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3mm thin AND automatic AND 80hrs AND tourbillon !?!

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If we were to comment here on just 1% of what comes out everyday in high-end horology this forum would soon become the copy of so many drool-inducing luxury blogs.. But some achievements can't be ignored... 

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Movement mechanical self-winding, extra-thin (3 mm), Cal. 581. 16 lignes. 33 jewels. Numbered and signed Breguet. 80-hour power reserve. Barrel mounted on roller bearings. Inverted lateral lever escapement with silicon horns. Frequency 4 Hz. Silicon balance spring. Tourbillon with titanium carriage. Small seconds on the tourbillon axis.

Breguet... hmmm I think I've heard this name already.

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