Precision and Breguet?s Finest Maritime Traditions perpetuated ? Classique Tourbillon and Marine Dame Collections
Classique Tourbillon Extra Flat and Marine Dame Collections are a perpetuation of the Breguet legacy of Maritime Chronometers, now backed with philanthropic support which focuses on the preservation of our oceans
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Horloger de la Marine (Chronograph-maker to the Navy) was a title conferred upon Abraham-Louis Breguet by the French Royal Navy in 1815 for his many contributions but primarily for his pursuit of innovations which contributed to the accuracy, particularly in time-keeping on the high seas – a legacy which has led to many milestones which changed the world, during and beyond the watchmaker’s own lifetime. Sea-faring European economies of the 1600s depended on precision timekeeping for navigating the high seas. And while Breguet wasn?t born until 1747 and so did not contribute to the quest to solve the longitude problem of the sea-faring equation, he built upon the pioneering work of John Harrison, Thomas Earnshaw and John Arnold. Breguet’s appointment as Horloger de la Marine is further testament to his skill as a watchmaker because when you think about it, he wasn’t a specialist in marine chronometers unlike the Berthouds who had borne the title before him. That said, while Breguet might have been a gifted watchmaker, it was his skill at understanding the users and naval officers (who...
The post Precision and Breguet’s Finest Maritime Traditions perpetuated – Classique Tourbillon and Marine Dame Collections appeared first on LUXUO.
Horloger de la Marine (Chronograph-maker to the Navy) was a title conferred upon Abraham-Louis Breguet by the French Royal Navy in 1815 for his many contributions but primarily for his pursuit of innovations which contributed to the accuracy, particularly in time-keeping on the high seas – a legacy which has led to many milestones which changed the world, during and beyond the watchmaker’s own lifetime. Sea-faring European economies of the 1600s depended on precision timekeeping for navigating the high seas. And while Breguet wasn?t born until 1747 and so did not contribute to the quest to solve the longitude problem of the sea-faring equation, he built upon the pioneering work of John Harrison, Thomas Earnshaw and John Arnold. Breguet’s appointment as Horloger de la Marine is further testament to his skill as a watchmaker because when you think about it, he wasn’t a specialist in marine chronometers unlike the Berthouds who had borne the title before him. That said, while Breguet might have been a gifted watchmaker, it was his skill at understanding the users and naval officers (who...
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