Breguet: History Makers
Breguet, an extraordinary 241-year watchmaking heritage, from 1775 to 2016. The founder Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823) was born in Neuchatel Switzerland and set the standard by… Read More »Breguet: History Makers
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The Breguet or Overcoil Hairspring
The idea for the overcoil came from the horologist Breguet who reasoned that if the outer coil of a flat hairspring was bent uo and… Read More »The Breguet or Overcoil Hairspring
Profile: Breguet
In January, at an awards ceremony in Zurich modeled on the Oscars and televised in prime time throughout Switzerland, the first-ever SwissAward for Lifetime Achievement… Read More »Profile: Breguet
The Tourbillon and Other Gravity-Defying Escapements
Perhaps the most lauded achievement of Abraham-Louis Breguet was his invention of the tourbillon, patented in 1801. The 18th century pocket watch, despite its many… Read More »The Tourbillon and Other Gravity-Defying Escapements
Breguet Classique 5347 Grande Complication Twin Rotating Tourbillons
One the 7th of Messdor, Year 9 (June 26, 1801), the Ministry of the Interior of France awarded Breguet a patent for a new type… Read More »Breguet Classique 5347 Grande Complication Twin Rotating Tourbillons
Revolutionary Watches
Revolutionary Watches Two hundred years have passed since Breguet invented his ‘whirlwind’, the Tourbillon. Now there is even a Swatch with a rotating movement Anything… Read More »Revolutionary Watches
A Monsieur Texier, Lieutenant de Vaisseau Chronometer Pocket Watch 1824
A Monsieur Texier, Lieutenant de Vaisseau Chronometer Pocket Watch 1824 Chronometer No. 4084, sold on 15 March 1824, for the sum of 1500 Francs. Silver… Read More »A Monsieur Texier, Lieutenant de Vaisseau Chronometer Pocket Watch 1824
Zenith caliber 18.5 movement – specifications and photo
Zenith caliber 18.5 is Swiss movement from 1910’s. Functions: hour, minute and sub second. This movement is used on pocket watches, open face. Manual-winding movement with 15 jewels… Read More »Zenith caliber 18.5 movement – specifications and photo
The Breguet system of watches – Literature
The Breguet system of watches differs essentially from those we have just described, first, in the caliber, and second, because the large pillar-plate, without pillars,… Read More »The Breguet system of watches – Literature
Two Centuries of Tourbillons – Abraham-Louis Breguet
Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823), a watchmaker who was legendary in his own lifetime, invented the tourbillon, which is French for “whirlwind,” in 1795 and patented the… Read More »Two Centuries of Tourbillons – Abraham-Louis Breguet