Review: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Squelette 5935

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From the headquarters in Le Brassus, we encountered the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Squelette 5935 during the Time to Move visit Here is our hands on, detailed review

Breguet Classique Tourbillon Squelette 5935

The Breguet Classique Tourbillon Squelette 5935 is an extension to the beautiful Classique Tourbillon which we fell in love in our full review of the enamel dialed version here.

We had also reviewed the version of this movement with a power reserve indicator here which is housed in a guilloche dialed version The new Squelette seeks to remove some 50% of the mass of the movement, while retaining the integrity and the stiffness required for proper operations of this tourbillon wristwatch.

Breguet Classique Tourbillon Squelette 5935

Two versions are announced One in a rose gold case, and the other in a platinum case.

Both are housed in the sleek, stylish case design which Breguet calls Classique, which, in our opinion is true to its name

The case, dial and hands

Our hands on review sample is the rose gold edition The Breguet Classique is a standard round case, with a small bezel which is rounded and poilished.

It houses the signature coin edged case sides The four lugs appear straight from the frontal dial view which is soldered directly onto the case middle The case is, as the name intends for it to be, very classical.

Both in proportions and in the design Aesthetically pleasing.

The dial itself is almost non existant The entire dial is a pierced sapphire disc bearing the printed Roman numerals and minute dot markers, and only covers a ring like peripheral around the watch face.

As a result, the entire movement is visible from the dial side

The dial is a sapphire ring around the periphery, allowing full view of the movement, which as is skeletonized, affords a large amount of negative space among the complexity of the movement.

As the movement began its life as a full movement, and Breguet sought to skeletonize it by removing material, the layout is somewhat fixed by the earlier application This kind of open-worked watch is not the same as those which feature an open-worked design to start with

As a result, the C581 base movement used is subject to intense scrutiny by the watchmakers as the skeletonizing expert takes on the task to remove as much material from the bridges as possible without compromising rigidity.

And to do it in an aesthetically pleasing way To this end, it is clear from our photographs here, they have achieved this magnificently The bridges feature haute horlogerie elements like sharp inward and outward angles, as well as allowing an unprecedented view of the magnificent tourbillon

The signature coin edge on the case sides, and the lugs, which look like they are straight from the direct dial view, is ever so ergonomically pointing down for a good fit on the wrist

The entire ensemble’s aesthetic is light and very appealing, and as much as the enamel dialed Ref.

5367 seems almost perfect to our eyes, so does this []

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