A Brief History of the Mechanical Watch’s Fight against Magnetism

A Brief History of the Mechanical Watch’s Fight against Magnetism

It’s all started in 1915 when an anti-magnetic pocket watch created by Vacheron Constantin, and later in 1930 Tissot's first magnetic watch comes in the market. Everything from soft iron shields to silicon was used in this industry. In this industry, palladium was mainly used for construction. Many great watches were manufactured by this industry such as Breguet watches, Breguet Classique, Breguet watches, Pilots’ Watches and many more. 

Breguet watches:

Abraham Louis Breguet manufactured this luxury watch first time in 1775 in Paris. Breguet is one of the oldest watch making brands and the company is also a pioneer of many watch making technologies (tourbillion). This brand makes watches for both men and women. Here are some great luxury watches of men and women designed by the Breguet.

Men's collection: 

1.    La Marine

2.    Heritage

3.    Tradition

4.    Classique

5.    Classique tourbillion

Women's collection: 

1. Classique
2. La Marine
3. Heritage
4. Type XX

Breguet Classique watches:

The classic Breguet wristwatches are a fine example of the watch's ideals of precision, clarity, and elegant lines.

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Some notable inventions and patents of the Breguet:

1. In 1780, the company invented the world's first automatic watch and named it The Perpetuelle.
2. Gong-Spring was invented in 1783 to lay the foundation for minute repeaters. Breguet hands also invented in 1783.  
3. The world's first shock protection system (Pare-chute) invented by the Breguet in 1790.
4. In 1801 company invent the tourbillion to balance the effect of gravity. 
5. The company invented the world's first wristwatch (Breguet 2639) in 1810.
6. Breguet 2516, the world's first wristwatch with the perpetual calendar was created by the company in 1929. 
7. In 2010 the magnetic pivot patented by the company to improve watch making technologies via magnetism.