Art / Fashion & Jewelry - 19 March 2022

Breguet at Art Düsseldorf - the secrets of a Breguet 

By Francesca Morelli

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Breguet is one of the partners of Art Düsseldorf from April 7 to 9, 2022 and will have its own stand. There, a watchmaker will explain the traditional art of watchmaking and show movements and cases.

What connects Breguet with the world of art

Breguet is among the few manufactures that have set up in-house ateliers for the art of engraving, angling, enameling and guilloché.

The pursuit of aesthetics goes back to the very beginnings of the Maison. Even when the company was founded, founder Abraham-Louis Breguet was concerned with inventing new mechanical elements but he also wanted to achieve a more contemporary style of watchmaking. In the last 25 years of the 18th century, when decorative art had already reached classicism, watches were still stuck in the baroque or even rococo style: bellied cases were overflowing with opulent decorations, hands covered with volutes and arabesques, which seemed cumbersome.

Find out what innovations Abraham-Louis Breguet invented and what are the secrets of beauty and harmony of a Breguet watch here:

DISTINCTIVE BREGUET TRADEMARKS

Breguet hand 

Around 1783, Abraham-Louis Breguet designed the slender hands with a slightly openworked "pomme" tip, which were intended to improve the legibility of the dial today known as the "Breguet hand".

Secret signature 

Most Breguet watch dials have a secret signature, usually engraved with a drypoint on either side of the 12, which used to be a guarantee of authenticity. 

Unique number 

Each Breguet watch is given a uniquely assigned number, which is recorded in the Maison's registers, which have been kept without interruption since the end of the 18th century.

Guilloché gold dials 

As early as 1786, different guilloché patterns make for particularly legible dials, something that was very close to Abraham-Louis Breguet's heart. Today, gold and sometimes mother-of-pearl dials still produce the extremely complex and refined motifs that are guilloched in the traditional manner by the Maison's craftsmen. 

Breguet numerals 

At the end of the 18th century, Abraham-Louis Breguet designed delicate and elegant Arabic numerals. The "Breguet numerals" broke the rules of watchmaking at the time and are still part of the world of horlogerie today.

Lugs 

For more stability, the lugs are welded to the case and the bars are screwed.

Flute doors 

On the case exterior, the fluted doors are quintessential Breguet. The vertical grooves are typical of Breguet cases and are created in the traditional cold process before being finished by hand. 

Learn more

breguet.com

@montresbreguet

Art Dusseldorf

Preview: 7 April 12 - 8 pm

Duration: 8 April 2022, 12-19 pm

9 April, 2022, 11am-1pm

10 April, 2022, 11am-1pm

Where

Areal Böhler, Hansaallee 321, 40549 Düsseldorf, Germany

The Breguet booth is located in the cold steel hall next to the VIP lounge

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