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Breguet Tourbillon Chronograph 38mm Yellow Gold
Ref. 3567
The 3567 sits at the intersection of two things Abraham-Louis Breguet considered his finest achievements: the tourbillon, which he patented in 1801 to defeat the effects of gravity on a pocket watch's rate, and the chronograph, which added a layer of mechanical complication his successors would refine across two centuries. Combining both in a single manually wound movement at this scale is an exercise in controlled density — the Calibre 554 makes room for the tourbillon carriage at the dial's lower register while keeping the chronograph architecture readable above it. The guilloché dial is worked by hand on a rose engine, and what that means in practice is that no two are identical. The silvered surface catches light differently depending on the angle — from straight on it reads as quiet and pale; tilted, the engraved pattern asserts itself fully. Blued steel open-tipped hands and Roman numerals are the house's longest-standing conventions, chosen for legibility as much as aesthetics. The coin-edged case fluting, the welded straight lugs, the signed buckle — none of these are decorative afterthoughts; they are the vocabulary Breguet has used consistently enough that the watch reads immediately as a Classique without needing to announce itself.
- Reference
- 3567
- Brand
- Breguet
- Collection
- Classique
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case material
- Gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Manual
- Calibre
- 554
- Functions
- Chronograph, Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Learn more about Breguet
Abraham-Louis Breguet opened his workshop on the Quai de l'Horloge in Paris in 1775 and proceeded to invent a substantial portion of modern watchmaking. The tourbillon, patented in 1801, remains his most famous contribution, though the pare-chute shock protection, the self-winding perpétuelle, the gong spring for repeaters, and the first wristwatch — made for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810 — all belong to him.
His aesthetic contributions are equally durable and now generic: guilloché dials engraved by hand, blued steel hands with hollowed moon tips, coin-edge case bands, and the slender Breguet numerals. Watches from unrelated houses still use all of them.
The French Revolution forced Breguet to flee to Switzerland in 1793. He returned two years later to a client list that read as the European establishment — Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, Tsar Alexander I. The Marie Antoinette pocket watch, commissioned in 1783 and finished in 1827 long after both queen and maker were dead, is among the most storied objects in horology.
The company passed through several hands in the twentieth century before Nicolas Hayek acquired it for the Swatch Group in 1999 and invested heavily in restoring its technical standing. The modern Classique and Tradition lines deliberately mine the archive, the latter exposing the movement architecture of Breguet's own subscription watches on the dial side.
- 1775
- Abraham-Louis Breguet opens his Paris workshop.
- 1801
- Patents the tourbillon.
- 1810
- Delivers the first known wristwatch, for the Queen of Naples.
- 1827
- The Marie Antoinette pocket watch is completed.
- 1999
- Acquired by the Swatch Group under Nicolas Hayek.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,868), Chronograph Watches (1,199), Leather Strap Watches (1,037), Silver Dial Watches (715), Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (369) and Solid Gold Watches (163).
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 38mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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| Specification | 3567 | X50A2879 | 405.035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £58,000 | £36,450 | £80,000 |
| Case size | 38mm | 38.5mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | 48 hours | 60 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is hand-wound, so it needs winding every day or two but never a battery.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 38mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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