A gesture of love, unequalled craftsmanship and timeless beauty. These are the ingredients of the intriguing story of Breguet’s iconic pocket watch created for Marie Antoinette. The journey of this rare timepiece takes us through the years of the French Revolution and ends at the beginning of the 21st century.


Sources / Further reading
Breguet by Sir David Lionel Salomons, London: Printed for the Author, 1921

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Clocks at the L. A. Mayer Institute by Deror_avi Own work, CC BYSA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Marie Antoinette Watch by Michael.vainshtein Own work, CC BYSA 4.0
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West facade of Petit Trianon at Château de Versailles in Versailles by Moonik Own work, CC BYSA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...