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Breguet unveils Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255 watch for 250th anniversary
By Shivani Dubey | 9 July 2025 | Design, Style
For its 250th anniversary celebrations, Breguet has unveiled the Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255 watch – the maison’s first-ever flying toubillon
Breguet has released its first-ever flying tourbillon – the Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255 watch – in the fourth instalment of the maison’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Limited to just 50 pieces, this watch honours Abraham-Louis Breguet’s most celebrated invention: the gravity defying flying tourbillon.
The release date of this watch coincides with the date Breguet obtained a patent for this invention 224 years ago. The tourbillon also features a “mysterious” design, concealing components to give an almost magical levitating effect that is beyond explanation.
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The flying tourbillon is a variant of the traditional tourbillon. Its purpose – to compensate for the effects of gravity on the balance wheel by rotating the cage that houses it – is therefore unchanged.
However, unlike the traditional tourbillon, the flying tourbillon’s cage is supported only by its lower bridge, without an upper bar. Being held solely from below, the elevated look makes for a captivating display.
“The tourbillon model we chose to reinterpret is no ordinary one,” says Breguet CEO Gregory Kissling. “Among the tourbillon movements in Breguet’s archives, it is the one used in the very first Breguet tourbillon wristwatch, unveiled in 1990 under reference 3350.”
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Crafted in Breguet gold, the Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255 is a tribute to astronomy. The dial is made out of aventurine enamel, with its deep blue punctuated with sparkling inclusions to mimic shining stars. Each aventurine enamel dial is hand-crafted, so no two will ever be the same, meaning that all 50 timepieces are one-of-a-kind.
“Each of our anniversary models tells a story. With this new model, we wanted to tell the story of the tourbillon. The name of our new creation includes the word ‘Sidéral’, meaning ‘related to the stars’,” says Gregory. “That’s where the use of aventurine makes perfect sense. The copper particles inside evoke stars sparkling in the sky.”