Chinese tradition meets precision

Swiss watchmakers have joined in the revelry of the Lunar New Year, which begins next Tuesday, with the tiger taking over from the ox as per Chinese astrology. Based on a 12-year cycle, the Chinese zodiac associates each year with an animal possessing different personality traits.

The powerful, strong-willed and daring zodiac animal has been captured through various artistic crafts on mesmerising dials of limited editions that serve as a talisman as much as a timepiece for those born in the Year of the Tiger.

Breguet
7145 – Classique

Breguet pays tribute to the power of the tiger through its in-house guilloché and engraving expertise.

The dial motif is created in three stages for a play on perspective. First, the work begins with engraving the separation contours, part of the decoration and the tiger on the gold…