Baselworld 2016: BREGUET TRADITION DAME 7038

Baselworld 2016: BREGUET TRADITION DAME 7038

Breguet’s Tradition collection welcomes a new self-winding Tradition Dame 7038 model.

Women with a penchant for prestigious watchmaking and keen on acquiring an iconic timepiece will undoubtedly be won over by this elegant and technical Tradition watch featuring an ultra-modern, graphic structure proudly exhibiting almost all the movement components on either side of the mainplate. It features a central barrel, a subdial at 12 o’clock bearing hands directly driven by the barrel, as well as a balance-wheel and intermediate wheels forming an arc stretching from 4 to 8 o’clock. The bridge bearing the escapement is reinforced by a hand-chamfered pare-chute – a Breguet invention that serves to protect the balance-staff from shocks. In terms of its display, the Tradition Dame 7038 shows the hours and minutes on a finely engine-turned Tahitian mother-of-pearl dial.

These indications are discreetly complemented by the retrograde seconds engraved on the movement face at 10 o’clock. Another distinctive feature of this ladies’ timepiece lies in the finishing of its movement, with a decoration specifically designed with women in mind. The NAC treatment typical of the Tradition collection and hitherto appearing in grey, anthracite or golden rose tones, is replaced here by a frosted white movement admirably complemented by an 18-carat white gold case. Brilliant-cut diamonds delicately set on the bezel and a watch movement jewel unusually placed on the crown further contribute to the fresh, sparkling character of this Tradition Dame 7038.