Musings on the new Breguet Expérimentale 1
Breguet has released the Expérimentale 1, a new tourbillon watch commemorating the 225th anniversary of the invention's patent. The piece highlights the brand's focus on engineering solutions to mechanical watchmaking challenges like friction and energy management.
Why it matters
This release underscores the intersection of historical horological innovation and modern luxury engineering, maintaining the brand's prestige in the high-end watch market.
Breguet Expérimentale 1 is a tourbilon released by Breguet recently introduces several key innovations. We take a deeper dive and analyse the watch. Here are our insights.
The Breguet Expérimentale 1 Ref. E001BH/S9/5ZV has a RRP of CHF 320,000 . Limited edition of 75 pieces. The watch was released in December 2025.
Fresh from its 250th-anniversary celebrations, which culminated in the Classique Souscription 2025 receiving the “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix, the most prestigious distinction in contemporary watchmaking, Breguet moves to new strengths while continuing to commemorate its historically significant contributions to watchmaking. In 2026, Breguet marks 225 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet was granted the patent for the tourbillon. Dated 7 Messidor, Year IX under the French Republican calendar, the patent corresponds to 26 June 1801 and formalised one of the most revolutionary (pun intended) inventions in the history of mechanical watchmaking.
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