Personalities Breguet CEO Thierry Esslinger

Nakis Karapatis, head of Breguet's R&D lab, showed me a prototype of what Breguet calls an "Experimental balance wheel." It's a new type of escapement for which Breguet engineers removed the anchor and added magnets Breguet tests of the prototype show significant improvements in efficiency and accuracy Karapatis's team has been working on the escapement for two years.

There will probably be another three to five years of development and testing before Breguet puts it in a watch, Karapatis said "But we need these innovations We have to find other new technologies.

Because it's the DNA of our brand Breguet was an inventor and we have to respect this heritage." He notes that the tourbillon, Breguet's most famous invention, has seen improvements over the years in aesthetics. . Source