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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Marine Royale 5847



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Marine Royale 5847 comes is a 45mm solid 18K rose gold case (pictured) or 18k white gold, features luminous markers and a uni-directional diver's bezel. The bezel's unidirectional rotation is secured by a blocking pawl, visible and located between the two winding crowns on the case flank. The 5847 comes with an alarm, which can be clearly heard underwater. The alarm setting crown and on-off pushpiece, in gold, are sheathed in rubber for easier handling. Inside, is a self-winding Breguet 519R.12 movement with a 45-hour power reserve. Hit "more" below to read the full press release.

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Specifications: Case: round, in 18K rose gold with finely fluted caseband. Manually engine- turned caseback fitted with a sapphire crystal. Diameter: 45 mm. Rounded horns welded to the case, screw pins securing the strap. Wave-shaped ratchet at 3 o'clock serving to ensure the bezel's one-way rotation. One-way rotating bezel with luminous marker. Rubber covered alarm on/off pushpiece at 8 o'clock. Alarm setting pushpiece at 4 o'clock sheathed in black rubber. Screw-locked crowns. Water-resistant to 30 bar (300m).

Dial: 18K gold with black rhodium finish, displaying a wave pattern manually engraved on a rose engine. Individually numbered and signed BREGUET. Chapter ring with applied pink gilt Roman numerals and luminous dots. Triangular hand at the center for setting the alarm time. Alarm power-reserve indication in an aperture between 9 and 11 o'clock. Alarm on/off indicator in a round aperture at 12 o'clock. Date at 6 o'clock. Facetted, open-tipped BREGUET hands in 18-carat gold, coated with a luminous compound.



Movement: self-winding mechanical, with alarm mechanism, numbered and signed BREGUET. Cal. 519R. 12 lines, 36 jewels. 45-hour power-reserve. Engine-turned 18K rose gold rotor. Frequency 4 Hz. Straight-line lever escapement. Balance-wheel with regulating screws. Adjusted in 5 positions.

Rubber strap.



Also available in 18K white gold and with a leather strap.

Retail is $42,000.