Breguet, the innovator. Invention of the Tourbillon, 1801
With the Classique "Grande Complication" Tourbillon Messidor wristwatch, Breguet reinvents its most spectacular invention, the tourbillon, designed to compensate for the effects of gravity. Held between two sapphire crystals, the tourbillon floats weightless in- side its carriage, while the sapphire dial offers a transparent vi- sion of the complex proprietary movement and its meticulous hand finishing. History is still being written…
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