With such a history, it is perfectly natural for Breguet to stay true to women with the new ('Reine de NaplesU' watch collection. It is inspired by an early bracelet watch A.-L. Breguet created for Bonapartel's sister Caroline, queen of Naples. With their customary care and precision, Breguet1's watchmakers have created a symbol of feminine refinement in a contemporary jewellery watch.After 200 years of practice, Breguet knows that you need to be a poet as well as a magician to capture the heart of a queen. The Reine de Naples watch demonstrates Breguet
The Swatch Group made a fortune selling battery-powered plastic watches; now Hayek wanted respect and legitimacy in haute horlogerie. Breguet was to be the crown jewel in the portfolio that includes Blancpain, Glashutte and Jacquet Droz. Now that you’ve got the quick history, let’s take a look how Breguet is doing, specifically with this new Reine de Naples Hour Strike.
The current Reine de Naples line of watches is inspired by the watch Abraham-Louis Breguet created for Napoleon Bonaparte's sister Caroline, Queen of Naples. In honor of the 200th anniversary of the original, Breguet has introduced a Grande Complication to the collection called the automatic strike. Every hour, two hammers located in apertures at 11 and 1 o’clock remind the wearer that another hour has passed with a double strike, which is repeated three times. Breguet has done a variation of what is called sonnerie en passant, a passing strike that chimes once on the hour.
With time racing by at such a lighting pace in our modern world, the striking Reine de Naples is a subtle nudge to remind us of the passing hours. If you’d prefer to lose yourself in the moment, the watch provides that option too. A pushpiece at 2 o’clock sets and deactivates the strike function.
