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Organize your photos. Abraham Louis Breguet 1747, the founder of Breguet watches, was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland.17 years old began to make watches in Paris. Breguet is a genius in watchmaking. During his life, he made many important inventions and became a legend in the history of clocks and watches. Breguet watches, on the other hand, firmly occupy a seat in the world's top watch hall because of Breguet's extraordinary talent.
1775, Breguet opened its first watch shop in Paris and founded Quaide Phorloge, the predecessor of Breguet. This brand quickly gained the favor of the European royal family, and the orders kept flowing. With its profound mechanical knowledge and rich imagination, Breguet constantly brought forth new ideas in watch production and attracted the best craftsmen at that time.
1783, Breguet invented the clock spring and designed a pointer with a hollow dot near the end, much like Breguet. 1790, shock absorbers first appeared on Breguet watches. 180 1 year, tourbillon of Breguet obtained a patent, which eliminated the influence of gravity on the running time of the watch. 18 19, Breguet pedometer and astronomical timer came out. Breguet died in 1823, but his descendants also had many masterpieces in watchmaking.
Breguet's concise design of neoclassical style always attracts attention. Some famous historical figures, such as French King Louis XVI, Tsar Alexander I, Queen Victoria of England, British Prime Minister Churchill, Prussian Emperor William I and scientist Einstein, are all fans of Breguet.
After the end of World War II, the French Ministry of Defence decided to equip the elite department of the Air Force with a precise chronograph, and required the chronograph to have a power storage capacity of more than 35 hours, with a daily error of less than 8 seconds, and to be used for more than 300 times a day without any faults. Breguet completed the design according to the above specifications, and named this table TypeXX. 1950, these watches were recognized by the French technical center, and in the following 20 years, they became the designated timepieces of the French air force, aviation test center and naval communication department.
For more than two centuries, it has been Breguet's constant pursuit to keep improving complex movements. The tourbillon technology invented by its founder, Breguet, has the greatest influence on the watch industry. Tourbillon is a speed regulating device, which can correct the mechanical error caused by gravity. Even today, tourbillon belongs to the luxury equipment of complicated mechanical timepieces, representing the highest technical level. At present, there are not many manufacturers that can produce this kind of watch. Breguet watches have many well-known series, one of which is the 3894 series big spring time-telling watch. This watch is a manual winding movement, minute winding and perpetual calendar. The manufacturing process is exquisite.
A few years ago, Breguet was acquired by Swiss Swatch Group. In 2000, the group opened a Breguet store and a museum in Fandang Square in Paris. Since its opening, the search for Breguet watches in the world's major auctions has enabled many legendary watches to return. In 200 1, 10, a rare tourbillon pocket watch produced in 1808 was bought by the museum for 1.95 million Swiss francs. In fact, when people look at Breguet's antique watches, it's like reviewing the wonderful technical development history of the modern watch industry.