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The magic of Breguet

How the Swiss Abraham-Louis Breguet changed watchmaking.

Renowned for his elegance, inventions and business sense, Breguet (1747-1823) has been described as the greatest watchmaker of all time. The Swiss National Museum in Zurich is holding a retrospective of his work.

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