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Breguet’s Unmistakable Signs
1. Breguet Hands
Around 1783, Abraham-Louis Breguet designed slender watch hands with a hollow eccentric “moon” tip for improved readability.
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Since then, Breguet hands, as elegant as they are functional, have become part of watchmaking vocabulary and usage.
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2. The Secret Signature
A token of authenticity in the past, the secret signature is placed on most Breguet dials, often drypoint etched on each side of the numeral 12.
![Breguet In House Movement](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5880c2457f92b892427ba1ee/5e77f67fea74e79e3d74f7a0_continut4-2.jpg)
3. A Single Number
Each Breguet watch is identified by its own individual number and documented in records that have been updated without interruption since the end of the eighteenth century.
![Breguet mother of pearl dial](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5880c2457f92b892427ba1ee/5e77f7518d15c550a534f56f_continut-2.jpg)
4. Engine-turned Gold Dials
Starting from 1786, engine-turned patterns have been used to ensure comfortable reading, a feature prized by Abraham-Louis Breguet.
![Breguet guilloche patterns on gold dial](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5880c2457f92b892427ba1ee/5e77f883ea74e7b81d75f6f1_continut6-2.jpg)
Artisans at the House of Breguet still use the traditional method to create complex and sophisticated guilloche patterns on gold and sometimes mother-of-pearl dials.
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5. Breguet Numerals
At the end of the eighteenth century, Abraham-Louis Breguet rewrote watchmaking codes by designing delicate and elegant Arabic numerals referred to as “Breguet numerals;” these are still used in the world of watchmaking today.
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6. Welded Lugs
For the sake of solidity, the lugs are welded to the case and the screw-pins hold the strap in
place. The shape of the lugs, adapted to the shape of the wrist, ensures optimum comfort while wearing.
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7. Caseband Fluting
Flutes on the case edges are a sign of elegance specific to Breguet. These vertical striations, typical of Breguet cases, are created using the traditional method of cold rolling, then finished by hand.