern is applied with painstaking care on a hand-turned rose engine lathe. Arabic numerals and sub-dial indexes are applied in a nautical blue tone that sits in striking contrast to the glittering dial.
Even the mechanical interfaces of the watch reflect an artist's eye for style. The winding crown of the watch features an exquisite cabochon-cut blue sapphire that echoes the dulcet blue tones of the dial; the chronograph function selectors are rendered in gentle rolling wave shapes that compliment the chronograph's maritime design theme.
Inside, a Breguet caliber 550 provides 45 hours of power reserve, a jumping date window, and automatic winding by weighted rotor. Fittingly, even the solid gold winding rotor is engraved with the imagery of rolling waves. The wheels, bridges, plates, and levers of the movement are impeccably finished in the finest tradition of the Breguet name.
300watches offers this elegant Breguet and many more fine luxury watches for women at discounts from 20 to 40 percent off new retail pricing. Overnight shipping is available, and 300watches ships internationally for moms overseas. This Mother's Day, give Mom a timeless gift: the kind that tells time.
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