In 1775, Abraham-Louis Breguet (Neuchâtel 1747-Paris 1823) founded the Breguet company in Paris, not far from the workshops of Pierre Le-Roy, Jean Romilly, Ferdinand Berthoud and his nephew Louis, and Jean-Antoine Lepine. Breguet was behind many significant advances in watch mechanisms. His contribution to the aesthetics of the watch was no less important, from the movement to the case, dial, numerals and hands.
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