Welcome, Breguet enthusiasts! Have you ever found yourself marveling at your exquisitely crafted Breguet watch, only to realize that you’re unsure about the proper winding technique? Worry not, because today’s blog post is here to guide you through the delicate intricacies of winding a Breguet watch with precision and care, ensuring its longevity and enhancing its already mesmerizing allure.

How to Wind a Breguet Watch Correctly: A Simplified Guide

Identifying Your Watch Type

Breguet has a remarkable range of watches, from hand-wound and self-winding models to mechanical watches. While most of their collection focuses on hand-wound and self-winding watches, they also offer mechanical watches for those who prioritize accuracy with minimal maintenance. 

The Double Tourbillon collection, in particular, offers a variety of styles and designs, so there’s truly a Breguet for everyone.

Before winding your watch, it’s essential to know its type. Breguet manual-wind watches need regular winding to maintain their power, while self-winding models stay wound through natural wrist movement or by using a watch winder.

1. Wearing the Watch Daily

When you wear your Breguet watch frequently, your arm’s natural movement winds the watch’s movement, ensuring accurate timekeeping without manual winding.

2. Manual Winding – Rotating the Crown

To manually wind your watch, set the crown to position 0, and wind it clockwise 20 to 30 times. This initial winding will activate the movement, which can then continue to self-wind as you move throughout the day.

Note: Some models have a screw-down crown. Be sure to unscrew it fully before winding, and once you’re finished, screw it back in to maintain the watch’s water resistance.

3. Automatic Winding – Using a Breguet Watch Winder

If you own multiple luxury watches or don’t wear your Breguet daily, a watch winder can be a practical solution. Reputable brands like Mozsly and Wolf make winders that mimic wrist motion, keeping your watch wound without the need for manual winding.

How Does an Automatic Watch Winder Work?

Not familiar with a watch winder? Think of it as a jewelry box with a motor that gently rotates your watch at intervals, simulating the wrist’s natural motion. This keeps your watch fully wound, accurate, and ready to wear.

Watch winders offer multiple rotation settings—clockwise, counterclockwise, or both—depending on your watch’s specific needs. If you own more than one watch, a multi-watch winder with alternating rotations is a convenient way to keep them all wound.

For Breguet watches, which usually require 650 to 1300 turns per day (typically in a clockwise direction), most high-quality winders have the settings needed to keep your timepiece in perfect condition.

Breguet Winding Parameters

Here are the key terms to know when using your winder:

• CW – Clockwise
• CCW – Counterclockwise
• Both – Combined mode (Clockwise + Counterclockwise)
• – – Undefined

MODEL, DESCRIPTION	MOVEMENT / CALIBER	WINDING DIRECTION	TURNS PER DAY (TPD)
1747	591	CCW	500
1775 Classique 1775	591	CCW	800
1911	576	CW	650-800
1921	576	CW	650-800
1961	563	CCW	800
3010	502	CW	860
3030	502	CW	860
3031	502	CW	860
3040	502	CW	860
3047	502	CW	860
3060	502	CW	860
3066	502	CW	860
3067	502	CW	860
3070	502	CW	860
3120	502	CW	860
3130 Classique w/Date, PR, Moon Phases	502	CW	500
3131	502	CW	860
3135	502	CW	860
3136	502	CW	860
3137 Classique w/Date, PR, Moon Phases	502	CW	860
3138 Classique w/Date, PR, Moon Phases	502	CW	860
3139	502	CW	860
3160	502	CW	860
3190	502	CW	860
3191	502	CW	860
3200	502	CW	860
3201	502	CW	860
3240	502	CW	860
3260	502	CW	860
3270	502	CW	860
3310	502	CW	860
3315	502	CW	860
3317	502	CW	860
3320	549	Both	800
3325	549	Both	800
3330 Classique w/Date, Day, Moon Phases	502QSE	CW	500
3337 Classique w/Date, Day, Moon Phases	502	CW	860
3350	502	CW	860
3370		CCW	800
3391	502	CW	860
3400 Marine Chronograph w/Date Cal & Subdials	549	Both	800
3401	549	Both	800
3402	549	Both	800
3410		CCW	800
3420		CCW	800
3441	549	Both	800
3442	549	Both	800
3460 Marine Chronograph w/Date Cal & Subdials	576	CW	800
3461	576	CW	650-800
3481	576	CW	650-800
3470 Equation	502DPE	CW	860
3477 Classique Grande Complication	502DPET	CW	860
3515	591	CCW	800
3517	591	CCW	800
3600 Classique	579	Both	800-1100
3601	579	Both	800-1100
3620		CCW	800
3629		CCW	800
3640	591	CCW	800
3660 Héritage w/Running Seconds	537/2	CCW	860
3661 Lady’s Héritage w/Running Seconds	537/2	CCW	860
3670 Héritage w/Small Seconds	532SP	CW	650
3671	532	CW	650-800
3680 Classique w/Date & PR Indicator	591DR	CCW	800
3700 Marine Hora Mundi	563	CCW	800
3710	591	CCW	800
3720	591	CCW	800
3770	591	CCW	800
3787 Classique Perpetual Calendar	591QPT	CCW	800
3800 Type XX Aeronavale Fly-Back Chronograph	582	Both	800
3800 Type XX Aeronavale Fly-Back Chronograph	582	Both	800
3800ST 92 9W6 Type XX Aeronavale		Both	800
3807	582	Both	800
3810 Type XXI Fly-Back Chrono w/Date & Secs Subdial	584	Both	800
3810ST 92 9ZU Type XXI		Both	800
3810TI H2 3ZU Type XXI		Both	800
3820 Type XX Transatlantique Flyback Chronograph	582Q	Both	800
3827	582Q	Both	800
3830	502	CW	860
3840	591	CCW	800
3850 Type XX Transatlantique with Alarm		Both	800
3860 Type XX Transatlantique w/Three-Way Alarm	579	Both	800
3880 Type XXII		Both	800
3880ST Type XXII		Both	950
3901	579	Both	800-1100
3928		CCW	800
3968	576	CW	650-800
3980	591	CCW	500
3990	591	CCW	800
3999	591	CCW	800
4400 Marine	549/2	Both	800
4401	549/2	Both	800
4402	549	Both	800
4460	576	CW	650-800
4481	576	CW	650-800
4820 Lady’s Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph	550	CW	850
4821 Lady’s TypeXX Transatlantique Chrono Diamant	550	CW	860
4968	576	CW	650-800
5000	591	CCW	800
5007	591	CCW	800
5070	550	CW	860
5080	550	CW	860
5130	502	CW	860
5135 Skeleton	502SQ	CW	500
5136	502	CW	860
5137	502	CW	860
5139	502	CW	860
5140 Classique w/Seconds Subdial	502SQ	CW	500
5157 Extra-Thin Classique	502.3	CW	500
5167		CCW	800
5177 Classique w/Date	777Q	CCW	850
5187 Classique w/Off Centered Chapter Ring	591QSHD	CCW	800
5187 Regulateur		CCW	800
519R Marine Royal		CW	650
5197 Classique w/Date Calendar	591	CCW	500
5207 Classique Retrograde Small Seconds & PR	516DRSR	CCW	800
5307 Classique Grande Complication w/Tourbillon	587	CW	800
5317 Classique Grande Comp w/Tourbillon	587DR	CW	800
5327 Classique Grande Comp w/Perp Cal, PR, Moon	502	CW	800
5377 Classique Tourbillion extra flat		CW	800
5400BB Heritage		CW	800
5450	537QP	CCW	800
5460 Heritage Chrono w/Small Seconds & Date	550	CW	800
5461 Heritage Chrono w/Small Seconds & Date	550	CW	860
5469 Heritage Chrono w/Small Seconds & Date	550	CW	860
5480 Heritage w/Large Date & Small Seconds	516GG	CCW	800
5617		CW	650
5707 Le Réveil du Tsar	519F	CW	1000
5717 Classic Hora Mundi		CCW	500
5800 Marine w/Date Cal & Centre Seconds	517/1	CCW	800
5801	517	CCW	800
5817 Marine WristWatch w/Large Date /Big Date	517GG	CCW	800
5827 Marine Chronograph w/Date & Small Seconds	583Q	Both	900
5829 Marine High Jewelry Chronograph	583	Both	1300
5847 Marine Royale		CW	1000
5847 Marine Royale Alarm Watch	519R	CW	800
5857 Marine GMT		CCW	650
591 DLR Classique Moonphase	591	CW	650
5910 Classique	591	CCW	800
5917	591	CCW	800
5920 Classique	516/1	CCW	800
5927	516/1	CCW	800
5930 Classique	517/1	CCW	800
5933 Classique “30th Anniversary St. Petersburg” Limited Edition	517/1	CCW	650
6480		CW	650
6491		CW	650
6917	591	CCW	800
7010	502	CW	860
7037 Tradition	505	CCW	650
7137 Classique Power Reserve Moon Phase	502.3DR1	CW	800
7337 Classique	502	CW	500
7705	502	CW	860
7707 Classique Perpetual Calendar	502QPLT	CW	860
7717 Classique Perpetual Calendar	502QPLT	CW	800
8067 Lady’s Classique	537 DRLI	CCW	860
7787 Classique Moonphase		CCW	500
7800 Reveil Musical		CCW	950
8068 Lady’s Classique w/Diamonds	537 DRLI	CCW	800
8069 Lady’s Classique w/Diamonds	537 DRLI	CCW	860
8150	502	CW	860
8190	555	CW	1300
8191	555	CW	1300
8280	552	CW	860
8288	552	CW	860
8290	552	CW	800
8291	552	CW	860
8400 Lady’s Marine w/Date Cal & Center Seconds	552	CW	860
8401 Lady’s Marine w/Date Calibre & Center Seconds	552	CW	800
8424	552	CW	860
8431	552	CW	860
8442	552	CW	860
8490 Lady’s Marine Chrono w/Date Cal & Subdials	550	CW	650
8491 Lady’s Marine Chrono w/Date Cal & Subdials	550	CW	650
8661 Lady’s Classique	537/1	CCW	860
8670 Lady’s Heritage w/Small Second	532SP	CW	800
8670 Lady’s Heritage w/Small Seconds	537	CCW	860
8671 Lady’s Heritage w/204 Diamonds	532	CW	650-800
8671 Lady’s Heritage w/204 Diamonds	537	CCW	860
8818 Lady’s Marine Wristwatch	537/1	CCW	800
8828 Lady’s Marine Chronograph	550	CW	800
8840	502	CW	860
8850		CW	650
8860 Heritage		CW	650
8907	537/2	CCW	860
8908 Lady’s Reine de Naples w/Diamond Bezel	537 DRLI	CCW	860
8909 Lady’s Reine de Naples w/Dia Bezel & Caseband	537 DRLI	CCW	860
8918 Lady’s Reine de Naples w/117 Diamonds	537 DRLI	CCW	680
8918BR Reine de Naples	537 DRLI	CCW	680
8924 Lady’s Reine de Naples	586	CW	650-950
8928 Lady’s Reine de Naples w/139 Diamonds (Mini)	586	CW	650
8929 Lady’s Reine de Naples Charms	586	CW	800
8939 Lady’s Reine de Naples w/Diamond Baguettes	537/1	CCW	800
8958 Queen of Naples XL Cadran Carnée	537	CCW	800
8978 Ladies Sonnerie au passage		CW	650
GJE15 High Jewelry Watch: Plumes	586	CW	650-950
GJE16 High Jewelry Watch: Marie-Antoinette	586	CW	650-950
GJE20 High Jewelry Watch: Les Jardins du Petit Trianon-Les Glycines	586	CW	650-950
GJE21 High Jewelry Watch: Le Temple de L’Amour	586	CW	650-950
GJE23 High Jewelry Watch: Le Petit Trianon	586	CW	650-950
Classique Automatic		CW	500
	502	CW	500
	505	CCW	650
	516	CCW	500
	517	CCW	500
	519	CW	800
	532	CW	800
	537	CCW	800
	549	Both	800
	550	CW	800
	552	CW	800
	555	CW	1300
	561	CW	650
	562	CW	650
	563	CCW	500
	576	CW	800
	579	Both	800
	582	Both	1300
	583	Both	1300
	584	Both	1300
	586	CW	1300
	587	CCW	500
	591	CCW	500
	777Q	CCW	950

How to Properly Use and Set the Breguet Watch Winder?

If for some reason you don’t have access to your watch’s user guide, here are some more detailed tips to help you set up the Breguet watch with your automatic watch winder:

Step 1: Manual Wind First

Since your winder will not wind a watch that is completely stopped, start by turning the crown 20 to 30 times to manually wind the Breguet.

Step 2: Secure the Watch in the Winder

Carefully place the watch into the winder, making sure it is fully seated in the holder. Then adjust the TPD to the lowest setting and select bidirectional rotation mode.

Step 3: Turn it on & Adjust Settings

Turn on the winder. During the next 48 hours or so, periodically check that the watch is still keeping accurate time. 

Generally speaking, an automatic watch has about 40 hours of reserve time since it is wound. Here’s what to do depending on your situation:

• If Time is Accurate After 2 Days: You’ve found the right setting! Your watch is good to go, and there’s no need to adjust further.
• If Time is Incorrect: Increase the Turns Per Day (TPD) setting to the next level, reset the winder, and let it run for another 48 hours.
• Still Wrong? Try Clockwise Only: If the watch is still losing or gaining time, set the winder to rotate clockwise only. After another two days, check again.
• Last resort – Counterclockwise Only: If the time is still off, switch the setting to counterclockwise only and monitor again for two days.

Does Breguet Recommend using a Watch Winder?

Breguet has not explicitly stated whether it recommends the use of watch winders.

Although not endorsed, many professional watchmakers agree that the use of a reliable watch winder from a reputable watch winder brand (e.g. Wolf, Mozsly, Barrington) can effectively wind a Breguet automatically. The correct TPD setting is essential to avoid over-winding the movement.

So, to summarize – regular wear is the best option, but a quality watch winder can provide a convenient solution for in-between wearing.

What is the Best Watch Winder for Breguet?

If you are considering a watch winder, it is vital that you choose a high quality that meets the specific requirements of your Breguet watch. 

Here are two recommended options:

MOZSLY® Single Watch Winder – Black Leather

Material: Wooden Box, PU Leather, Acrylic Board

Dimensions: 4.4 x 6 x 4.4 inches

Features: 4 modes with TPD settings from 650 to 1500, multiple winding directions, upgraded Japanese Mabuchi Motor, anti-magnetization design, dual power type, 3-year warranty, 100% handmade

MOZSLY® Double Watch Winder -Orange Leather

Material: Wooden Box, PU Leather, Acrylic Board

Size: 8.8 x 5.9 x 4.7 inches

Features: Supports two watches simultaneously, quiet motor, adjustable settings, upgraded Mabuchi motor, and 3-year warranty

MOZSLY watch winders use high-quality upgraded Japanese Mabuchi motors, a well-known brand that manufactures precision motors. These motors keep the noise below 10 db so it will give you a very quiet experience even if you put it in your bedroom. The internal motor is closed and can be separated from the watch so that the Breguet will not be magnetized and affect the running time.

Mozsly watch winders come with a 36-month warranty and friendly customer support, making it easy to buy with confidence!

In Conclusion

Choosing a Mozsly watch winder is a smart choice for Breguet owners who want to preserve the accuracy and longevity of their timepieces.

Just make sure to select the right TPD and rotation settings, following Breguet’s guidelines for best results. With a Mozsly winder, you’ll enjoy the elegance of your Breguet, always ticking perfectly, year after year.