Before inventing the tourbillon, Abraham-Louis Breguet revolutionised repeating watches with a gong spring. The legacy is underlined by a new minute repeater as well as tourbillon watches from Breguet Classique Complications collection.
The latest Classique Répétition Minutes 7637 features a black Grand Feu enamel dial with the minute track, Breguet Arabic numerals and logo highlighted by a powdered silver colour. On the left side of the 42mm rose gold case, a dedicated slide activates the minute repeater.
Historically, the horological complication was devised around 1680 as an acoustic solution to tell time after dark.
Passionate about chiming mechanisms, Abraham-Louis Breguet invented the gong spring in 1783. It was one of the breakthroughs in the early years of his business, following its establishment in Paris in 1775.
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