Hands-On: With The Breguet 7077 La Tradition Chronograph Independant
Breguet introduced somewhat of a show-stopper with its new 7077 La Tradition Chronograph this year. The La Tradition line is no stranger to innovation - e.g. the Fusée Tourbillon - but the 7077 Chronograph represents quite a bit of technical innovation. For starters, it essentially contains two movements and a complete separation of timekeeping versus chronograph-ing accuracy. Literally. One balance is always in full swing, while the other springs into higher-frequency action when activating the chronograph. 1 OF 3 The new 7077 Chronograph is almost completely open-worked. Front and center at 12 o'clock is a sub dial with hob-nail pattern guilloche work in the expected Breguet style. Carved out from this dial in an expansive fashion are the power reserve indicator on the right and the chronograph minutes on the left.A medley of blasted plates, perfectly decouvertured jewel holes and sharp beveling make up the bulk of what's on display, until we reach the tw

Is this a movement issue?
The watch has stopped as the power reserve has wound down. It is now when I start to end the crown on it's winding position for about 60 turns and the seconds hand does not move whatsoever. I then proceed to lightly shake the watch and the seconds hand starts to move. Immediately lay it at rest to see if it would stop as the light jerk should supposedly last under a minute. To my surprise the watch has kept running for over 12 hours now and it seems like the initial wind did raise the power reserve back up. Should I be concerned that the seconds hand doesn't move as I start winding it? With my other watches the second hand starts moving about 10-20 turns after the power reserve has died off. The watch I'm talking about is the 15710st diver with a 3120 movement. I wonder if anybody else has also encountered this issue and care to share. Thanks!

Got the call.........
and bought myself a Fathers Day present. After looking for a couple months my AD called and said The 15202 is here, are you interested? I was there the next morning when they opened. So, here it is, my AP Extra Thin Royal Oak 15202. What a watch!

Just a little GMT Love!
ps. I must remember to clean my watches before I shoot them.

A full hand
always is a winner.