G É N I E 01. The world s first mechanical wristwatch with a barometer for forecasting the weather and an altimeter. MONITORING YOUR ENVIRONMENT

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3 GÉNIE 01 Rose gold G É N I E 01 The world s first mechanical wristwatch with a barometer for forecasting the weather and an altimeter. MONITORING YOUR ENVIRONMENT 01 02

4 BREVA Monitoring your world GÉNIE 01 by Breva Breva creates timepieces with complications to monitor your environment. Breva's watches feature proprietary movements developed in partnership with award-winning movement constructor, Jean-François Mojon/Chronode. The Génie 01 monitors your world with a weather forecasting barometer plus an altimeter. Breva derives from la Breva, a warm southern wind contributing to the agreeably mild microclimate around Lake Como in Northern Italy. Breva is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Breva Génie 01 is the world s first wristwatch with time, barometer for forecasting the weather, altimeter and power reserve indications all provided by a fully mechanical movement. Hours and minutes are displayed on a semi-transparent smoky-sapphire sub dial at 8 o clock, with small seconds below 12 o clock. A scale displaying altitude arcs around the top perimeter of the dial. Barometric pressure is indicated on a second semi-transparent smoky-sapphire sub dial at 2 o clock, with icons providing scientifically-based forecasts of likely weather conditions to come. Vincent Dupontreué Breva founder On Breva founder Vincent Dupontreué's 33 rd birthday in 2010, a desire for a nice watch ignited his entrepreneurial spirit and he decided to launch his own high-end Swiss brand. A beautiful weekend on Lake Como in Northern Italy provided both the inspiration for the name and the idea of creating a mechanical timepiece that could forecast the weather. In 2013, after three years of research and development in collaboration with Jean-François Mojon/Chronode, Vincent Dupontreué launched Breva with the Génie 01. Vincent Dupontreué Breva founder Jean-François Mojon Chronode A 65-hour power reserve indicator at 4 o clock is instantly recognizable thanks to its engraved compass rose. At 6 o clock, an aneroid capsule measuring air pressure dominates the lower section, with another identical capsule underneath it to maximize sensitivity to the slightest change in air pressure. On the left at 9 o clock, a two-position crown is dedicated to winding the watch and setting the time. On the top right at 2 o clock, a knurled exterior ring adjusts the barometric pressure scale, while an inner pusher adjusts the position of the altitude scale. At 4 o clock, a second crown on the right has a knurled locking ring that rotates 90 to lock/unlock an AIR valve. When unlocked, the valve opens and allows a small amount of air to equalize air pressure inside the case with the exterior air pressure. Just above the crown, a red indicator on the dial marked SEALED' warns when the valve is unlocked

5 At the back of the Génie 01, a circular scale engraved around the perimeter of the caseback provides correlations between altitude and air pressure, as the altitude affects air pressure as well as the weather. GÉNIE 01 White gold 05 06

6 BREVA Monitoring your world THE GÉNIE 01 BAROMETER What is important in using air pressure to forecast the weather is the recent change in pressure. Rising pressure indicates good weather coming, falling pressure is a sign of inclement weather ahead. Over the next hours assuming no change in altitude the hand might remain in place, indicating no change; move toward lower pressure, suggesting a possible deterioration in the weather; or move towards higher pressure, suggesting sunny weather coming on its way. Slow/small movement suggests minor changes, while fast and/or large movement forecasts more extreme weather ahead. Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere of Earth. Air pressure is caused by the gases in the atmosphere mainly nitrogen (N2) and oxygen (O2) pushing in all directions. 07

7 Before using or adjusting the barometer, air pressure inside the movement should be equalised with the exterior air pressure using the AIR valve at 4 o clock. Just above the crown, a red indicator on the dial marked SEALED' warns when the valve is unlocked. At 2 o clock, a knurled exterior ring adjusts the barometric pressure scale, while an inner pusher adjusts the position of the altitude scale. At 6 o clock, an aneroid capsule measuring air pressure dominates the lower section, with another identical aneroid capsule underneath it to maximize sensitivity to the slightest change in air pressure. 09

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11 Small second 2 - Altimeter hand 3 - Altimeter dial 4 - Altimeter correcting sub dial 5 - Altimeter correcting hand TIMEKEEPING MECHANISM & POWER RESERVE INDICATOR Setting and winding crown 7 - Hour hand 8 - Minute hand 9 - Hour and minute dial 10 - Barometer hand 11 - Hectopascal barometer dial (hpa) 12 - Inches of Mercury barometer dial (inhg) 13 - Barometer corrector 14 - Altimeter corrector Sealed indicator 16 - Security air valve crown 17 - Air valve pusher Power reserve dial 19 - Power reserve Hand 20 - Aneroid capsules

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13 GÉNIE 01 Technical specifications FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, small seconds, altitude indicator, barometric pressure indicator, power reserve indicator, air pressure equaliser, equaliser seal indicator, barometric scale adjuster, altitude scale adjuster CASE, DIALS AND STRAP Case material: Dimensions: Number of components: 70 available in white gold (Limited edition of 55 pieces) or 4N pink gold (Limited edition of 55 pieces) 44,7 mm x 15.6 mm Winding setting crown at 9 o'clock, altitude and barometric pressure adjuster at 2 o'clock (altitude inner pusher, barometer exterior ring), air pressure equaliser at 4 o'clock MOVEMENT Proprietary movement developed exclusively for Breva by Jean-François Mojon/ Chronode Diameter: 36mm Number of components: 405 Number of jewels: 46 Balance frequency: 3 Hz Dual Aneroid capsules measuring air pressure Power reserve: 65 hours Crystals: Dials: Altitude scale: Strap: sapphire crystal and display back treated with anti-reflective coating on both sides smoked sapphire with galvanic growth text, numbers and markers available in metric or imperial measurements hand stitched alligator strap with folding buckle to match case material Water resistance: 30m Air equaliser with moisture-resistant membrane Teflon fabric around a gold rim GÉNIE 01 in white gold G01.M.00.MN.C19 Limited edition of 55 pieces GÉNIE 01 in 4N pink gold G01.M.04.MN.C99 Limited edition of 55 pieces 21 22

14 BREVA - Chemin Frank-Thomas 32 - CP 6428, CH-1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland T. : info@breva-watch.com Product Photos: Guy LUCAS de PESLOUAN 19