As Abraham-Louis Breguet, the founder of the brand that carries his name was appointed Official Horologer to the French Royal Navy in 1815 the marque enjoys a special relationship with the oceans. This was recently highlighted again with a partnership between Breguet and the Race for Water foundation.
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This foundation focusses on the preservation of water in general and the oceans especially. Breguet will be the main partner of the Odyssey 2017-2021. In this mission Race for Water will sail across the world in a revolutionary, 100 tonnes vessel powered by a mix of solar, hydrogen, and a kite. This way they will raising awareness and promoting much-needed solutions focussed on plastic pollution and ocean preservation.
To mark this partnership Breguet also created a special version of their Marine Ref.5517. Its deep blue dial now features the outline of the Race for Water vessel in a clous de Paris motif. Featuring a titanium case, it is a light yet robust watch which makes it perfect to travel around the world with. The watch is powered by caliber 777A, which Breguet crafts in-house and which features a silicon balance spring as well as silicon horns on the escapement, for optimum timekeeping.