The Tradition 7097 Annual Calendar is a complication-focused expression of Breguet's Tradition architecture with the movement displayed on the dial side; secondary prices reflect the visual complexity and the annual calendar's everyday practicality.
Editorial estimate, 2026 Q2. Actual prices vary by condition, date, and box/papers status.
Movement tier: unclassified · caliber Breguet Cal. 505SR1: in-house automatic, 21,600bph (3Hz), 50h PR, 38j, 249 components; retrograde seconds at 10 o'clock; inverted lever escapement with silicon pallets, silicon Breguet overcoil balance spring, 22k gold rotor; souscription-style movement architecture shown on the dial side · 50h power reserve (2.1 days)
Medium-large: suits wrists 6.5 in+ (16.5 cm+)
40 mm case. Wears confidently on average to larger wrists. May overhang on slender builds.
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The Tradition 7097 combines the Tradition's exposed movement architecture with an annual calendar complication. Authentic to the Tradition style, the calendar indications are displayed on components visible on the dial side of the movement. Verifying both the Tradition architecture and the annual calendar function covers the primary authentication points.
Known reproduction risks
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HIGH RISK
Standard calendar mechanism misrepresented as annual calendar
Calendar requires correction at the end of any 30-day month (April, June, September, November) -- annual calendar only requires February correction
Missing month indicator on dial-side architecture
MEDIUM
Movement finishing shortfall on calendar components
Calendar bridges with machine-uniform bevels inconsistent with hand-finished adjacent bridges
Dial variants by era
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Era
Description
Identifiers
All current production
Exposed movement on dial side with guilloché chapter ring, annual calendar displays integrated into the visible movement architecture. Day, month, and date indication visible on the front of the watch.
Exposed movement architecture on dial side -- mainspring barrel, bridges, and calendar mechanism all visible without a traditional dial
Guilloché chapter ring with minute track at the periphery
Annual calendar: day-of-week aperture, month aperture, date by retrograde or sector display
No leap year indicator -- annual calendar requires February correction once per year, distinguishing it from the perpetual 5157
Blued steel Breguet hands on the time indication
Power reserve indicator
Service part flags
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Annual calendar mechanism (visible on dial side)
Original: The annual calendar module sits on the movement plate visible from the dial side. All calendar bridges and gears must show the same finishing standard as the movement bridges.
Replacement tells
Calendar components with different finishing quality than the surrounding movement bridges
Calendar display that requires correction at any month end other than February
Calendar that advances sluggishly rather than jumping at midnight
Dial-side movement bridges
Original: Cotes de Genève with hand-beveled edges. Same standard as the 7057.
Replacement tells
Machine-uniform bevels under 5x magnification
Any bridge with a different finish quality than adjacent components
Case back markings
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All production
"BREGUET" and serial number on exhibition caseback rim
Cal. 569 or variant with annual calendar module engraved on movement plate or caseback
Reference 7097BB and material code on caseback
18k gold hallmarks on case and caseback
Movement tells
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Annual calendar requires one manual correction per year (in February/March transition) -- this is correct behavior, not a fault
Post-service, verify all calendar displays against the actual date in all indications before returning the watch to the owner
