Right in the heart of Paris is one of the best-kept secrets for watch rs to explore: the Breguet Museum. Not intended to be a secret, the museum occupies the second floor of the brand’s flagship boutique in Place Vendome – and houses approximately 70 of the brand’s most illustrious historical pieces. It also lays…
In ways than one, my recent trip to Petit Trianon – private home of Marie Antoinette – was made possible by Breguet. Bringing past and present full circle, luxury watch brand Breguet has woven an intricate web of history and forethought. As most already know, Marie Antoinette, like many others of the Royal Court…
It is common knowledge in the watch world that Abraham-Louis Breguet invented the tourbillon — a highly precise mechanism that eliminates certain problems in accuracy due to the effects of gravity when the watch is in certain positions. Breguet first conceived of the tourbillon in 1795, though it was not patented until 1801, and not…
While in Paris last week with Breguet on an exciting trip to experience the past and present of the brand (we bring you about that in the next weeks) – we had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Palace of Versailles (complete with a private tour of the rarely open Kings Chambers) and the…
Watch brands often refer to timepieces as having simple or complex complications. Generally every function of a watch that is in addition to its timekeeping role is an added complexity. Essentially a complex watch offers added information and data. The extra functions, information and data packed into a timepiece, the complicated it is. …
We get a lot of questions from readers asking the difference between a hand-wound (manual-wind) watch and an automatic (self-wind) watch. While we to a lo at this subject before, it may be a good time to revisit it for novice watch rs. As most know, a mechanical watch is a watch powered by the…
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