Introducing The Breguet Tradition Dame Ref. 7038

Well ahead of Baselworld 2017, Breguet has announced the very first ladies' watch in the Tradition collection, the Tradition Dame Ref. 7038. The Tradition collection's movement architecture is based on the Souscription watches originally created by Abraham-Louis Breguet as a way of making it easier for buyers to own one of his watches. Souscription watches had a single hand, and you could buy one with a downpayment and pay the rest on delivery. Breguet being Breguet, however, they were still beautifully made and very elegantly laid out, with a symmetrically arranged train that lends itself very well to placement on the dial side of a modern wristwatch.





This latest Tradition has a 37mm rose gold case with Breguet's signature fluted case band and the dial is engine turned mother of pearl. You'll also notice the floral engraving on the central barrel. The bezel is set with 68 brilliant-cut diamonds and a "watch jewel" (read: synthetic ruby) sits perched in the crown.

The movement is caliber 505SR, which has been used before by Breguet (in the 38mm ref. 7037, for instance), and it's an automatic 14 ligne caliber running in 38 jewels with a 50 hour power reserve. Both the lever and the Breguet balance spring are in silicon.



Pricing is not yet available, but we'll update you as soon as we have it. For a look at Breguet's more technical side, check out HODINKEE founder Ben Clymer's A Week On The Wrist with the 10 Hz Classique Chronometrie. 

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