Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823), born in Switzerland, Neuchatel, from 17 years of age, began manufacturing watches in Paris, soon after his invention of talent and ability to flourish, and literary advocate of the then French King Louis XV's appreciated. 1775, Breguet watch shop in Paris opened its first.
Because of his extensive knowledge of machinery has, on the watches unique features and extraordinary technical talent, so that he attracted the best craftsmen were interested to join the sects, and in his good pedagogues training talent, his rich vivid imagination to become a moving piece of good works.
Design and manufacture of Breguet watches, product diversification, both watches, nautical clocks and clock, design Creative design, made him the altar in the table as the most prominent figures. Breguet made in the watch industry, excellent results in all aspects, at the beginning has been a blockbuster, record-initiatives, such as in 1780 automatic watches launched (Perpetuelle), and then the invention greatly reduces the width of the table from the Ming ring the bell spring , and the world's first watch shock device (Pare-Chute), so the watch is no longer that easy to damage the peripheral, more reliable performance. Breguet watch by French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette appreciation with innovation and continuous improvement of the mechanical lever or cylinder escapement, the neo-classical style is very cost effective.
Breguet clock designed a hollow place near the end of the dot (called Pomme hour, then simply known as Breguet clock), the enamel surface more elegant figure. As for the gold case, silver dial as well as the subsequent manually are carefully crafted to engraving machine is available from the watch case since the thinnest detail.
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