Breguet Oval 7070 YG Champagne Tortoiseshell Dial
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-Specifications
BrandBreguet
Model
Oval
Reference
BA7070
Year
1979
Movement
Manual Wind Cal.839
Case
23x30mm (Without Crown, Lug to Lug)
Material
18K Yellow Gold
Bracelet
Black Leather Strap
Includes
Watch Only
Notes
The watch has been completely serviced by our watchmaker recently
The case has been polished in the service
There is a tiny dent at the lower left lug
Warranty
1-year Mechanical Warranty by us
Shipping
Global shipping via FedEx International Priority
-Description
Breguet is a long-established watch brand founded in 1775 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the acknowledged genius of the watchmaker.
Abraham-Louis Breguet Breguet invented various mechanisms essential to the wristwatch, as well as design elements such as Breguet hands and Breguet numerals, during the pocket watch era.
He is also known for inventing complications such as the tourbillon and perpetual calendar. About 70% of the mechanisms in modern wristwatches were invented or improved by Abraham-Louis Breguet, who is often described as the 'Leonardo da Vinci of the watchmaking world'.
Abraham-Louis Breguet's watches were admired at all European courts, and his clients included Queen Marie-Antoinette of France and Napoléon Bonaparte.
This watch is a dress watch from 1979, Ref 7070, which combines elements of craftsmanship.
The case is oval in shape with a wide bezel and short lugs, which is characteristic of this design.
Although the design is seen in ladies' watches, this watch was sold as a men's watch.
The case sides are decorated with coin-edged decoration. This is an emblematic decoration of Breguet watches.
The dial is a champagne dial with guilloche engraving. And you can see a brown pattern in the middle. This part is actually tortoiseshell.
Dials made of gems, minerals, and shells are known as rare dials, but I have never seen one made of tortoiseshell.
Since there was no information about this watch, we contacted the Breguet Museum with a photo of the watch, and after having them check the sales ledger in Paris, we found out that the dial was made of tortoiseshell.
Tortoiseshell is made from the shells of sea turtles that live in tropical countries, and is a luxury material used for glasses, brooches, and so on.It has a unique sheen and warmth, and gives a calm impression.
The movement is the hand-wound Cal.839, based on Jaeger-LeCoultre Cal.839 which was born in 1975, an ultra-thin movement with a thickness of 1.84mm.
Its successor, Cal.849, is considered the thinnest hand-wound movement currently in production.In addition to Breguet, Cal.839 was also supplied to Chopard, IWC, and Van Cleef Arpels,which shows its high reliability.
[About Leather Strap]
Due to Washington Convention, we cannot export Crocodile/Alligator/Lizard leather overseas.
We will replace the strap with a similar strap made of calf leather as an alternative.
Or we will send the watch without strap if we don't have stocks of them.
[Payment Method]
1. Credit Card (Visa/Master/Amex)
2 Wire/Bank Transfer
*We have U.S/Singapore/EU/UK bank account. So you don't need to transfer internationaly.
[Delivery]
Shipped via DHL Express with full value insurance.
Normally,Item will be shipped in 1-2 working days after payment received.
Tracking number will be provided, and insurance will cover if the item is damaged or missing in the shipping process.
[Custom Duty]
International buyer has a responsibility to pay import duties, taxes or charges. (ex VAT/GST)
We do not accept to declare lower value on shipping label or invoice.We will declare full value of them.
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[Return]
We accept return in the case of shipping mistake or item defect in 14 days after your receive.
1.Can I reserve it?
-Since it is also sold on the web, it cannot be reserved.
2.Can you adjust the bracelet?
-If you fill in the approximate arm circumference when ordering, we will send it after adjustment.
(*Riveted bracelets and folded link bracelets require some time to be adjusted by a repair craftsman.)
3. How long does it take for "delivery after complete service?
-Please consider it to be about 1 month from the date of your order.
(*It may take a little longer depending on the schedule of our watchmaker and the degree of congestion.)
4.Is there a payment deadline? (Bank transfer)
-If we cannot confirm the payment within 2 days after placing the order, the order will be canceled.
5.Can I order by cash on delivery?
- Due to the nature of the product, we do not accept it.
Our stance is that "customers can use good products with peace of mind for a long time."
In order to achieve this, the presence of a skilled repair craftsman is essential.
How well the work is done depends largely on the thoughts of the craftsman.
The watchmakers who Arbitro asks are craftsmen who do not cut corners in such areas, so we ask them to carry out the repair work with peace of mind.
About Complete Service
Complete service, sometime called overhaul is the work of disassembling a mechanical product down to its individual parts, cleaning and reassembling it to bring it closer to its new state of performance.
Roughly speaking, the overhaul procedure is as follows.
1. Separate into case and movement
2. Disassemble the movement
3. Inspection and pre-cleaning of wear condition of each part
4. Wash parts with a special machine
5. Lubrication and assembly
6. Waterproof test
7. Final adjustment and running test.
Some movements are made up of hundreds of parts, but it is a very meticulous process of disassembling them one by one, inspecting them all, cleaning them, and reassembling them.
If you don't overhaul, the oil will deteriorate just like a car, and the risk of wear and damage to parts increases, causing a decrease in accuracy and, in severe cases, not working.
There is also the reason that it will be very expensive to replace parts after they are found to be damaged, so we recommend overhauling once every 2-3 years for economical and long-term use.
About Polishing
Vintage watches have been used for decades, and even the stainless steel used in many watches has rounded corners that were originally sharp, and has many small scratches even though the mirror finish should be beautiful. state.
At Arbitro, some watches are sold with a new finish, based on the idea that you can purchase them in beautiful condition and use them for a long time.
In particular, gold-cased dress watches are finished to bring out the best of the precious metal case.
The watches sold by us that have been given a new finish are shot in very high definition, so you can see that the edges stand out and the light is reflected by the mirror finish.
Also, depending on the case or bracelet, there are cases where multiple finishes such as mirror finish and hairline finish are mixed, but there are not many craftsmen who can distinguish between them and finish them at a high level.
In addition, the “thinness of the case” is also a part that is greatly influenced by the skill of the craftsman.
A watch that has become thinner and has thinner lugs is far from its original design, and the appearance becomes unbalanced.
It is a very precise work that brings the case closer to the original finish by eliminating scratches and dents while reducing the thickness of the case to the utmost limit.
Of course, there are cases where it is better to use the watch as it is, in order to emphasize the history of the watch and its original condition.
We look at each watch and judge whether it is best to finish it before selling it.
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