Marie Antoinette (watch) - Wikipedia
The Breguet No. 160 "The Grand Complication," more commonly known as the Marie-Antoinette or the Queen, is a case watch designed by Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, and was his 160th watch. [1] It has been called 'a poem in clockwork'.
Montres Breguet | Presentation of the “Marie-Antoinette ...
“Grande Complication” pocket watch number 1160. Said to have been fascinated by Breguet’s watches, Marie-Antoinette acquired over the years a number of his timepieces, notably a perpétuelle fitted with a self-winding device.
Order for watch N°160, known as the “Marie-Antoinette” watch
One of the Queen's guards ordered a watch incorporating all the complications and improvements known at the time. On the 16th of October 1793, queen Marie-Antoinette of France was led to the guillotine a few months after her husband, king Louis XVI.
The holy grail of watchmaking: Breguet’s pocket watch No. 160
IN the annals of watchmaking, Abraham-Louis Breguet’s pocket watch No. 160 Grande Complication or simply “Perpétuelle” (fig. 1) has attained mythical status. Commonly known as the “Marie-Antoinette” or “The Queen”, it was designed by Breguet as the result of a commission.
The most complicated pocket watch in the world?-Marie ...
2023年9月27日 · The Grande Complication by Breguet, better known as the "Marie Antoinette", is a pocket watch designed and built by Swiss watchmaker Abraham Louis Breguet. It was commissioned in 1783 and completed 44 years later.
The Intriguing Story Of Marie Antoinette And Her Legendary ...
2019年3月10日 · Breguet’s modern “Marie Antoinette” recreation: Grande Complication No. 1160 Abraham-Louis Breguet is further commemorated by the choice of using of his “natural” escapement, a bimetallic balance, a cylindrical hairspring made of solid gold, and the double pare-chute shock absorption system.
Marie-Antoinette Grande Complication pocket-watch – N° 1160
2008年4月10日 · Reproducing and designing such a large number of complications on the sole basis of documents is against the odds and reveals the talent of the watchmakers at Montres Breguet. Each function and every decorative feature was minutely analysed.