Breguet | Breguet Night, a Gathering of Fans, Held in Collaboration with Breguet x OPENERS! Gallery
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Breguet | Breguet Night, a Gathering of Fans, Held in Collaboration with Breguet x OPENERS! Gallery

<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> The venue was Cite du Temps Ginza on the 14th floor of the Hayek Center in Ginza.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> In addition to past masterpieces, portraits of founder Abraham-Louis Breguet and photographs of aircraft from the Louis Breguet Aviation Company were also on display.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> An exhibition looking back at Breguet's history of over 200 years.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "Breguet No. 5060 Marine Chronometer." Brass case, mahogany box, gimbal, silver dial, single barrel, detent escapement. Sold on October 13, 1835, to Mr. Huet, Breguet's agent in Nantes, for 1,100 francs.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "Breguet No 3732 Pocket Watch for Naval Aviation." Center seconds watch with world time function. Chrome-plated case, 24-hour black dial, lever escapement. Engraved on the case back: FRENCH NAVAL AVIATION MARINE NATIONALE AERONAUTIQUE NAVALE 0124-A. Case diameter 50mm. Sold to the Navy on June 17, 1958, for 24,000 francs.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> A page from a Breguet publication introducing the "Marine Chronometer Breguet 4330."
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "Type XXII." Created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the "Type XX." It garnered much attention for features such as its 4Hz beat rate. Initially available only with a calf leather strap, a bracelet version (pre-sale price ¥2,173,500) is scheduled for release within the year.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> Cheese accompanied the MUMM champagne. Selections included Swiss "Etivaz," French "Comté," and "Mimolette," provided by cheese specialty store Le Cluse.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "Breguet No 4100 (1st Generation) Type XX Wristwatch Chronograph." Stainless steel case, black dial, 15-minute counter, flyback function. Serial No. 5 of 500 units manufactured for the French Navy. Delivered to the French Navy on January 13, 1960.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> DJ Tomoyuki Tanaka welcomed guests.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> Guests enjoyed DJ Tomoyuki's set with a glass of MUMM champagne.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> The "Breguet XIV" aircraft, manufactured by the Louis Breguet Aviation Company, was once featured on a French banknote. The pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, known as the author of "The Little Prince," used it as a mail plane, and his beloved aircraft was depicted on the old 50 French franc banknote alongside an illustration.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "Breguet No 1780 (1st Generation) Type XX Wristwatch Chronograph." Gold case, black dial, 30-minute counter, flyback function, lever escapement. Case diameter 38mm. Completed in 1955. Only three units of this gold case model were produced.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> Left: "Breguet No. 3924 Aircraft Chronoscope, Manual Wind." Electric 1/50th second timer with a 6-minute center totalizer. Sold in 1958. Right: "Breguet No. 4465 Dashboard Chronograph Type 31." Black-coated steel case, black dial, 60-minute counter, straight-line lever escapement. Size 60mm x 60mm. Sold in 1958.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "Breguet No. 20799 (2nd Generation) Type XX Wristwatch Chronograph." Polished stainless steel case, black dial, Arabic numerals, 15-minute and 12-hour counters, flyback function. Case diameter 40mm. Sold in 1975.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> A talk show featuring Tomoyuki Tanaka and OPENERS Editor-in-Chief Koichi Yamaguchi.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> Tanaka is also a Breguet enthusiast.
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "While I want the latest Type XX, my inner otaku compels me to be strongly drawn to the original first generation."
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> "Techno refers to technology. I chose music that plays that techno classically, finding a commonality with Breguet."
<strong>Breguet x OPENERS NIGHT</strong> Christophe Savioz, who oversees Breguet at The Swatch Group, also took the stage.
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