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Breguet

Abraham-Louis Breguet established his Paris workshop in 1775 and became one of history’s most influential watchmakers. His work advanced automatic winding, shock protection, repeating watches, precision regulation, and the tourbillon, while a commission for Caroline Murat produced an early purpose-designed wristwatch.

Abbady photographic archive

Breguet photographs

Breguet archive photograph
Breguet Type XX-style chronograph with brown dial, Arabic numerals and brown leather strap.
Breguet archive photograph
Vintage Breguet gold dress watch with silver dial, Roman numerals and brown leather strap.
Breguet archive photograph
Breguet Type XX chronograph with brown dial, coin-edge bezel and oversized fluted crown.
Breguet archive photograph
Breguet grand-complication watch with blue celestial world-map dial, rose-gold case and blue rubber strap.
Breguet archive photograph
Breguet Classique dress watch with white enamel-style dial, blue hands, small seconds and black leather strap.
Breguet archive photograph
Breguet Classique perpetual-calendar watch with moonphase display, rose-gold case and brown leather strap.
Breguet archive photograph
Historic Breguet pocket watch with white enamel dial, Arabic numerals and blue steel hands.
Breguet archive photograph
Breguet openworked grand-complication watch showing its movement architecture in a rose-gold case.
Breguet archive photograph
Breguet rose-gold complicated watch with guilloché silver dial, blue hands and black leather strap.
Archive information

Origins and period

Paris, France; manufacture now in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland
Founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1775

Historical overview

Breguet in watchmaking

Abraham-Louis Breguet established his Paris workshop in 1775 and became one of history’s most influential watchmakers. His work advanced automatic winding, shock protection, repeating watches, precision regulation, and the tourbillon, while a commission for Caroline Murat produced an early purpose-designed wristwatch.

Archive information

Known for

The tourbillon patent of 1801, perpétuelle automatic watches, the pare-chute, Breguet hands and numerals, Classique, Marine, Type XX, and the Queen of Naples wristwatch tradition.

Historical development

Abraham-Louis Breguet established his Paris workshop in 1775 and became one of history’s most influential watchmakers. His work advanced automatic winding, shock protection, repeating watches, precision regulation, and the tourbillon, while a commission for Caroline Murat produced an early purpose-designed wristwatch.