What would the world of watchmaking be today had Breguet never lived? It would be a very different world indeed and we probably wouldn’t be here today to tackle the topic of mechanical complications had it not be for Breguet and his inventions, at least 50% of the haute horlogerie related articles currently available online would disappear at the blink of an eye and the role of watchmaking in history, in particular the role of many Swiss manufacturers, wouldn’t be so important as it is today.
On more than one occasion, when we have talked about the technical characteristics of some complicated watches, tourbillons or specific parts of the mechanics of a timepiece, we have often quoted a certain Breguet and the use that many brands make of the numerous inventions patented by the famous watchmaker. A typical example of this topic was the piece that I published last week about the MB&F “Frost” dial of the Legacy Machine.
@Gaetano Cimmino