Wristwatches · Wristwatch
Breguet Classique, 2000s
- Maker / attribution
- Breguet (maker)
- Date
- 2000s
- Historical period
- Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Dimensions
- Case 34 mm
- Stock no.
- 40992033
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Analog/Shift (40992033)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Breguet Classique (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Analog/Shift (dealer), New York (stock number 40992033), this is a wristwatch by Breguet, made in Switzerland, dated 2000s. The Atlas places it in the Mechanical Renaissance period (1990 – 2010) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 34 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Analog/Shift
Breguet makes the best dials in the biz. Yeah, we said it. Their signature engine-turned dials, individually numbered and hand-finished, are simply beautiful works of art. You’d be hard-pressed to find such fine attention to detail in a watch costing many times what, say, a time-only or time-and-date model from the brand’s Classique line trades for. This particular Classique, a Reference 5907, dating to the 2000s, is housed in a 34mm 18K yellow gold coin-edged case with a sapphire crystal as well as caseback, a signed 18k yellow gold crown, and a polished bezel. It features a stunning silver cloud-de-Paris dial with black 'Roman' indices, a blued steel ‘Breguet’ handset, a sub-seconds register at 6:00, and an outer minute track. Powered by the hand-wound Breguet Calibre 510 with 95 hours of power reserve, it comes paired to a brown alligator leather strap with gold-tone pin buckle. . Well balanced, highly detailed, and utterly captivating, this dressy timepiece is a perfect example of the savoir faire that has made the Breguet maison a legendary name in watchmaking for over 200 years. While modern day watchmakers like Francois-Paul Journe, Roger Smith, and Phillipe Dufour are heaped with praise, Abraham-Louis Breguet remains the most influential watchmaker ever. Full-stop. His namesake brand carries on his legacy of sophisticated and beautifully executed timepieces for only the discerning few. Get your hands on this Classique before the secret gets out!
Historical context
Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
Mechanical watches return as cultural objects; independent watchmaking flourishes.
Mechanical watches returned as cultural and luxury objects. Complications, tourbillons and new materials proliferated; independent watchmakers such as George Daniels, F.P. Journe and Philippe Dufour revived artisanal watchmaking; collecting vintage watches became a major field.
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Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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