Exploring The World Of The Traditional Tourbillon
Recently we already discussed how the tourbillon turned from a relatively obscure device to increase the precision of a watch or clock, to the favorite complication of collectors. Nowadays there is a…
Celebrating The Invention Of The Tourbillon With Breguet
Today, exactly 216 years go, Abraham-Louis Breguet was awarded the patent of the tourbillon. Little did he know that he had just invented one of the most prestigious complications in watchmaking for c…
#ThrowbackThursday: Breguet No. 217 Montre Perpetuelle a Repetition et Equation
It is hard to imagine where the world of watchmaking without the influence of Abraham-Louis Breguet. Forever known as the inventor of the tourbillon, but to only credit him for this is not doing him j…
Hands On The Breguet 7077 Tradition Chronograph Indépendant
Introduced at this year’s Baselworld, the Breguet 7077 Tradition Chronograph Indépendant is a modern chronograph steeped in tradition
Throwback Thursday: Breguet Type XX
Every watch aficionado knows about the legendary Abraham-Louis Breguet, who invented the tourbillon, the Breguet spring, the gong spring and other watchmaking mechanisms. Fewer are aware that Louis Br…
Rare Pocket Watch Hand-Crafted By Breguet Himself Up For Auction
A rare pocket watch crafted by the hands of Abraham-Louis Breguet himself has surfaced from the private collection of a European noble family to be auctioned through Christie’s in Geneva May 14.…
