With the precision of a chronometer, Swiss watchmaker Breguet opens its traveling exhibition, “Breguet the Innovator. Inventor of the Tourbillon,” in New York City on Nov. 8.
New York marks the final stop on a global tour that began in Geneva earlier this year. The retrospective of iconic Breguet timepieces traveled across Asia and Europe before making its U.S. debut in Beverly Hills on Oct. 3.
Boasting one of the most extensive contemporary collections of tourbillon wristwatches alongside rare historic pocket watches, “Breguet the Innovator. Inventor of the Tourbillon” offers a deep look into the brand’s horological heritage. Highlights include a tourbillon repeater chronometer from 1812, the legendary perpetual pocket watch with an “à toc” quarter repeater known as the No. 5, and the ultra-thin 5377 tourbillon first introduced at Baselworld.
The exhibition emphasizes the contributions of Abraham-Louis Breguet, the brand’s founder, who was granted a patent for the tourbillon on June 26, 1801. This invention, regarded as a pivotal advance in watchmaking, reduced the effects of gravity on pocket watches and influenced precision timekeeping for generations.
“Breguet the Innovator. Inventor of the Tourbillon” is on display at the Breguet Boutique Fifth Avenue from Nov. 8 through Nov. 17.
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