The Breguet Customized Chronograph 7077 In Blue

The Breguet Customized assortment should not be solely a tribute to the mannequin’s earlier, with clear historic references and actions which might be designed to mimic these of classic pocket watches, nonetheless it’s moreover residence to extreme issues. And one in every of them is, undoubtedly, the Customized Chronographe Indépendant 7077. A complicated watch inbuilt a really genuine and ingenious strategy, the chronograph mechanism is completely unbiased and autonomous. First launched in 2015 and one factor of a hidden gem inside the mannequin’s assortment, it now returns in a modern-looking combination of white gold and Breguet blue for the dial.

A watch that has been inside the assortment for over 9 years now, the Customized Chronograph 7077 was beforehand obtainable in white gold with conventional silvered accents or in pink gold. Nevertheless there’s a third mannequin now, with the standard blue shade of the mannequin, changing into a member of the Customized Retrograde Seconde (underneath, left), the Customized Quantième Retrograde (underneath, heart) and the great Customized Tourbillon Fusée-and-Chain (underneath, correct), within the equivalent shade.

Breguet’s Customized Chronograph

Nevertheless let’s shortly return to the movement contained within the Customized Chronographe Indépendant 7077, which we have explored in-depth proper right here. Most chronographs are constructed spherical a mechanism driving the time indication and a chronograph mechanism that engages with this base movement when it is started, attributable to a coupling mechanism or clutch. The chronograph is pushed by the timekeeping mechanism, producing friction, lack of amplitude and lowered vitality reserve. The Breguet 7077 mechanism, nonetheless, is constructed with a chronograph mechanism that is totally unbiased and autonomous.

There’s no interaction between the timekeeping indication and the chronograph. On one aspect, an unbiased sub-movement – composed of 1 barrel, one gear follow, and one oscillator – manages timekeeping. On the alternative aspect, an unbiased mechanism, with its private vitality provide, gear follow and oscillator, regulates the chronograph capabilities. On the appropriate aspect is the going follow for the time indication, which is regulated by a 3Hz oscillator and has an affect reserve of 55 hours. On the left aspect is the chronograph half, which operates at a 5Hz frequency (thus capable of displaying the 1/tenth of a second), with a stability wheel regular out of lightweight titanium. Every sub-movements embrace a silicon Breguet hairspring and silicon pallet escapements.

One in every of many subtleties of the Customized Chronograph 7077 comes from the availability of vitality for the chronograph, as a result of it isn’t a standard spring coiled proper right into a barrel. The vitality is saved in a flexed blade spring that requires a lot much less home. The following vitality reserve for the chronograph mechanism is rated at about 20 minutes, ample to measure transient durations of time. A smart and smart reply, this blade is flexed when resetting the chronograph. So, you under no circumstances wish to fret about winding the chronograph mechanism. Pressing the reset pusher flexes and arms the blade spring. Lastly, the chronograph mechanism is managed by two brakes. Its titanium stability wheel is freed when the chronograph is started and blocked when it is stopped. A chronograph activation indicator is located at 6 o’clock.

The New Blue Customized Chronograph 7077

Whereas technically an equivalent, this new mannequin of the Breguet 7077 Chrono gives a contact of modernity and boldness to a bunch that has on a regular basis had good enchantment. Although it is modelled after classic watches, the Customized feels extraordinarily technical and has a updated look. The imposing white gold case, with conventional Breguet fluted bands and straight soldered lugs, measures 44mm in diameter and 14.1mm in peak, however the dimension stays beneath administration at 48.65mm. The crown is classically positioned at 3 o’clock whereas the screw-locked chronograph pushers at 4 and eight o’clock carry an unconventional design contact.

The underside of the movement, which is totally seen by the doorway sapphire crystal, retains the usual matte grey frosted finish of the gathering, along with the fascinating architectural and historically associated stepped finger bridges. The shock security system for the soundness wheels highlights one in every of Breguet’s improvements, the “Parachute”, with its distinctive blade spring to hold the pivots. The ending is, as on a regular basis with Customized watches, pretty spectacular.

What’s new are the blue touches of shade, which may very well be found on the within precision monitor for the chronograph, along with the steady gold off-centred guilloché dial with its clous de Paris pattern. The latter, indicating the hours and minutes with rhodium-plated open-tipped Breguet palms, moreover incorporates two arched tracks for the 20-minute chronograph counter and the power reserve indicator.

By the sapphire caseback, you’ll see the rest of the movement. And whereas there isn’t any such factor as a regulating organ seen, there’s nonetheless fairly a bit occurring, along with various finger-like bridges and, on the bottom, the blade gadget that serves as a provide of vitality for the chronograph. As with the dial aspect, the decoration and ending are spectacular nonetheless not overly demonstrative.

As you’d depend on, the alligator leather-based strap is equivalent darkish blue shade as a result of the dial and is closed by a white gold triple-blade folding clasp. Accessible from the eternal assortment, the model new Breguet Customized Chronographe Indépendant 7077BB might be priced at CHF 86,500 (incl. taxes).

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