In 2011, Breguet fastened its speed in developing silicon movement, and gradually let this latest technology become more popular, and tried to highlight that this is not an ordinary movement. Then Breguet Tradition 5177 indicates that silicon escapement becomes ordinary because you can not tell the difference between this watch and other Breguet watch. 5177 has new 777Q automatic movement that is stable in performance. Since Breguet takes it as a basic movement, then it means that every aspect of this movement is quite stable and sooner or later it will be applied to other series of watches.
Besides, this movement shows its potential in developing and in the future, many new modules will be added to it. This movement is the fruit of many Breguet latest top technology, including silicon escapement, pilot, silicon hairspring and ceramic rotor supporter. What’s more, it has the Nivachoc antishocker system on it and DLC-coated barrel, greatly improving the smooth of transmitting its energy. We should know that 5197 is fitted with 2 barrels and it only has 38 hours of energy reserve.
In 2012, when the silicon escapement was popular, all the people think that the escapement is the terminal of the escapement technology, but Breguet being one of the replica luxury watches once again brought a surprise, by applied the magnetism, the energy of watch industry, to drive the escapement system, which is totally reverse our thinking. Actually, the magnetism-driving movement had its first debut in Type XXII 3800 chronograph, and that is easy to understand that why it has an amazing 10 hz frequency, because the most efficient way to improve the frequency is to let the rotor run fast, and only magnetism can achieve that. That again make us amaze at how Breguet breaks traditional rules and carried out innovation spirit.