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Breguet Marine Chrono - Stupid Value for the $
After owning the original time only version of this watch, I decided to give the chronograph a shot.
Chronographs make any watch better. You get a more interesting movement, more hands on the dial, and in this case, even more elaborate guilloche patterns. Given I love the time-only variation, I figured, why not dip into the chrono 😊 The watch is great value relative to others that sell for the same amount of money used, and even up to 2x+ used. For example, a Daytona is ~mid 20s right now. These are far less, and clearly feature much more handwork. Examples of what I mean: The guilloche – it is all done by hand, whereas brands like Patek and FP Journe stamp their dials. Guilloched rotor, a nice touch but the anglage or lack thereof is kind of disappointing. It is not as well finished as my Tradition or the Reveil Du Tsar. Not a huge deal given price...but was just a little surprised I guess. The best part about this series are the heat blued numerals. They look black until they are exposed to direct light, and then pop blue nicely! Tried to capture that here. Other nice details include the stepped date indicator, wave motif chrono pushers, and wave motif strap retainers. Unfortunately, this one has a problem with the chrono not resetting properly, so I will be returning it to the dealer soon which is a bummer. But hoping I can find another one soon... Enjoy the pics - just cell phone shots + lightroom. |
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Looks fabulous. I like big date chronographs. How bright are the lumed hour and minute hands? Good enough to tell time at night assuming it was charged during the day?
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Fantastic watch bummer on needing to return.
Im obsessed with the time/big date version have 4 variations of it that I wear constantly. I’ve never seen the chrono in flesh and worried it was too large - how much larger does it wear compared to the time/big date version?
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Stunning watch - wow.
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That craftsmanship is beautiful, as are the photos. Beautiful watch!
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It is very heavy though, kind of surprised. Weighs more than my platinum Roth for example |
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Every Breguet is insane value for the money
Good for us, 90% of the self proclaimed enthusiasts are too stupid to understand and they keep on buying Patek, AP and Rolex. Nothing wrong with these 3 I have them too but the market offers much more and this is something still don't understand A good example was the Phillips auction in Geneva yesterday That FUGLY 40th anniversary white gold nautilus chrono made in 1300 pieces sold for more or less 400K euro A platinum 5070 that is 10 times more watch, 10 times more important, 10 times more rare and 100 times better finished ... sold for about 200K Again, pure stupidity from people that prefer hype above brains
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How about paying 17 million for a below average Daytona owned by an actor most people don’t even know outside his salad dressing line? What racks my brain is that 5970s sit around for 200k meanwhile people will happily fork over 200+ for PM nautilus lol
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I love it. I'm just recently getting into Breguet, but I definitely see another purchase on the horizon.
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Real Name: Richard
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Gorgeous watch
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Love this watch…incredible value. Breguet is so underrated.
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Mine says hello. Tradition may come next
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Real Name: Michael
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Amazing watch. I wish I could find one in unworn condition with box and papers.
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They are beautiful watches but I just find they do not fit mid sized wrists well due to the lugs. I have 6.8 in wrists and found it very out of balance visually and somewhat uncomfortable when I had a Marine.
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