Breguet announced the Tradition Seconde Rétrograde 7035

Breguet celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2025 by showcasing the exclusive Breguet gold alloy to the case of the Tradition 7035. This limited edition watch celebrates the distinctive open-worked architecture of the movement, offering a stage where mechanical artistry takes center focus. The watch features a finely guilloché dial that is coated in translucent grand feu enamel of rich Breguet blue. The dial elegantly presents the hours and minutes, while a retrograde seconds display, is nestled between 10 and 11 o’clock.

The reverse side of the Tradition 7035 unveils a golden tableau that is just as captivating as its dial. The oscillating weight glides over satin-brushed bridges, their sleek finish offering a refined contrast to the shot-blasted texture of the mainplate beneath. Crafted in vertically brushed platinum, the crescent-shaped rotor pays tribute to a historic design language, echoing the style favored during the era. A pioneer of watchmaking, Breguet championed the use of platinum to enhance the efficiency of his “perpétuelle” self-winding timepieces. Subtly engraved on the rotor’s upper left edge, the “Pt950” hallmark quietly affirms the metal’s purity and serves as a respectful homage to the legacy of Breguet craftsmanship.

Once reserved for adorning watch cases, guilloché has evolved into a distinguished art form, Breguet pioneering its use on dials to define separate time displays. Today, it remains a signature element of the Breguet identity. The brand proudly maintains the world’s largest working collection of historic guilloché lathes—restored machines capable of crafting an array of intricate patterns, from timeless classics like Clou de Paris to bold modern designs. One such contemporary motif, the Quai de l’Horloge, graces the dial of this latest Tradition model. Its flowing lines echo the curves of the Seine as it weaves around the Île de la Cité—home to Breguet’s original workshop—and the Île Saint-Louis. The design draws inspiration from the Turgot map, an 18th-century masterpiece renowned for its astonishing precision, depicting the streets, structures, and even individual trees of central Paris in vivid detail.

For the first time, the Tradition collection debuts two proprietary hues that embody Breguet’s design language: Breguet gold and Breguet blue. The brand’s signature gold is a sophisticated alloy combining gold, silver, copper, and palladium to produce a rich, luminous warmth unique to Breguet. First unveiled with the Classique Souscription 2025, this exclusive material now forms the 38 mm case of the Tradition 7035. To create visual harmony, a custom-developed plating technique ensures the movement’s mainplate and bridges mirror the golden tone of the case. Delicate silver gears, blued screws, and vivid ruby jewels punctuate the warm backdrop, enhancing the interplay of tones. Notably, the bridges bear a hand-satinated finish on their upper surfaces—a debut detail in the Tradition line.

At the heart of the watch lies a dial that commands attention in Breguet blue—a deep, translucent grand feu enamel that overlays a hand-guilloché pattern inspired by the Quai de l’Horloge. This rich blue tone also unites the retrograde seconds hand and heat-blued screws. The dial’s refined silver accents—including stylized Arabic numerals, a fleur-de-lis minute track, and the distinct serial number at 4 o’clock—stand in elegant contrast, amplifying the brilliance of the enamel and showcasing the Maison’s mastery of both material and detail.