Breguet

For the Abraham Breguet fanatic: a portrait of A.-L. Breguet not often seen in contemporary Breguet literature. The illustration by Georges Henri Ballot (1866–1942) appears in the Camille Desfontaines book Les Grandes Ouviers Français (Gedalge, Paris 1890...  

He looks rather stern there. Tired from decades of struggles?

A.-L. Breguet super fans will recognize the enclosed picture appearing in the glossary of Emmanuel Breguet's book Breguet, Watchmakers Since 1775 (1997 page 352) with the caption: Cover of school notebook featuring a portrait of Breguet , from about 1910....  

The passionate Breguet fan will remember a picture from the late 19th century Camille Desfontaines book (illustrated by George Henri Ballot) Les Grands ouvriers français appears in the book: Breguet At The Louvre An Apogee Of European Watchmaking (page 72...  

Here's a link to the Breguet website. He looks much chubbier and younger in this photo.

The 20th century editions of the Camille Desfontaines book Les grands ouvriers français were illustrated by Ferdinand Raffin (1870-1948) and Raffin's Breguet is more familiar to the Breguet fan than the Georges Henri Ballot Breguet. Enclosed is a drawing ...  

For the Breguet history buff or crazy Breguet fan (see enclosed 2nd page bottom of 1st column): The March 27, 1816 Journal des débats politiques et littéraires reports the election of Abraham Breguet to the Académie des sciences in 1816 by Ordonnance Du R...