The magic of Breguet
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Simple watch with two styles, originally sold to the Duke of Praslin. (Kremlin Museums) Kremlin Museums -
“New construction” sympathetic clock (a clock synchronised from a master clock), originally owned by the French king, Louis-Philippe I. (Paris, Mobilier National, photo: Isabelle Bideau) Paris, Mobilier National -
No. 5 Perpetual Watch, originally sold to Count Journiac Saint-Méard. (Collection of Montres Breguet SA) Collection of Montres Breguet SA -
Turkish watch, which was originally owned by Sultan Beykan. (Collection of Montres Breguet SA) Collection of Montres Breguet SA -
Miniature carriage clock with quarter repeater and almanac belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte. (Swiss National Museum) Swiss National Museum -
Medallion watch, part of a collection owned by Elisa Bonaparte, Grand-Duchess of Tuscany and sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. (Swiss National Museum) Swiss National Museum -
Small medallion tactile watch, a former possession of Joséphine Bonaparte, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. (Collection of Montres Breguet SA) Collection of Montres Breguet SA -
Simple watch, new calibre, sold to “an assistant to Mr Hottinguer". (Swiss National Museum) Swiss National Museum -
Ship's chronometer with two spring barrels, sold to the French Navy Department in 1822. (Collection of Montres Breguet SA) Collection of Montres Breguet SA -
Workshop notebook with Abraham-Louis Breguet's handwriting. (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle) Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
How the Swiss Abraham-Louis Breguet changed watchmaking.
This content was published on October 12, 2011
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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