History

Century

Louis-Clément Breguet

1804-1883
French clockmaker.
Grandson of Abraham Louis Breguet.
Son and successor of Louis Antoine Breguet.
Trained in Switzerland.
Developed a marine chronometer for the French merchant navy.
Research on electricity applications. Invented recording instruments.

1833
Improvement of the sympathetic pendulum with system to wind and set the watch and filing of the patent.

1840
Invention of the electric telegraph.

1856
Construction of urban electric clocks in particular for the city of Lyon.

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