Darkest Hour and Breguet

1 comment Jan 10, 2018

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Congratulations to Gary Oldman! Golden Globes winner in the category of “Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama,” for his portrayal as Sir Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.
To help complete the actor’s portrayal of the legendary British Prime Minister, Breguet created a replica of his iconic pocket watch – the Breguet N^o 765 pocket watch. A permanent fixture at his side, it was affectionately known as “the turnip” and is memorialized in several Churchill biographies.
Breguet Pocket Watch

Sir Winston Churchill inherited the Breguet N^o765 pocket watch from his grandfather, John Spencer Churchill, the 7^th Duke of Marlborough, also an ancestor of Princess Diana. Purchased in 1890, the rattrapante minute repeater, chronograph, with enamel dial, boasts a prominent chain at the waist seen in many celebrated Churchill photographs.
The original Breguet N^o765 pocket watch resides permanently at The Churchill War Rooms within the Imperial War Museum in London, next to the official portrait of Winston Churchill by photographer Yousuf Karsh.
The replica Breguet N^o765 pocket watch will be touring the U.S. from January 22 – March 15, 2018.

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