Tradition 7037

BASELWORLD 2006

FOR BREGUET, 2006 IS MARKED BY CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

Traditon 7037

Breguet’s new Traditon 7037 timepiece features a selfwinding mechanical movement arrayed on both sides of its mainplate. It includes a complication engraved on the front of the movement, a retrograde seconds hand. In salute to the pare-chute shock-absorbing device developed by Breguet to protect the balance staff, watchmakers have now fitted the 18th century’s torsion-blade spring with the latest technological refinements, resulting in an innovative device for wich a patent application has since been filed.

Expressed in the generously proportioned case in yellow or white gold, the design’s understated yet original styling undersores event the tiniest of components in a subtile play of transparency and contrasts. The oscillating weight in gold harks back to a classic period style while the shot-blasted finish, which only a handful of craftsmen today are capable of applying with uniform consistency, adds a contempory note. Finally, a classic cobbled « Clou de Paris » pattern executed by hand on a rose engine adds visual excitement to the dial, off-centered at 12 o’clock. The general design’s impeccable visual balance is further enhanced by the symmetry of its bridges.