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Abraham-Louis Breguet | |
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| Born | 10 January 1747 |
| Died | 17 September 1823 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Horologist, Inventor |
| Organization | Breguet |
| Notable work | Tourbillon Mechanism |
| Spouse | Cécile Marie-Louise L'Huillier (– 1780) |
| Children | Antoine-Louis Breguet |
Abraham-Louis Breguet (French pronunciation: [abʁa.am lwi bʁeɡɛ]; 10 January 1747 – 17 September 1823), born in Neuchâtel, then a Prussian principality, was a horologist who made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking industry, including the tourbillon. He was the founder of the Breguet company, which is now the luxury watch division of the Swiss Swatch Group.
In his lifetime he was considered the leading watchmaker of his day, and he built up a clientele that included many leading public figures and members of the European nobility.
Alongside his friend and contemporary John Arnold, Breguet is now widely acknowledged as one of the greatest horologists of all time.[1] One of his famous ancestors was Jean Breguet (who died in 1593) a Protestant pastor in Neuchâtel very much influenced by the ideas of John Calvin.