Pocket Watch Tourbillon

Breguet

The history of watchmaking in the eighteenth century would not be complete without the greatest genius of watchmaking who has ever lived, Abraham Louis Breguet. He received this title Thanks for the outer details of his hits , but about the amazing accuracy.

Among his works is well known is the spiral Breguet, found so far, all watches quality and shows, and the whirlwind, the whirlwind – an ingenious device that Breguet invented repay gravity influences on the spring balance in pocket watches. Later, he invented a new mechanism to substitute for repeaters, a new exhaust system, the natural exhaust itself, similar to Exhaust timing 1790.

Watches invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet as if it were beyond the laws of basic mechanics and they are always required. Breguet is not the mark now, which is the symbol of quality for all watches. When people want to increase the accuracy of their Watches are, they mention Breguet.

Breguet Company was established in 1775 when the young master Бреге Breguet (he had that 28) has opened its fir watch shop in Paris. Five years later, in 1780, Abraham-Louis Breguet watches launched its first automated assembly, inertia and two barrels of liquidation, the achievement wonder the watch industry.

Three years later, in 1783, Abraham Louis Breguet invents the construction of the gong and the first impulse barrier system fall protection against shock invented in 1790.

When the observer watches a may think that all services provided by the watches are all invented by Abraham great Louis Breguet , particularly second free hand, the mechanism of eternal calendar which is able to consider the length of February in the leap year, "watches", a tact that to determine the time blind (without removing it from the pocket), the crown, cylinder escapement with ruby cylinder, automatic winding mechanism, implemented a quarantine of its perpetual and many others that appreciated in our time, including guilloche dial, spiral balance isochronous with the reel and many others.

Among the inventions of charm by Abraham-Louis Breguet is pocket "Cosy" watches with correction automatic time clock "parents" in 1795. Watches with 60-hour race are worth mentioning specifically, they are the great success of this time, but currently there are mechanical watches with some run similar operating. Many modern watches mimics some of design elements Breguet inventions, like the hands of "Apple Breguet, the dial with a mark or points to symbolize minutes, seconds, etc.

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