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Breguet 7027 Owner Review by @ikarlwatches
Mastering Tradition. Breguet 7027 The Breguet La Tradition 7027 is a masterpiece that marries historical craftsmanship with modern watchmaking innovation. In this review, I will share my journey of discovering this exceptional timepiece, delve into its rich history, describe its unique features, and discuss its perceived drawbacks that, in my opinion, make it even more…
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R&R – Saving The Breguet For Last
Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of Rob & The Regulator Alex and Rob talk about new watch releases from brands like Breguet, Grand Seiko, Omega and the Rob favorite Hermes. Plus we cover a few cool watches from smaller brands in the Milton Rum Independents Corner. The fine…
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R&R – Alex Likes A Breguet
Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of Rob & Alex we talk about new watch releases from Cartier, Blancpain and Breguet. Plus all the usual rubbish. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is provided by Milton Rum Distillery. Make sure to support our podcast by supporting…
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Owner Review: Breguet Type XX Transatlantique
The Breguet Type XX Transatlantique manages to be classy, charming, and sporty all at the same time. First and foremost, we’re talking Breguet here! I mean, look at the font on that date wheel. That’s nice! If you want a Breguet in your collection and you’re not ready to go all out dress watch and…
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Owner Review: Breguet Classique 5907, Haute Horlogerie
One of the oldest watchmakers in the industry, Breguet has been a brand lately overshadowed by many of its peers. Some might attribute it to the recent trend of sports watches and an ever-changing lifestyle leading to a lower desire for formal dress watches. Let’s be honest, you’re not going to be seeing much of…
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Rob & The Regulator – Faberge or Breguet
Rob & The Regulator are reunited with the third amigo of Two and a Half Watchmakers, Michael from @woodswatchmaking. We talk about Fabege under arm deodorant, Breguet being a terrible joiner, our attempts to get alcohol sponsorship and Rob being the Uber Eats of luxury watches. Rob & The Regulator soundtrack provided by watch enthusiast…
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Rob & The Regulator – The hologram of FP Journe meets the ghost of Breguet
It’s Rom an The Regulator this episode as Rob is replaced by our good friend Roman from @timesromanau. We are also again joined by our other great friend Michael of Woods Watchmaking. We talked for over 3 hours about mechanical movements that don’t get serviced and why it’s OK for watch brands to die. Regulator’s…
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Editorial: Fixing the Brands – Breguet
Abraham-Louis Breguet, the innovator of the horological world. The inventor of the tourbillon and pioneer in the fields of minute repeaters and automatic movements. Sadly, the current brand has as much connection to this great watchmaker as the Faberge toiletries company of the 80s had to the legendary jeweler to the Tsars. From 1775 to…
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Owner review: Ophion 786 Vélos
I can remember my reaction when I saw the Ophion 786 Vélos back in the days (during the COVID period). I instantly thought: “What a beautiful looking and tasteful watch.” My second thought was: “This is too good to be true, either it will be enormously costly or the waiting time will kill my patience”…
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Owner Review: Torsti Laine – Laine V38 Black Guilloche
The Laine V38. In 2021 I visited Torsti Laine in Le Locle (Switzerland) for the first time and wrote a longer text about it for Quill and Pad in spring 2022 (“Visiting Torsti Laine”). Torsti Laine was born in Finland and lives and works in the center of watchmaking in Switzerland. He is a graduate…
