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Breguet Classique 18 Karat White Gold Men's Watch Manual 5238BB/10/9V6.DD00
Breguet Classique 18 Karat White Gold Men's Watch Manual 5238BB/10/9V6.DD00

Breguet Classique 18 Karat White Gold Men's Watch Manual 5238BB/10/9V6.DD00

By Breguet

Located in New York, NY

Brand: Breguet Band Color: Black Gender: Men's Case Size: 40-43.5mm MPN: Does Not Apply Lug Width

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Breguet White Gold Classique Day Date Moonphase Wristwatch Ref 7337BB/1E/9V6
Breguet White Gold Classique Day Date Moonphase Wristwatch Ref 7337BB/1E/9V6

Breguet White Gold Classique Day Date Moonphase Wristwatch Ref 7337BB/1E/9V6

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet, Men's 18K WG Classique. Dial is made from Silvered Gold. Self-winding movement, hand

Category

2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold

Breguet Classique White Gold Automatic Wristwatch
Breguet Classique White Gold Automatic Wristwatch

Breguet Classique White Gold Automatic Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique Mens 18K White Gold Pre-Owned Automatic Wrist Watch. 18k White Gold round style

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

Breguet Yellow Gold Classique Day Date Moon Phase Wristwatch
Breguet Yellow Gold Classique Day Date Moon Phase Wristwatch

Breguet Yellow Gold Classique Day Date Moon Phase Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Bay Harbor Islands, FL

Brand new Breguet classique mens watch, with day, date and moon phase. Deployant buckle. With

Category

2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Breguet Classique 18K White Gold Mens Watch 5170BB
Breguet Classique 18K White Gold Mens Watch 5170BB

Breguet Classique 18K White Gold Mens Watch 5170BB

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique 18K White Gold Mens Watch 5170BB - Automatic winding. 18K White Gold round dial

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Breguet Classique 18k Yellow Gold Men's Watch Ref 3500
Breguet Classique 18k Yellow Gold Men's Watch Ref 3500

Breguet Classique 18k Yellow Gold Men's Watch Ref 3500

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique 18k Yellow Gold Men's Watch Ref 3500 - Manual winding. 18k yellow gold case ( 33

Category

20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique Extra Thin White Gold Men's Watch Ref 5967
Breguet Classique Extra Thin White Gold Men's Watch Ref 5967

Breguet Classique Extra Thin White Gold Men's Watch Ref 5967

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique Extra Thin White Gold Men's Watch Ref 5967 - Manual winding. 18 white gold case

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet White gold Classique Automatic Wristwatch
Breguet White gold Classique Automatic Wristwatch

Breguet White gold Classique Automatic Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique Automatic Men's Watch 5930 BB - Automatic. 18K White gold (35 mm). Silvered dial

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

White Gold

Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Ultra Slim Mens Watch Ref 5157
Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Ultra Slim Mens Watch Ref 5157

Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Ultra Slim Mens Watch Ref 5157

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Ultra Slim Mens Watch Ref 5157 - Manual winding. 18 yellow gold

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Vintage Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Silver Dial Hand Wind Mens Watch
Vintage Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Silver Dial Hand Wind Mens Watch

Vintage Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Silver Dial Hand Wind Mens Watch

By Breguet

Located in New York, NY

warranty card. Brand: Breguet Type: Wristwatch Department: Men Model Number: 1760 Country/Region of

Category

20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Breguet Classique 18K Gold Guilloche Dial Hand Wind Men’s Watch 3910BA/15/286
Breguet Classique 18K Gold Guilloche Dial Hand Wind Men’s Watch 3910BA/15/286

Breguet Classique 18K Gold Guilloche Dial Hand Wind Men’s Watch 3910BA/15/286

By Breguet

Located in New York, NY

This pre-owned Breguet Classique 3910BA/15/286 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Breguet White gold Classique Automatic Wristwatch Ref 5930 BB
Breguet White gold Classique Automatic Wristwatch Ref 5930 BB

Breguet White gold Classique Automatic Wristwatch Ref 5930 BB

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique Automatic Men's Watch 5930 BB - Automatic. 18K White gold (35 mm). Silvered dial

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique Men's Automatic Watch in Rose Gold
Breguet Classique Men's Automatic Watch in Rose Gold

Breguet Classique Men's Automatic Watch in Rose Gold

By Breguet

Located in Bay Harbor Islands, FL

Model #5177BR129V6 Retail $23,200. New Box and papers. Classique wristwatch in 18-carat rose gold

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold

Breguet Yellow Gold Classique Manual Wristwatch
Breguet Yellow Gold Classique Manual Wristwatch

Breguet Yellow Gold Classique Manual Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique Mens 18K Yellow Gold Pre-Owned Wrist Watch. Manual Winding Movement. 18k Yellow

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Breguet Classique Yellow Gold Manual Wristwatch
Breguet Classique Yellow Gold Manual Wristwatch

Breguet Classique Yellow Gold Manual Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Classique Mens 18K Yellow Gold Pre-Owned Wrist Watch. Manual Winding Movement. 18k Yellow

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Breguet Classique Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Papers
Breguet Classique Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Papers

Breguet Classique Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Papers

By Breguet

Located in Atlanta, GA

Breguet Classique Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Papers. Automatic self-winding movement

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold, Silver

Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Box Papers
Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Box Papers

Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Box Papers

By Breguet

Located in Atlanta, GA

Breguet Classique 18K Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch 5177 Box Papers. Automatic self-winding

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Silver, Yellow Gold

Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified
Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified

Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Complications Reference #: 5717PT. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Platinum Silver

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified
Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified

Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Complications Reference #: 5717PT. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Platinum Silver

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified
Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified

Breguet Classique Complications 5717PT, Silver Dial, Certified

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Complications Reference #: 5717PT. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Platinum Silver

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique 3787bb, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 3787bb, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 3787bb, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #: 3787bb. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch White Gold Silver 36 MM

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique 7147BB, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 7147BB, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 7147BB, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #: 7147BB. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch White Gold Silver 40 MM

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique 5207BA129V6, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 5207BA129V6, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 5207BA129V6, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #: 5207BA129V6. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch White Gold Silver 40 MM

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique 3910, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 3910, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 3910, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #: 3910. Mens Mechanical Hand Wind Watch Yellow Gold Silver 33 MM

Category

1990s Swiss Contemporary Pocket Watches

Breguet Classique 3337BA/11/286, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 3337BA/11/286, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 3337BA/11/286, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #: 3337BA/11/286. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Yellow Gold Beige 36

Category

1990s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique 3337ba/1e/986, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 3337ba/1e/986, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 3337ba/1e/986, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #: 3337ba/1e/986. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Yellow Gold Beige 36

Category

1990s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Rose Gold Classique Moon Phase Wristwatch Ref 7787BR/29/9V6
Breguet Rose Gold Classique Moon Phase Wristwatch Ref 7787BR/29/9V6

Breguet Rose Gold Classique Moon Phase Wristwatch Ref 7787BR/29/9V6

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Men's Classique 7787BR/29/9V6 with Moon Phase in 18K Rose Gold. 39mm diameter bezel

Category

2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold, Rose Gold

Breguet Classique Retrograde Seconds 18 Karat Gold Men's Watch 5207ba/12/9v6
Breguet Classique Retrograde Seconds 18 Karat Gold Men's Watch 5207ba/12/9v6

Breguet Classique Retrograde Seconds 18 Karat Gold Men's Watch 5207ba/12/9v6

By Baume & Mercier

Located in Atlanta, GA

Baume Mercier Classima Ultra Thin 18K Yellow Gold Quartz Watch MV045077. Quartz movement. 18K yellow gold case 33.0 mm in diameter. 18K yellow gold fixed bezel. Mineral glass crystal...

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

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By Blancpain

Located in New York, NY

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By Jaeger-LeCoultre

Located in New York, NY

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By IWC

Located in San Diego, CA

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2010s Wrist Watches

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By Patek Philippe

Located in New York, NY

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

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By Patek Philippe

Located in Great Neck, NY

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

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By Jaeger

Located in New York, NY

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By Patek Philippe

Located in Great Neck, NY

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By Carl F. Bucherer

Located in Toronto, CA

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

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By Chopard

Located in Toronto, CA

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Stainless Steel

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By IWC

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By IWC

Located in Berlin, DE

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By Patek Philippe

Located in Switzerland, CH

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By Audemars Piguet

Located in Houston, TX

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Breguet Classique Men For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of breguet classique men for sale on 1stDibs. These distinct designs — crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and Rose Gold — can elevate any look. Find a collection of 1 vintage versions or 9 modern creations for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Our inventory has long been popular, and it includes earlier versions that date to the 20th Century and newer variations that were made as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made iterations of these items over the years, but those made by Breguet and Baume & Mercier are often thought to be among the most beautiful. When shopping our range of breguet classique men, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for women today than there are for men.

How Much are Breguet Classique Men?

Prices for breguet classique men start at $1,991 and top out at $38,199 with these watches, on average, selling for $17,250.

Breguet for sale on 1stDibs

Known for high-quality craftsmanship and meticulous design as well as ease of use and portability, Breguet wristwatches and pocket watches have remained quite popular throughout history. 

Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823) is commonly called the “father of modern horology.” The Swiss horologist is responsible for the creation of many clock and watch innovations that are still used in timepieces today, including the self-winding watch, the tourbillon movement, the perpetual calendar and a shock absorption system. Breguet is also credited with having designed the first wristwatch.

Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Breguet was introduced to watchmaking through his stepfather, watchmaker Joseph Tattet. As a teenager, he traveled to Versailles to apprentice under a master watchmaker. In 1775, he opened his own workshop on the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris. 

Breguet was soon crafting timepieces for the French court, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who purchased several Breguet designs. In 1783, one of her guards (and an ardent admirer) commissioned Breguet to design a gift for the Queen, asking him to develop the world’s most complicated timepiece. It would take 44 years to complete and was finished by Breguet’s workshop in 1827, four years after his own death and 34 years after Marie Antoinette was executed. 

The Breguet No. 160 pocket watch, as Breguet’s 160th watch was officially called, is now in the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem and was the subject of an infamous 1983 theft before it was recovered in 2006. Breguet now sells a reproduction of what is still the fifth most complicated watch in the world.

Plenty of royals, politicians and virtuosos have acquired their own Breguet timepieces, including Queen Victoria, Napoleon Bonaparte, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ettore Bugatti and Sir Winston Churchill.

The world’s first known wristwatch — delivered in 1812 — was created by Abraham-Louis Breguet for Caroline Murat, the queen of Naples (and Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister). By the 1930s, wristwatches comprised the bulk of watch manufacturing in America, superseding the pocket watch

The house of Breguet is still in operation today with an enduring commitment to technical innovation in personal timekeeping. It was run by members of the Breguet family through 1870, after which it was sold to English watchmaker Edward Brown, whose family managed it for the next century.

In 1970, the company changed hands to the French Chaumet family, and in 1999, it was acquired by the Swiss Swatch Group. Breguet’s Reine de Naples drew on the founder’s watch for Murat and introduced an unusual ovate case to a receptive public in 2001.

Find a range of vintage Breguet wristwatches and pocket watches on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Wrist-watches for You

Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.

Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.

Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.

Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.

In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.

Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.

Find antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches for sale on 1stDibs.