Lot 9
BREGUET
MARINE HORA MUNDI 5555
Instant-jump time-zone watch with mechanical memory.
Description
An exclusive mechanical complication with an instant-jump time-zone display. This technical feat is accomplished via the pusher and the crown. Having selected the first city’s time and date, the owner of the watch needs only to set the second city. The watch mechanism then calculates the time and date by means of a clever system of cams, hammers and an integrated differential. At that point, simply pressing the pusher is enough to travel from one end of the planet to the other, all without disturbing the accurate running of the watch.
Another key feature of the Hora Mundi is the dial: this one offers a fascinating interpretation of the world on the wrist by a play on materials and superimposed plates which gives depth to the dial. The first gold base is composed by hand-guilloché waves. An additional sapphire plate displays the luminescent gold hour-markers along with the engraved and varnished navy blue continents. For this special edition, and as a reminder that the planet never sleeps, multiple bright rose gold dots stand out on Earth. Finally, an external flange holds the various elements present on the dial.
Specifications
Model name:
Marine Hora Mundi 5555
Ref: 5555BR/YS/5WV
Case:
18K rose gold case
Dial:
The dial is made of 3 superimposed components:
- A base made of gold with a waved hand-guilloché pattern
- A sapphire plate with gold hour markers along with engraved navy blue continents
- An external flange holds the three components in place
Calibre:
77F1 — Hour, minutes, central seconds, dual pre-set time zones with instant jump and synchronised date, day/night and city display — Selfwinding — 4Hz — Power reserve: 55 hours — Escapement wheel and spiral in silicon
Bracelet:
Rubber strap and triple-blade folding clasp in rose gold
Dimensions:
Diameter: 43.9mm
Height 13.8mm
Specificities:
43.9mm gold case — Water-resistant to 10 bar (100 meters) — Gold dial — Self-winding movement visible through the sapphire case back— Rubber strap and rose gold folding buckle
The brand
Breguet
Elegant design, functionality, readability and the finest movement decoration are the marks of watchmaking excellence from Breguet since 1775.