Breguet Classique 7147

written by YWH team 6 December 2017
Breguet Classique 7147
Quick specs
Price:
Rose gold: € 21.000 | $ 21,000 | approx. £ 18,700
White gold: € 21.500 | $ 21,500 | approx. £ 19,200
Size: 40 mm
Reference: 7147BR/12/9WU (rose gold) | 7147BB/12/9WU (white gold)
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If you are looking for a dress watch, one of the go-to brands is Breguet – without a doubt. With this Breguet Classique 7147 as a prime example.

We previously featured the Breguet Classique 7147 Grand Feu, a new edition with an enamel dial. Quite nice, but this engine-turned silvered 18-carat gold dial with Roman numerals on a chapter ring and Breguet open-tipped hands is a bit more modern. Without losing the ‘dress watch’ appeal.

The Breguet Classique 7147 combines classic decorative techniques with a modern apeal

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A fun piece of trivia about the motifs adorning the watches in the Breguet Classique collection. They are in fact inspired by the decorative codes applied in the early days of horology. Watch decoration was initially motivated by functional concerns. It served to avoid premature tarnishing and strengthened the fragile nature of clear or polished surfaces vulnerable to nicks, scratches or other ‘attacks’. Today, Breguet makes a point to honor these decorative techniques, for example with the silvered gold-dial on this Classique 7147.

The Breguet is powered by the in-house caliber 502.3 SD, an ultra-thin mechanical – only 2.4 millimeters – self-winding movement with an off-centered oscillating weight. This all is housed in a 40-millimeter case with a sapphire crystal case back to observe the movement, which has a balance-spring and escapement in silicon.

The Breguet Classique 7147 is available in white and rose gold and comes on a black or brown leather strap respectively.

Breguet Classique 7147 side

technical data Breguet Classique 7147
Reference:
7147BR/12/9WU (rose gold) | 7147BB/12/9WU (white gold)
Movement:
Movement Breguet 502.3 SD | Automatic | Diameter: 12 lignes | Thickness: 2.4 mm | Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) | Jewels: 35 | Côtes de Geneve | Clous de Paris | Hours, minutes, small seconds | Power-reserve: 45 hours
Case & dial:
40 mm | 18-carat rose or white gold | Anti-reflective sapphire crystal | Sapphire crystal case back | Fluted middle case | Silvered 18-carat gold individually numbered and signed Breguet dial | Roman numerals and Breguet open-tipped hands in blued steel | Water-resistance: 3 ATM / 3 bar / 30 meters / 100 feet
Strap:
Black or brown leather | Gold pin buckle
Price Breguet Classique 7147:
Rose gold: € 21.000 | $ 21,000 | approx. £ 18,700
White gold: € 21.500 | $ 21,500 | approx. £ 19,200
Website:
www.breguet.com

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