Seen at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris
A Breguet’s pocket watch and its dial. Featuring “quantième” and @équation du temps” ...
Apropos of the watch...
From the May 10, 1924 L'oeuvre Journal regarding the donation of the watch by Sir David Salomons... Un don au Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Le grand amateur d'art, sir David Lionel Salomons, avait prêté, l'année dernière, sa merveilleuse coll...
Breguet, an absolut genius! To figure out the equation of time with a mechanical movement, that's really something.
A.L. Breguet, was amazing, his brainstorming led to so many incredible mechanical wonders, the man is more than a gifted inventor, he is a genius... when you think... the tourbillon, the parechoc, perpetual/automatic movement, ect... Beautiful! I'd like t...