Breguet Classique Souscription 2025
The House of Breguet celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2025, with the unveiling of the Classique Souscription 2025 wristwatch in Paris, home to Abraham-Louis Breguet’s workshop, which saw the birth of the master watchmaker’s great inventions. The first timepiece with a simplified architecture, the design was epitomised by the purity of the white enamel dial, the time displayed by a single hand, yet with a remarkable legibility.
Dressed in immaculate enamel, the dial symbolised the refined aesthetic intended by the master watchmaker. Based on simplicity and contrasts, it was easy to read. At its centre was a unique, steel, open-tipped Breguet hand, which had been flame-blued and curved entirely by hand. Its tapered tip hovered over the famous, slightly inclined Breguet Arabic numerals, as well as the circular “chemin de fer” (railroad track) with its specially designed sectoring indicating the hours and the 5, 10, 15 and 30-minute markings. The numbers and minute markers were in black, petit feu enamel, the same as the Breguet signature placed at 12 o’clock.
On the back of the case, the generously sized, slightly domed, sapphire crystal revealed the mechanical construction of the new VS00 calibre in gilded brass in the same shade as Breguet gold. It was decorated with an entirely new type of guilloché pattern unveiled that year, called Quai de l’Horloge. This new design was inspired by the singular curves of the Île de la Cité and the slender refinement of the Île Saint-Louis to create a harmonious rhythm that could be infinitely modulated.
