Breguet Celebrates the Tourbillon: On this day in 1801, Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the Tourbillon and changed mechanical watches forever. ---- Taking its name from the French word for “whirlwind”, the Breguet Tourbillon neutralized the negative effects of gravity on pocket watches and significantly enhanced precision in timekeeping. Over two centuries later, this mechanism still represents the pinnacle of watchmaking and Breguet continues to lead the way, producing more Tourbillon models tha

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10K views · 208 reactions | 39 Quai de l’Horloge, where intellectuals and artisans once mingled. It was in this neighbourhood, on the Île de la Cité in Paris, that Abraham-Louis Breguet established his atelier in 1775. Did you know that he meticulously recorded each of his creations in his sales registers? A practice still in place today. #Breguet250 | Breguet | Facebook

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