A master of technical innovation, Abraham-Louis Breguet is credited with developing some of watchmaking’s most inspiring complications - from the tourbillon and its gravitational compensation for precision timing, to shock protection, and self-winding watches. A master watchmaker and businessman, Breguet created “souscription” pocket watches in 1797, which allowed clients to make a down payment on an affordable, reliable watch with the balance due upon completion. This helped him to remain financially stable, and during his lifetime, he manufactured some 700 examples in gold or silver cases.

Breguet’s Tradition Collection was launched in 2005 and is a 21st century homage to Abraham-Louis’ legacy and his “souscription” series. The reference 7057 arrived in 2010 with a size increase to 40mm from the original reference 7027’s 38mm diameter and a larger, more legible timekeeping main dial. It subtly features a power reserve indication to the left of the suspended guilloché dial, also visible on the movement side. Incidentally, Abraham-Louis Breguet was the first to use engine-turning to decorate watches in this fashion. The semi-skeletonized dial, so typical of Breguet pocket watches and wristwatches for the past two centuries, is still hand-engraved by the artisans at Breguet, with a frosted effect, heat-blued screws, and hand-bevelled bridges.

This reference 7057 from the early ‘aughts carries its traditional inheritance nobly, while adapting to modern aesthetics and lifestyles. Consigned by the original owner, it comes complete with the “full kit” including an additional deployant clasp to complement the existing pin buckle, Breguet Certificate of Origin, full suite of product literature, and inner and outer packaging.

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