The Breguet 250th Anniversary Collection is a group of watches the house released in 2025 to mark 250 years since its founding in 1775. Instead of one anniversary watch, Breguet introduced new pieces across its main collections, and most of them share a common thread, a new gold alloy made for the occasion.
This guide walks through the whole thing. We start with a short history of why 250 years matters here, explain the one detail that ties the new pieces together, and then go reference by reference so you can see what each watch actually is. Where there is a full guide on a model, the name links out to it.
250th Years of Breguet: A Brief History
When Abraham-Louis Breguet opened his workshop on the Quai de l'Horloge in Paris in 1775, he began a journey that would change watchmaking forever.Over the next few decades, he introduced ideas that the industry still relies on today.
The tourbillon, patented in 1801, was designed to offset the effects of gravity on a watch's accuracy. He also developed the Breguet overcoil, which improved timekeeping, and the pare-chute, an early shock-protection system for watch movements. In 1810, he created what is widely considered the world's first wristwatch for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples.
His client list reads like a history book. Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, Tsar Alexander I, and later Winston Churchill all owned Breguet watches. The brand joined the Swatch Group in 1999 and continues its watchmaking tradition from Switzerland today.
That is why Breguet's 250th anniversary is more than just a marketing milestone. It marks a quarter of a millennium of innovation that helped define modern mechanical watchmaking, making this anniversary collection worth a closer look.
What Makes the Anniversary Collection Special
Breguet marked the year across the Classique, Tradition, Type XX and Reine de Naples lines at the same time.
The detail that ties most of them together is the metal. Breguet introduced a new in-house gold alloy for the anniversary and called it Breguet Gold. The easiest way to spot it is in the reference number. The "BH" you see in 2025BH, 7185BH, 7225BH and 7035BH tells you the case is made of it. Once you know that, the collection reads as one set rather than a handful of separate releases.
The Anniversary Collection, Reference by Reference
Classique Souscription 2025 (2025BH/28/9W6)
A nod to the way Breguet sold watches in the 1790s, when buyers paid a deposit up front by subscription. The modern version keeps things plain: a single hand on a wide Grand Feu enamel dial, the manual-wind Caliber VS00 inside, and an 18K Breguet Gold case. Read the full Classique Souscription 2025 guide.
Classique Phase de Lune 7235 (7235BH/0H/9V6)
A moonphase Classique in Breguet Gold, built around the quiet, legible dress-watch look the line is known for. Read the full Classique Phase de Lune 7235 guide.
Tradition Seconde Rétrograde 7035 (7035BH/H2/9V6)
The Tradition line puts the movement on the dial side. This one adds a retrograde seconds hand that sweeps across an arc and snaps back to zero at the end of each pass. Cased in Breguet Gold. Read the full Tradition Seconde Rétrograde 7035 guide.
Classique Régulateur à Pivot Magnétique 7225 (7225BH/0H/9V6)
The technical headline of the collection. The 7225 runs a 10 Hz escapement with a magnetic-pivot balance, which lets Breguet certify a maximum deviation of one second a day from a hand-wound mechanical watch. The 41 mm case is Breguet Gold, and the design follows Breguet's No. 1176 pocket watch of 1809. Read the full Régulateur à Pivot Magnétique 7225 guide.
Classique 7145BB/15/9WU06, White Gold
The Year of the Snake piece, and one of the rarest in the collection at eight watches worldwide. The dial is solid gold, hand-engraved under a microscope, finished with a black galvanic treatment and translucent green lacquer. At 6.5 mm thick the watch sits flatter than almost anything with an automatic movement. Read the full Classique 7145BB/15/9WU06 guide.
Classique 7185BH/159/W6 07
The Year of the Horse piece. Same 40 mm Classique proportions and the same close dial work as the Snake, this time in the new Breguet Gold. Read the full Classique 7185BH/159/W6 07 guide.
Classique 7145BA/15/9WU06, Yellow Gold
The yellow gold companion to the white gold Snake, with the same dial craft carried over into a warmer case. Read the full Classique 7145BA/15/9WU06 guide.
Type XX Chronographe 2075 (2075BH/99/398)
This reference is the part of Breguet's aviation line, descended from the flyback chronographs it built for French military pilots in the 1950s. The anniversary version carries that tool-watch character into a Breguet Gold case, and it is the only chronograph in the collection. See the history of the Type XX collection.
Classique Tourbillon Sidéral (7255BH/2Y/9VU)
The high-complication piece of the set, pairing a tourbillon with a night-sky dial that gives it the "sidéral" name. See the evolution of the Breguet tourbillon.
Classique Répétition Minutes (7365BH/2Y/986)
The minute repeater, which chimes the hours, quarters and minutes on demand through gongs. It is the sound piece of the collection, and the most acoustically complex thing Breguet released for the year, cased in Breguet Gold.
Breguet Reine de Naples (Left - 9935BH/4Y/964 D0| Right -
8925BH/5W/J40 D0)
The Reine de Naples line descends directly from the first wristwatch Breguet made for Caroline Murat in 1810, and these versions lean into the gem-set, oval-cased side of the house. See the journey of Breguet high jewelry watches.
Explore the Breguet Collection at Jewels By Love
Jewels by Love is an authorized Breguet retailer, run by the Mahtani family, now into its sixth generation in the watch trade. The team has worked with Breguet for years and can walk you through what sets these references apart.
Whether you are after a piece from the anniversary collection or looking at the wider Breguet range, you can browse the full selection or reach out to arrange a viewing at the boutique in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.
