Breguet is a Swiss luxury watch brand that was founded in 1775 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, a Swiss watchmaker who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of watchmaking.
Abraham-Louis Breguet was born in Switzerland in 1747 and began working as an apprentice watchmaker at the age of 15. He moved to Paris in 1775 and founded his own watchmaking company, which quickly gained a reputation for producing high-quality, innovative timepieces.
In the early years of his career, Breguet invented a number of important watchmaking technologies, including the tourbillon, which is still used today to improve the accuracy of mechanical watches. He also created the first self-winding watch, which he called the “perpetual motion” watch.
Over the years, Breguet continued to innovate and expand his product line. He produced a number of famous watches for European royalty and other wealthy clients, including Marie Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
After Abraham-Louis Breguet’s death in 1823, his son Antoine-Louis took over the company and continued to produce high-quality, innovative watches. The Breguet brand changed hands several times over the years and was acquired by the Swatch Group in 1999.
Today, Breguet is known for its exceptional craftsmanship and innovative designs. The brand produces a wide range of high-end watches, including dress watches, sports watches, and complicated timepieces with features such as perpetual calendars, moon phase displays, and minute repeaters. Breguet watches are prized by collectors and are considered to be among the most prestigious and exclusive timepieces in the world.
