June 26 — The Anniversary of the Tourbillon
The tourbillon, this little mechanical wonder, with its hypnotizing movement that can turn anyone in a watch lover, was invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet. Developed around 1795, it was on this day, June 26, 1801, that he patented his revolutionary mechanical
Spending Time with the Breguet Type XXI Transatlantique
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Only Watch 2015 — Breguet Type XXI 3813
Today Breguet has unveiled their contribution to the Only Watch 2015 charity auction, the one-of-a-kind Type XXI 3813 pilot's chronograph. It is based on the Type XX watches that Breguet made on the order of the French air force and
Pre-Baselworld 2015: Breguet Tradition Automatique Seconde Rétrograde 7097
Breguet has just announced the Tradition Automatique Seconde Rétrograde 7097, the latest model of their Tradition collection that will be unveiled next year at Baselworld. The new watch, like the rest of the Tradition collection, is inspired by the “subscription watches”
GPHG 2014: winners, losers and absentees
On October 31st, while in many parts of the world, kids were busy dressing up for Halloween, in Geneva the cream of watchmaking was dolling up for the big night at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). After a long