Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5577

Quick specs Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5577
Price: € 162.400 | approx. CHF 157’000 | $ 151,500 | approx. £ 142,000 (rose gold) / € 178.900 | approx. CHF 173’000 | $ 166,900 | approx. £ 156,000 (platinum)
Size: 42.5 mm
Reference: 5577BR/G2/5WV (rose gold) | 5577PT/Y2/5WV (platinum)

Two new versions of the Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5577 mark the fact that Abraham-Louis Breguet created the tourbillon. Breguet always gets the credits for inventing the tourbillon, although it is likely that others in the Paris scene where he had his workshop, also played a part. However, it was Breguet who patented the tourbillon escapement on the 26^th of Juni in 1801. The history of Breguet reveals a bit more about the company, let’s look at the two new models.

They are housed in either a rose gold or a platinum case, and measure 42.5 millimeters with a thickness of only 9.35 millimeters. Thanks to the ultra-thin movement with tourbillon. They are available with a gold-brown or blue dial with a sunburst pattern. The tourbillon sits at the 5 o’clock position. The hour markers and hands are made of gold, with super luminova.

The Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5577 has a power reserve of 80 hours

The automatic Breguet caliber 581 drives the watch and is only 3 millimeters thick. It can be admired through its sapphire case back, and has 334 components that show the time and deliver a power reserve of 80 hours.

The rose gold Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5577 comes on a black rubber strap, brown alligator leather strap or a rose gold bracelet. The platinum version comes on a midnight blue rubber strap, blue alligator leather strap or a platinum bracelet.