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Breguet

Founded in Paris in 1775, Breguet is the house that invented the tourbillon and made the first wristwatch. Haute Time covers the Tradition, the Type XX and the Reine de Naples with the seriousness a 250-year-old archive deserves.
209Stories published
1775Maison founded
6Current collections
Breguet Classique with guilloche dial and Breguet hands
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Breguet is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in Paris in 1775, headquartered at L'Abbaye in the Vallee de Joux and owned by the Swatch Group since 1999. Its principal collections are the Classique, Tradition, Marine, Type XX, Reine de Naples and Heritage. Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon in 1801 and delivered what is regarded as the first wristwatch in 1812 to Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. The guilloche dial, the blued-steel Breguet hand and the Breguet overcoil are all his inventions and remain industry standards.

BreguetFounded 1775Vallee de JouxSwatch GroupTourbillonTraditionReine de NaplesType XXGuilloche

The Collection

Classique
Dress · 38-40mm
Cal. 502.3 / 777Q
Tradition
Open architecture · 40mm
Cal. 505SR / 507DR
Marine
Sport · 40-42mm
Cal. 777A / 582QA
Type XX
Flyback chronograph · 42mm
Cal. 7281
Reine de Naples
Ladies · oval
Cal. 537/3 / 78CS
Heritage
Curved tonneau
Cal. 502.3

Latest Breguet Coverage

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The Tradition 7035 Is Breguets Latest Diamond Delight

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Unconventional Tourbillons That Set The Pace For The Future

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Four Watches For Valentine

By Martin Green · February 10, 2021
All 209 Breguet Stories

Milestones

1775
Abraham-Louis Breguet opens his workshop on the Quai de l'Horloge in Paris.
1801
Breguet is granted the patent for the tourbillon regulator.
1812
Breguet delivers the first known wristwatch, made for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples.
2025
Breguet marks 250 years with anniversary editions across the Classique and Tradition lines.

Frequently Asked

Did Breguet invent the tourbillon?
Yes. Abraham-Louis Breguet was granted the tourbillon patent in 1801 as a way to average out the effect of gravity on a pocket watch balance held in one position. Every tourbillon made since descends from that patent.
What was the first wristwatch?
Breguet's No. 2639, delivered in 1812 to Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples - an oval repeater thermometer watch mounted on a wristlet of hair and gold thread. It predates the commonly cited early-1900s wristwatches by nearly a century.
What is a Breguet overcoil?
A hairspring whose outer coil is raised and curved inward so it breathes concentrically. It improves isochronism and is still used in high-end movements more than two centuries after Breguet devised it.
Where can I read Breguet reviews from a watch publication?
Haute Time has published more than 110 Breguet stories since 2006, including Tradition and Type XX launches, Reine de Naples releases and coverage of the maison's anniversary years.
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