Breguet Classique Moonphase Power Reserve Date

Breguet makes the best dials in the biz. Yeah, we said it. Their signature engine-turned dials, individually numbered and hand-finished, are simply beautiful works of art. The Breguet Classique Moonphase Power Reserve Date isn’t merely the proud recipient of an excellent Breguet dial, however — it’s also a complicated masterwork, displaying the time, phase of the moon, date, and a power reserve, all within the confines of a 36mm case. Quite simply, it’s evidence that, if well executed, even a smaller dial can convey a multitude of information without becoming overcrowded. Dating to the late 1990s and housed in a 36mm 18K yellow gold, coin-edge case with a sapphire crystal, a sapphire cabochon, and a polished bezel, it features a silver clous de Paris and brushed silver dial with painted black ‘Roman’ indices, a blued-steel Breguet handset, a moonphase aperture between 1 and 2:00, a date sundial at 6:00, and a power reserve indicator from 9 to 12:00. Well balanced and beautiful, it’s a