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I hope you don't mind my saying :-)
But Breguet did not invent the automatic watch. The automatic watch if I am not mistaken was invented by Abraham-Louis Perrelet in the 1770s and Breguet improved on this. It was not until 1928 that an Englishman called John Harwood started selling automatic wristwatches having had his invention patented in Switzerland and England in 1923.
Nevertheless Breguet remains the greatest watchmaker who has ever lived and the programme is definitely worth a watch for all watch enthusiasts.
Best wishes,
Sham
Now on YouTube:
The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons BBC Documentary 2016 I didn't know the genius had also invented the automatic watch!...
Great programme
I saw this programme on TV a few weeks ago, very interesting and informative look at a pivotal point in horology. Breguet was a genius by any interpretation of the word. I highly recommend everyone making time to watch this.
I may be wrong here!
But Breguet did not invent the automatic watch. The automatic watch if I am not mistaken was invented by Abraham-Louis Perrelet in the 1770s and Breguet improved on this. It was not until 1928 that an Englishman called John Harwood started selling automat...
I hope you don't mind my saying :-)
But Breguet did not invent the automatic watch. The automatic watch if I am not mistaken was invented by Abraham-Louis Perrelet in the 1770s and Breguet improved on this. It was not until 1928 that an Englishman called John Harwood started selling automat...
Definately worth watching....
Hard to believe the quality of this piece from 200 years ago. Andy.
ERRATUM
As Sham pointed out above, Perrelet, not Breguet, was the inventor of the automatic watch. Thank you, Sham!
Thanks for the YouTube link
I wasn\'t able to watch the original BBC program (outside of UK). Will watch tonight Cheers
Thanks for the YouTube heads up
I wasn\'t able to watch the original BBC program (outside of UK). Will watch tonight Cheers
