Description: Abraham-Louis Breguet was the most innovative and famous clockmaker in his day. He started his workshop in Paris in 1775. His first invention was the self-winding watch. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, along with other European royalty, were among his customers. He is estimated to have manufactured some 17,000 clocks before his death in 1823. His technical innovations were copied all over Europe. Even his signature was forged by less scrupulous clockmakers. The movement is sophisticated for the period, showing hours, minutes, seconds and the date.

Beskrivning: Abraham-Louis Breguet var sin tids mest innovativa och berömde urmakare. Han öppnade sin verkstad i Paris 1775. Hans första uppfinning var självuppdragande fickur. Han levererade ur till Ludvig XVI och Marie Antoinette, och andra europeiska kungligheter. Totalt räknar man med att han hann producera cirka 17 000 ur fram till sin död 1823. Hans tekniska innovationer kopierades över hela Europa. Även hans signatur kopierades av mindre nogräknade urmakare. Detta ur har ett för tiden komplicerat verk som visar timme, minut, sekund och datum.

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