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History of Watchmaking
Birth of the Swiss watchmaker Abraham Louis Breguet in Neuchâtel (died in Paris in 1823). His inventions included the tourbillon, the pare-chute shock-absorber, the lever escapement with divided impulse faces, the flat balance-spring with one or two terminal coils, known as the Breguet overcoil, and a compensation device for watches.
Art and Culture
A Neoclassical current emerged as a result of archaeological excavations at Herculaneum (beginning in 1738) and Pompeii (1748).
1748. Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws.HH Magazine News
Jaeger-LeCoultre wears its heart on its sleeve
22 May 2012
Among the lots at a forthcoming sale at Christie's in Milan will be three exclusive Jaeger-LeCoultre watches, made in su…
The phenomenal success of mechanical watches
15 May 2012
In ten years, mechanical watches have seen their share of total exports increase from less than half to almost three qua…