Do you have any Breguet Marine 5817 wrist shots?

[Noxa]

Looking to see if anyone has any Breguet Marine wrist shots on a 7 inch flat wrist, odd ask I know but can’t view in person and about to pull the trigger, haven’t been below 42mm ever so looking for opinions.

[PhilLynott]

Had so many pics with all different angles but can’t find anywhere. Heres a few at least. I’m just under 7” wrist flat i love how it fits me and love it in general which explains why I have 4 of them.

[PhilLynott]

Found a down the barrel one.

[Noxa]

Wow ask and you shall receive, I couldn’t ask for better than that, thank you. Very similar shape wrist so really very helpful.

[mammothjam]

Get it! Received mine about a year ago and cannot say enough good things. It presents incredible value. Ask if the seller can also provide the croc strap. Lmk any questions.

[Noxa]

It’s always been on my radar, but something always came up and it got pushed to the side. I’ve never even seen a Breguet in person let alone handled one.

I guess anything you add good or bad would be helpful, I mean generally how is the build quality, weight etc, I know it’s a Breguet, it’s not going to be poor lol, but in comparison to other high end watches you’ve handled? It looks very substantial, that’s what I want coming from bigger watches, I like some heft.

[ButtButt]

Really love the details on this watch, great pics!

[Michael1968]

One of my dream watches

[mammothjam]

Originally Posted by Noxa

It’s always been on my radar, but something always came up and it got pushed to the side. I’ve never even seen a Breguet in person let alone handled one.

I guess anything you add good or bad would be helpful, I mean generally how is the build quality, weight etc, I know it’s a Breguet, it’s not going to be poor lol, but in comparison to other high end watches you’ve handled? It looks very substantial, that’s what I want coming from bigger watches, I like some heft.

The build quality and finishing are fantastic. I have the RG and it definitely has some wrist presence, a little much for me to wear every day.

The rubber strap is also fantastically built, however I always wished it had a clasp more like the Aquanaut. The "tongue" hanging over is just a pet peeve of mine. I often change it out for a leather strap and will probably buy the Breguet croc strap.

Overall, I think the 5817 presents amazing value for the prices they are going for. You can have a watch (arguably) better finished than a PP aquanaut for less than half the price.

I would also consider the Breguet Tradition for the same reasons.

[mammothjam]

I'd also add that the lugs are BIG on the watch, so it wears larger than 39mm. If you like a watch with heft (assuming you don't mean >44mm) I would be very surprised if it didn't satisfy you.

I have a 42mm Omega and they have similar "presence" on my wrist. And look at the pics Phil provided - it really is a stunning and unique watch!

[Noxa]

Perfect, thank you for your comments, all opinions are helpful when you’re buying blind so to speak. You’d think the 6 years of looking at pictures and reviews is would be enough! Pretty convinced to pull the trigger on it.

Does anyone know if there were any changes over the years? The model I’m looking at is a 2018 if that matters.

[Cayenne06]

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7 1/8” flat wrist:

[AAMD11]

Originally Posted by PhilLynott

Had so many pics with all different angles but can’t find anywhere. Heres a few at least. I’m just under 7” wrist flat i love how it fits me and love it in general which explains why I have 4 of them.

I just love these. Cheers

[ap1]

I was always concerned about the lug profile on these, looks like a huge l2l but never tried one irl

[PhilLynott]

Originally Posted by mammothjam

The build quality and finishing are fantastic. I have the RG and it definitely has some wrist presence, a little much for me to wear every day.

The rubber strap is also fantastically built, however I always wished it had a clasp more like the Aquanaut. The "tongue" hanging over is just a pet peeve of mine. I often change it out for a leather strap and will probably buy the Breguet croc strap.

Overall, I think the 5817 presents amazing value for the prices they are going for. You can have a watch (arguably) better finished than a PP aquanaut for less than half the price.

I would also consider the Breguet Tradition for the same reasons.

There are two sized rubber straps one is longer and definitely hangs over to the other size in a kind of awful way. The other is shorter and fits beautifully tucks in perfectly on the underside of the wrist with zero hanging over. I can show the difference a little later on when home.

Two of mine came with the shorter one two came with the longer one and it definitely makes a difference wearing. I've tried a few times to order more of the smaller ones (including reminding the guy I bought my RG version from 3x before finally giving up) and really should try again. Amazing how sometimes you have to be an enormous pest to just get something like an extra strap from a dealer you purchased a 5 figure item from.

[mps354]

great watch, i highly recommend it. here are some shots of my black dial 5817st.

i have about a 7 inch wrist, pretty flat, so decent comparison.

as to the lugs, i would say they add some wrist presence, but overall its not a big watch. id say it wears similarly to my steel daytona, but smaller than my BLRO. the daytona dial + bezel might be slightly bigger than the marine, but the 5817 lugs add a bit of size if that makes sense...

[dpj17]

5817 Is highly underrated imho. Probably the best, most versatile Marine ever made. Perfect for a 7" wrist.

[Michael1968]

Originally Posted by mps354

great watch, i highly recommend it. here are some shots of my black dial 5817st.

i have about a 7 inch wrist, pretty flat, so decent comparison.

as to the lugs, i would say they add some wrist presence, but overall its not a big watch. id say it wears similarly to my steel daytona, but smaller than my BLRO. the daytona dial + bezel might be slightly bigger than the marine, but the 5817 lugs add a bit of size if that makes sense...

This black dial Breguet with rubber strap looks fantastic

[mps354]

Originally Posted by Michael1968

This black dial Breguet with rubber strap looks fantastic

Thanks. Yeah, really dresses up or down. And my pics are lousy, would look better if I was outside

[ansharma]

Top watch - I sold an Aquanaut and got this instead 4 years ago…. No regrets. Wears beautifully and the long lugs give it the presence desired.







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[PhilLynott]

Originally Posted by ansharma

Top watch - I sold an Aquanaut and got this instead 4 years ago…. No regrets. Wears beautifully and the long lugs give it the presence desired.







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The Aquanaut is always my first comp when talking to people about the 5817. I actually love the Aquanaut but can't fathom paying many multiples of the 5817 for one. You could buy both gold versions and all 3 stainless steel versions of the 5817 and still have enough left over to grab a calatrava for the same price of one RG Aquanaut.

Again I love the aquanaut and not trying to talk disparagingly about it just think the Breguet is better in almost every way maybe short of no hacking seconds which you get over very quickly. In fact over time I've grown to like the no hacking because this watch isn't about to the second timing it's art on your wrist. If I want to the second timekeeping I'll toss on a newer Omega I kind of like just winding it up and setting the time within in a minute or so and going about my day.

[ansharma]

Originally Posted by PhilLynott

The Aquanaut is always my first comp when talking to people about the 5817. I actually love the Aquanaut but can't fathom paying many multiples of the 5817 for one. You could buy both gold versions and all 3 stainless steel versions of the 5817 and still have enough left over to grab a calatrava for the same price of one RG Aquanaut.

Again I love the aquanaut and not trying to talk disparagingly about it just think the Breguet is better in almost every way maybe short of no hacking seconds which you get over very quickly. In fact over time I've grown to like the no hacking because this watch isn't about to the second timing it's art on your wrist. If I want to the second timekeeping I'll toss on a newer Omega I kind of like just winding it up and setting the time within in a minute or so and going about my day.

Could not agree more with this post. The RG Aquanaut is however beautiful especially with the chocolate brown dial. I just never grew to love the SS Aquanaut but the Breguet on the hand still continues to wow me. Your collection of the marine is incredible- biggest advocate of it!


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