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Photos of the original pre 1976 HQ
Does anyone have photos of the original French pre 1976 Breguet factory/shop (internal and/or external), they would be very interesting to see?
What year did Breguet leave France with Swatch?
I understand that Breguet was originally a French brand but I am curious as to what year the company left France for it's new home in Switzerland? I guess this year would be the bench mark to determine whether an owners watch is actually a French or Swiss...
A bit of Breguet History
Answering your question is hard. The founder of Breguet was Abraham-Louis Breguet. Although it is true that he opened his watch shop in Paris (the year 1775 and the place on the Quai de l'Horloge.....the building is still there), he was a Swiss by birth. ...
Aahh.. Indeed, that is one nice "piece of evidence"; love the original handy Chaumet boxes !.. :))
A classy box for my Breguet Type XX Best, hs ...
From 1970 to 1999
To make it short, when Chaumet acquired Breguet in 1970, the Parisian "factory" was a very small workshop. There was only few watches in stock and the famous archives. A couple of watchmakers were taking care and serviced the old breguet watches. Chaumet ...
Great reading
Wow, All this information is terrific and makes me feel more connected with the Breguet brand. I don't suppose anyone has any pictures of the original French building pre 1976? I think you guys should write a script for a movie from the early Breguet as a...
I think some eduacation on Breguet is needed here
not being rude...... Start with the 'most prestigous and greatest watchmaker of all time'...........
Photos of the original pre 1976 HQ
Does anyone have photos of the original French pre 1976 Breguet factory/shop (internal and/or external), they would be very interesting to see?
