To achieve this stunning dial, Breguet's artisans worked with a somewhat unusual material for a watch: a cameo. Engraving a cameo is incredibly delicate work. An artisan uses a steel stylus to design a pattern of colors that highlight the naturally different-colored stratifications and gradations within a material - in this case, a seashell. The minute and hour hands are slightly offset to allow the beauty of the hand-carved cameo to shine. The caseback is open so you can admire the superbly finished movement, which has a guilloché gold rotor set with mother-of-pearl.
Details
| Company | Breguet |
| Price ($) | 64,800 |
| Price range | < $100,000 |
| Price version | 18K White Gold; Diamonds |
| Carrats | 18K |
| Gender | Female |
| Case | Oval |
| Complications | Hours Minutes |
| Water Resistance | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic |
| Power Reserve Range (hours) | 24 - 48 |
| Power Reserve | 44 hours |
| Case Size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case Diameter (mm) | 40x32 |
| Case Height (mm) | 10 |
| Case Back | Open |
| Case Colour | White Gold |
| Case Material | White Gold |
| Dial Colour | Colourful |
| Dial Material | Seashell |
| Gemstones | Diamonds |
| Caliber | 537/1 |
| Reference Number | 8958BB/51/974/D00D |
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