Manufacturer / watchmaker
Breguet
Also known as: Abraham-Louis Breguet, Breguet et Fils
Workshop of Abraham-Louis Breguet, whose inventions defined much of the modern watch.
Breguet, born in Neuchâtel in 1747, established his workshop on the Quai de l'Horloge in Paris. Clients included Marie Antoinette and Napoleon. The firm passed through the Brown family (from 1870) and Chaumet before Swatch Group acquisition.
- Country
- France / Switzerland
- City
- Paris (founded); later Vallée de Joux
- Founded / active
- 1775
- Status
- Active (Swatch Group since 1999)
- Key people
- Abraham-Louis Breguet, Antoine-Louis Breguet
Innovations
- Tourbillon (patented 1801)
- Breguet overcoil hairspring
- Pare-chute shock protection
- Perpétuelle self-winding watches
