Breguet

France, 1775. Breguet is a premium watch, and jewelry maker founded in 1775 in France by Abraham-Louis Breguet. He spent five years studying watchmaking with Jean-Antoine Lépine and Ferdinand Berthoud before opening his own shop in Paris. The dowry he received as a result of his marriage to the daughter of a wealthy French family gave him the funds he needed to start his own workshop. The company, Breguet has been a part of the Swiss Swatch Group since 1999. With its headquarters in Switzerland, it is one of the earliest known watchmaking firms and a pioneer of various watchmaking inventions, including the tourbillon.

Tourbillon was created by Abraham Breguet in 1848. He also created the world's first self-winding watch in 1780, and the world's earliest wristwatch in 1810. Breguet is a well-known Swiss watchmaker. King George III,  Alexandre I of Russia, Queen Victoria, Ettore Bugatti, Napoléon Bonaparte, Sir Winston Churchill, Gioachino Rossini, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arthur Rubinstein, and others have all been renowned Breguet clients throughout the years.

The brand has also made headlines in the auction world. The Breguet & Fils, reference No. 2667 pocket watch, in particular, is among the most valuable timepieces ever sold at auction, fetching USD $4.69 million on 14th May 2012 in Geneva. On the other hand, the Breguet Sympathique watch is another most expensive clock ever offered for sale, earning $6.80 million on December 4th, 2012 in New York. Find the best works from Breguet for sale with Bidsquare. Outstanding Breguet watches and clocks such as Classique wristwatch, type XXII watch, Marine wristwatch can be found at online auction for sale.