Breguet Marine Royale 5847 alarm watch

The Swiss manufacture has released a rose gold Breguet Marine Royale 5847 alarm watch that costs almost €30,000 and makes strange first impression.

Breguet’s new Marine Royale 5847 alarm watch is a strange piece of gadgetry. Adding a unidirectional rotating bezel with luminous markers to the elegant (yet, overweight) design of the Marine 58xx series, the revered watch manufacture effectively created an amphibious monster that looks stupid on a wet suit and feels funny with a long-sleeve shirt.

Yet, from the technical point of view it is definitely a masterpiece.

The watch is powered by Breguet Cal. 519R automatic movement featuring an alarm complication, which is functional both on the ground and underwater. The alarm is set with a rubber-sheathed second crown at 4 o’clock and is turned on or off with a dedicated push-piece at 8 o’clock.

There is also a small round window at 12 o’clock that displays a “note” sign if the alarm is in “ON” position and a power reserve indicator at 10 o’clock.

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Breguet Marine Royale 5847 alarm watch specification

Price range: $42,000
Movement: Breguet Cal. 519R, automatic, 36 jewels, 28,800 vph, engine-turned rose gold rotor, numbered and signed
Complications: Power reserve, date, alarm
Power reserve: 45 hours
Case material: Rose gold
Case shape: Round
Transparent case back: Yes, sapphire crystal
Case size: 45 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: 18K gold with black rhodium finish, hand-guilloched
Hands: Breguet hands, 18-carat gold
Water resistance: 100 meters
Strap: Rubber
Crystal: Sapphire