Without Abraham Louis Breguet, we wouldn’t have the modern automatic wristwatch. His many innovations, including the complicated tourbillon escapement, earned him the favor of European royalty in his lifetime and the title of “father of modern horology” in ours. In this video, chairman Daryn Schnipper highlights exceptional examples of his work and more from the third auction in our Masterworks of Time sale series, Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire.

Past Auction

Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣：鐘錶鬼才」

3–16 June 2020 | 4:00 PM CEST | Geneva