On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the first delivery of the legendary Type XX watches produced by Breguet in the 1950s for the French airborne forces, the brand presented at Baselworld 2010 a reinterpretation of that legendary chronograph, the Type XXII. The case is in steel (diameter: 44 mm), with a unidirectional rotating bezel, and houses an in-house movement (calibre 589F) equipped with a flyback function and a silicon escapement and flat balance spring, whose frequency has been increased to an astonishing 72,000 A/h, a frequency that guarantees greater precision. The adoption of such a high frequency was made possible by the use of silicon, which makes it possible to lighten the components and avoid the lubrication problems associated with high frequencies. On the dial, the chrono seconds hand (in red) completes one revolution in 30 seconds, while the chrono minutes hand indicates 30 minutes per revolution. At 12 o'clock is the retrograde chrono seconds indicator, to tell whether the measurement is in the first or second 30-second revolution, while at 6 o'clock is the second time zone, with day/night indication at 3 o'clock.
The Marine Royale, presented in 2009 and equipped with an alarm function that can also be activated underwater, is now offered in this precious version with a white gold case and bracelet. The alarm start button (located at 8 o'clock) and the alarm winding crown (located at 4 o'clock) are covered in rubber. The dial, made of silver-plated and guilloché-engraved 18-carat gold, features blue-burnished 18-carat gold hands, Roman hour markers, a striking hand in the centre, a striking power reserve at 11 o'clock and a striking strike indicator at 12 o'clock.
