Breguet holds a
special place in cultural heritage due to Abraham-Louis
Breguet setting the standard by which all fine watch making has been judged
since. Each watch that is made today by
Breguet is still a model of supreme horological art. No aspect of watch making escaped the Study
of Abraham-Louis Breguet and his inventions were varied as well as being
fundamental to horology. Queen Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were early fans
of his work and each watch produced in his workshops exhibited the latest
horological improvements in an original movement.
During the French Revolution Breguet took
refuge in Switzerland as his associations with the French monarchy and
aristocracy made him a likely target. In
1795 he returned to Paris with many innovative ideas for watch and clock making. Amongst these innovations were the Breguet
balance spring, his first carriage clock (sold to Bonaparte), the tact watch,
the sympathetique clock and watch and in 1801 the tourbillion was patented.
Breguet watches ruled the courts of Europe
and became indispensible to the scientific, financial, military fields as well
as the diplomatic elites of the time.
Breguet also designed exceptional timepieces for his most celebrated
clients, for instance for Caroline Murat, queen of Naples he conceived the world’s
very first wristwatch.
Today the Breguet brand’s capacity to
innovate continues and Breguets creative powers have definitely not declined
over time, but instead have been amplified by Nicolas G. Hayek. In eight short years there have been a number
of patent applications files and the number has exceeded those filed by
Abraham-Louis Breguet himself.
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