Abraham - Louis Breguet's life
Abraham-Louis Breguet or Bréguet (10 January 1747 – 17 September 1823), born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, was a horologist who made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking in France. In his lifetime he was considered the leading watchmaker of his day, and he built up a clientele that included many leading public figures and members of the European nobility. Alongside his friend and contemporary John Arnold, Breguet is now widely acknowledged as one of the greatest horologists of all time.
Breguet's father's died in 1758, when he was ten, and his formal schooling ended when he was 12. Breguet's mother remarried to Joseph Tattet, who came from a family of watchmakers. Tattet had a showroom in Paris; the family tried for some time to entice the young Breguet into the trade, to no avail, but he eventually took to it with great interest and in 1762, aged 15, he was sent to be apprenticed to an unknown Versailles master watchmaker. At this time the Court had a great influence on the trade and the best watchmakers established themselves around Versailles.
Unfortunately, Marie met a tragic end, either through murder or suicide, and soon after Breguet lost both his mother and his step-father, leaving him to support himself and his younger sister. How he managed this in the period between his parents' deaths and the establishment of his business is unknown.
Breguet no matter how helpless his life from this moment is not calm, family misfortune he suffered more, grow faster, career and has made great progress. Not the same as life on such a step-by-step walking ......
1823, Breguet's death the company also has its own stores, at 4 Place de la Bourse Square, which is well-known, because the two addresses appear in the label's watch # 4004. The company was later transferred to the Rue de la Paix, in the early 20th century to 2 RUE Eduoard seventh.
Breguet fame gradually increased, he became friendly with the leader of the revolution - Paul Mara, who is also known as the Neuchatel.
Duke of Orleans in 1792 went to the United Kingdom, and met with John Arnold, Europe's leading watch and clockmaker. Duke University's Arnold displayed a clock by Breguet, is so impressed, he immediately went to Paris, and Breguet accept his son as an apprentice.
Escapement Breguet invention and innovation, including the tourbillon automatic winding mechanism and overcoil (improvement) has raised the balance of the outer coil spring. Within ten years Breguet had commissions from the aristocratic families of France and even the French queen, Marie-Antoinette. Cécile died in 1780. He met Abraham-Louis Perrelet in Switzerland and became a Master Clockmaker in 1784. In 1787 Abraham-Louis established a partnership with Xavier Gide, which lasted until 1791.
In 1795, Breguet returned to Paris, with many watches manufacturing innovative ideas. He set up the the business again Quai de l'Horloge Square and the Empire between the new affluent quickly established a reputation. Breguet staff seminars, in the traditional way, with unskilled apprentice, but instead sought the best watchmakers in Paris, he was appointed to his own design, so watch.
Breguet became a member of the the Longitude Board of Directors in 1814, and the following year won the official appointed chronometer manufacturers French Navy. In 1816, he entered a formal member of the French Academy of Sciences and received the Legion of Honor Chevalier in the hands of Louis XVIII in 1819. Breguet's name is engraved on the Eiffel Tower (Eiffel Tower), one of the 72.
Bregeut is known for his kindness and good sense of humor. According to records, if a worker to the Breguet, finished works and payment of invoices, Breguet satisfied with the work, and then, if the end of the invoice at zero, Breguet will increase the tail zero, its '9 ', so that workers pay 9 francs more than he had requested. He also called his encouragement, his young apprentice, is often suggested that they "do not be discouraged, or allowed to fail discouraged, you."
The Breguet success is a small step, but it is driven by the community as a whole, the entire era of accelerated development, the history of every great man worthy of our respect, we need to learn to create a new future.
Breguet's father's died in 1758, when he was ten, and his formal schooling ended when he was 12. Breguet's mother remarried to Joseph Tattet, who came from a family of watchmakers. Tattet had a showroom in Paris; the family tried for some time to entice the young Breguet into the trade, to no avail, but he eventually took to it with great interest and in 1762, aged 15, he was sent to be apprenticed to an unknown Versailles master watchmaker. At this time the Court had a great influence on the trade and the best watchmakers established themselves around Versailles.
Unfortunately, Marie met a tragic end, either through murder or suicide, and soon after Breguet lost both his mother and his step-father, leaving him to support himself and his younger sister. How he managed this in the period between his parents' deaths and the establishment of his business is unknown.
Breguet no matter how helpless his life from this moment is not calm, family misfortune he suffered more, grow faster, career and has made great progress. Not the same as life on such a step-by-step walking ......
1823, Breguet's death the company also has its own stores, at 4 Place de la Bourse Square, which is well-known, because the two addresses appear in the label's watch # 4004. The company was later transferred to the Rue de la Paix, in the early 20th century to 2 RUE Eduoard seventh.
Breguet fame gradually increased, he became friendly with the leader of the revolution - Paul Mara, who is also known as the Neuchatel.
Duke of Orleans in 1792 went to the United Kingdom, and met with John Arnold, Europe's leading watch and clockmaker. Duke University's Arnold displayed a clock by Breguet, is so impressed, he immediately went to Paris, and Breguet accept his son as an apprentice.
Escapement Breguet invention and innovation, including the tourbillon automatic winding mechanism and overcoil (improvement) has raised the balance of the outer coil spring. Within ten years Breguet had commissions from the aristocratic families of France and even the French queen, Marie-Antoinette. Cécile died in 1780. He met Abraham-Louis Perrelet in Switzerland and became a Master Clockmaker in 1784. In 1787 Abraham-Louis established a partnership with Xavier Gide, which lasted until 1791.
In 1795, Breguet returned to Paris, with many watches manufacturing innovative ideas. He set up the the business again Quai de l'Horloge Square and the Empire between the new affluent quickly established a reputation. Breguet staff seminars, in the traditional way, with unskilled apprentice, but instead sought the best watchmakers in Paris, he was appointed to his own design, so watch.
Breguet became a member of the the Longitude Board of Directors in 1814, and the following year won the official appointed chronometer manufacturers French Navy. In 1816, he entered a formal member of the French Academy of Sciences and received the Legion of Honor Chevalier in the hands of Louis XVIII in 1819. Breguet's name is engraved on the Eiffel Tower (Eiffel Tower), one of the 72.
Bregeut is known for his kindness and good sense of humor. According to records, if a worker to the Breguet, finished works and payment of invoices, Breguet satisfied with the work, and then, if the end of the invoice at zero, Breguet will increase the tail zero, its '9 ', so that workers pay 9 francs more than he had requested. He also called his encouragement, his young apprentice, is often suggested that they "do not be discouraged, or allowed to fail discouraged, you."
The Breguet success is a small step, but it is driven by the community as a whole, the entire era of accelerated development, the history of every great man worthy of our respect, we need to learn to create a new future.