Throwback Thursday: Breguet Type XX
Every watch aficionado knows about the legendary Abraham-Louis Breguet, who invented the tourbillon, the Breguet spring, the gong spring and other watchmaking mechanisms. Fewer are aware that Louis Breguet, the great-great-grandson of Abraham-Louis, achieved a world first of his own. Louis became caught up in the adventure of aeronautics in the early days of aircraft […]
By Adrienne Faurote
Steampunk Comes of Age
A future where ancient mechanical craftsmanship blends seamlessly with modern technology… I can think of nothing that better exemplifies this today than the modern watch industry.