Breguet

Marie-Antoinette watch by Breguet: Among the earliest most celebrated examples you will discover an ultra-complicated watch created by Breguet. The unique timepiece was commissioned for the Queen of France. read more

Breguet reveals a unique Grande Complication pocket watch, based on the thorough historical study and three years of technical development.

The timepiece demonstrates a 46mm 18K yellow gold case equipped with a movement composed of over 800 hand-finished pieces. The masterpiece provides a variety of complicated functions: minute repeater, equation of time, perpetual calendar, power reserve, jumping hours, and thermometer.

The Breguet Grand Complication Ref. 1160 watch is devoted to the legendary 'Marie Antoinette' watch, commissioned from Abraham-Louis Breguet for Queen Marie Antoinette of France, by her secret admirer. It was completed only four years after Breguet's death. read more

The famed Marie-Antoinette watch, completed by Breguet in 1827 and stolen from the L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in 1983, may well have reappeared on November 12th this year, as if by magic, in the hands of a Tel Aviv watchmaker.

It took a full forty-four years to complete the watch, proof indeed that it is a work of art. This stunning piece features the greatest watchmaking complications known at that time.  read more

18-carat white gold haute joaillerie watch equipped with a self-winding movement with a 950 platinum hand-guillochéd rotor. 18-carat gold silvered dial with natural mother-of-pearl overlay, off-centred chapter ring with Breguet Arabic numerals and 322 emeralds (7.71 carats) and 1,193 diamonds (TW-VVS - 33.85 carats) on the case and bracelet.
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The complication was invented in the 18th century by one of the most well-known watchmakers in the world, Abraham Louis Breguet. Today Corum has taken up a new formidable challenge: a Panoramique tourbillon.  read more

Up to the present day every Breguet watch is based upon exclusive design and inventive approach initiated by the brand's founder. The name of Breguet is associated with numerous innovations - perpetual calendar, chronograph, power reserve, para-chute, shock absorber and tourbillon. read more

With their customary care and precision, Breguet's watchmakers have created a symbol of feminine refinement in a contemporary jewellery watch.

After 200 years of practice, Breguet knows that you need to be a poet as well as a magician to capture the heart of a queen. read more

The Breguet Marine Tourbillon chronograph in 18-carat pink gold is another fine example of Breguet's constant process of creation and innovation.

Always remaining ahead of one's time, while at the same time observing the rules of excellence in engineering and visual harmony, Breguet has had a siginifcant impact on the modern art of watchmaking read more

Hayek, who receives us in his office in Bienne, is visibly very proud of the road travelled by Breguet since he acquired the company (along with Nouvelle Lemania, now called Manufacture Breguet) at the end of 1999. The figures speak for themselves: “In 2000, Breguet’s turnover was about 40 million Swiss francs. read more

Abraham-Louis Breguet was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland in 1747 and after being apprenticed to a watchmaker in Versailles, married and began his own business in 1775. The rest, as they say, is horological history as are the numerous inventions, technical innovations and styling, most of which are still in use today read more

The Breguet Company was founded in 1775. From the end of the eighteenth century up to the very recent times Breguet managed to maintain reputation of one of the leaders in the watch industry due to its permanent search for innovations and continuous inventive process. read more