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The
Breguet watch company was founded in 1775 by Abraham-Louis Breguet in Paris,
France. The founder married the daughter of a prosperous French bourgeois and
her dowry helped finance his first workshop. Firstly manufacturing pocket
watches the watchmaker coined many world firsts before 1800 including the first
self winding watch, invention of the gong spring and the anti shock device. In
1801 they celebrated the patent of the tourbillon regulator and in 1810
manufactured their first wristwatch commissioned by the Queen of Naples. A. L
Breguet died in 1823 but his company continued to develop lasting high quality
timepieces. In 1838 Queen Victoria purchased a Breguet watch, followed by other
famous names such as Winston Churchill and Arthur Rubenstein. The number of
references to Breguet watches in French and foreign literature is an indication
of the remarkable reputation enjoyed by both the firm and its founder. The
company was purchased in 1999 by the Swatch Group, one year before the 225th
anniversary of the house of Breguet. Continues below...
Breguet Watch Collections
Breguet watches are distinctive in their elegance and are often associated with
the ‘Breguet Numerals’ the elegant penmanship with which the numerals are
crafted. To ensure authenticity Breguet and engraver Jean Pierre Droz invented
the "secret signature" on the dial. This marking can only be seen by looking
through a loupe in special lighting. Modern Breguet watches, which are built by
hand by the most talented Swiss watchmakers and feature hand-engraved
("guilloche") silver dials, delicately finished cases with reeded edges and the
famed Breguet signature.
Dealers:
If you are a dealer for Breguet watches and
want to list your website here, please email your request to
info@internationalwatchclub.com.
Be sure to include your website url as well as info on any other brands of
watches you carry.
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