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Hands-on: Breguet Nautical Tourbillon 5577 This year, Breguet launched an “entry-level” tourbillon movement in its marine collection. Available in rose gold or platinum and priced in the high six figures, these watches are simple sports watches with tourbillons. It's not the most natural combination, but it manages itself in a way that's charming, if not perfect. After using the rose gold version for some time, I can say that the Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5577 is an undeniably attractive watch that has very few issues for me.

Even though the dial is the main attraction, I think the dial is also the weak point of the watch. There's certainly a lot to like here. The slate gray dial features alternating finishes, with the hour and minute rings providing a matte contrast to the sunburst base. The beveled brand name and sunburst pattern throughout are a nice touch. The phone features a novel offset, bisected luminous design that looks attractive in the hand or on the wrist. The simple tourbillon bridge reveals low-key sophistication. This isn’t some huge gold tourbillon cage with dramatic construction (although Breguet does offer some, if you prefer).

Where the design fails is in the hour and minute markers. Mind you, I don't really care about these things when I'm admiring the watch on my wrist, but I'm definitely giving it some thought when I examine it more closely and edit these photos, which is to say, they're things that make a difference when you Wearing your watch for a considerable amount of time can cause problems for you. First of all, the luminous hour markers and luminous minute scale are far less refined than the rest of the watch. The sans serif font and rounded corners are almost child-like next to the brand logo and tourbillon.

These hour markers and markers are standard for the nautical collection, but are made even more striking thanks to the addition of a tourbillon and the effect of the tourbillon. The minute track at 4 o'clock protrudes awkwardly, creating an unnecessary imbalance on a watch already equipped with an offset dial. On Breguet's classic tourbillon, the tourbillon has its own complete seconds track, while the minute markers are simply omitted. While I don't think the second chime would look good, I strongly wish the chime was simply interrupted. Also, I think giving the center dial the same wave pattern found on many marine timepieces would help balance the interest of the markings.