ONE-HANDED WONDER

In a tribute to Abraham-Louis Breguet's visionary past, the Classique Souscription 2025 reimagines the renowned 1797 subscription watch

- WORDS ASHOK SOMAN

In a year rife with all manner of important anniversaries, Breguet distinguishes its 250th birthday offering with the Classique Souscription 2025, which might be the world's most important wristwatch with just one hand (flame-blued and curved by hand). In fact, there might be more watches out in the wild with no hands than with just one - we can think of few examples of recent timepieces that only indicated the hours, with just an approximation for the minutes. The word 'recent' is key there because Breguet says this model was chosen for the anniversary because it pays tribute to the brand's past and also looks to the future. The reference here is, of course, Abraham-Louis Breguet's Souscription watches of 1797.