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{{Short description|Swiss-French luxury watch manufacturer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Groupe Horloger Breguet
| logo = Breguet logoBreguet_(brand)_Logo.pngsvg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| founder = [[Abraham-Louis Breguet]]
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| products = [[Tourbillon]], [[watch]]es, [[clock]]s, [[jewelry]]
| parent = [[The Swatch Group]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1775}}
| location_city = [[L'Abbaye]]
| location_country = [[Switzerland]]
| homepage = {{URL|breguet.ch}}
}}
'''Breguet''' ({{IPA|fr|bʁeɡɛ}}) is a [[Swiss watch|Swiss]]-[[France|French]] [[Luxury good|luxury]] [[watch]], [[clock]] and jewelry manufacturer founded by [[Abraham-Louis Breguet]] in [[Paris]] in 1775.<ref name=":19" /> Since 1999, it has been a subsidiary of the Swiss [[the Swatch Group|Swatch Group]].<ref name=":4" /> Headquartered in [[L'Abbaye, Switzerland]], Breguet is one of the oldest surviving watchmaking brands and a pioneer of numerous watchmaking technologies such as the [[tourbillon]], which was inventeddeveloped into a practical solution by Abraham Breguet in 1801.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/inventions/tourbillon|title=Tourbillon {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref> Abraham Breguet also invented and produced the world's first [[self-winding watch]] (the ''Perpétuelle'') in 1780, as well as the world's first [[wristwatch]] in 1810 (the Breguet No.2639, for [[Caroline Bonaparte]], [[Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic)|Queen of Naples]]).<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=https://museum.seiko.co.jp/en/knowledge/episode/episode_03/|title=Abraham-Louis Breguet {{!}} Timepiece Luminaries {{!}} THE SEIKO MUSEUM|website=museum.seiko.co.jp|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/inventions/self-winding|title=Self-winding {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/inventions/first-wristwatch|title=First wristwatch {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>
 
Breguet is a highly regarded watch manufacturer.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/brands/brand/h/breguet/|title=Brand - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie|website=www.hautehorlogerie.org|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/breguet-luxury-watches/breguet-in-films-and-literary-tributes/|title=Marking time: one watchmaker’swatchmaker's literary tributes|date=2017-06-14|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-01-18|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journal.hautehorlogerie.org/en/breguet-the-expression-of-being/|title=Breguet: the Expression of Being – FHH Journal|website=journal.hautehorlogerie.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-breguet-classique-chronometrie-7727|title=A Week On The Wrist: The Breguet Classique Chronométrie 7727|date=14 January 2016|first=Benjamin|last=Clymer|website=HODINKEE|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luxury-insider.com/luxury-news/2012/06/breguet-ranked-most-prestigious-among-pentamillionaires|title=Breguet Ranked Most Prestigious Among Pentamillionaires|date=2012-06-06|website=Luxury Insider|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608224919/https://www.luxury-insider.com/luxury-news/2012/06/breguet-ranked-most-prestigious-among-pentamillionaires|url-status=dead}}</ref> Over the years, notable Breguet patrons and timepiece owners include Emperor of the French [[Napoléon]] Bonaparte, [[King George III]], [[Queen Victoria]], [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexandre I of Russia]], [[Ettore Bugatti]], [[Sir Winston Churchill]], [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Gioachino Rossini]], [[Arthur Rubinstein]] and so on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/timeline/1824-1863/distinguished-patrons|title=Distinguished Patrons (1824 - 1863) Timeline {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":17" /> In particular, theThe ''Breguet & Fils, Paris No. 2667 (1814)'' [[pocket watch]] ranksis as one ofamong the world's [[List of most expensive watches sold at auction|most expensive watches ever sold at auction]], fetching US$4.69 million (CHF 4,339,000) in Geneva in May 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.worldtempus.com/article/industry-news/business/christies-record-price-for-any-breguet-watch-12598.html|title=Christie's - Record Price For Any Breguet Watch - Business - WorldTempus|website=en.worldtempus.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/Important-Watches-23897.aspx|title=Important Watches|language=en|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> The ''Breguet Sympathique'' C''lock'' ''No.128 & 5009'' ''(Duc d'Orléans Breguet Sympathique)''), on the other hand,is currently holds the title of the most expensive Breguet timepiece ever sold at auction, fetching US$6.808 million in New York in December 2012.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/important-watches-n08882/lot.124.html|title=The Duc d'Orléans Breguet Sympathique|website=Sotheby's|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2012/12/05/rare-breguet-clock-sell-for-record-6-8-million/|title=Rare Breguet Clock Sells For Record $6.8 Million|last=DeMarco|first=Anthony|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/breguet-clock-docking-pocket-watch-record-sothebys-new-york|title=Breguet Clock With Docking Pocket Watch Re-Sets Record For A Clock At Auction, Fetching $6.8 Million at Sotheby's New York|date=5 December 2012|website=Hodinkee|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref>
 
Since 1999, it has been a subsidiary of the Swiss [[the Swatch Group|Swatch Group]].<ref name=":4" />
 
==History==
 
=== Early history ===
[[File:Abraham -Louis Breguet 02(young), painted portrait, circa 1800.jpg|thumb|Abraham-Louis Breguet|alt=|226x226px]]
Breguet was founded in 1775 by [[Abraham-Louis Breguet]], a Swiss watchmaker born to [[Huguenot]] parents in [[Neuchâtel]]. He studied watchmaking for ten years under [[Ferdinand Berthoud]] and [[Jean-Antoine Lépine]] before setting up his own watchmaking business at 51 Quai de l'Horloge on the [[Île de la Cité]] in Paris. The dowry that came with his marriage to the daughter of a prosperous French [[bourgeois]] provided the backing which allowed him to open his own workshop.
 
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=== Recent development ===
[[File:Breguet MG 2573.jpg|thumb|right|A [[tourbillon]] movement watch by Breguet]]
From 1870 to 1970, Breguet was owned by the English Brown family. The Brown family were of English origin, Edward Brown was prominent factory manager who acquired Breguet from Abraham-Louis’ grandson, Louis-François, an engineer. Brown managed the brand through the turbulent French politics of the late 19th century. It was only after Edward’s death that the firm saw its sales rise near the levels it enjoyed before 1870. Edward’s son, Edouard, took over the business until 1912 when his brother Henry took over.<ref>"{{Cite web |date=2019-10-30 |title=THE SECOND BREGUET FAMILY." Montres- Publiques,Coronet 10/30/2019,- Rolex Stories |url=https://montrespubliquescoron.comet/1minute-reads/the-second-breguet-family |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Coronet |language=en-US}}</ref> After the Brown family, the ownership changed hands several times during the [[quartz crisis]] in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1976, Breguet's then-owner [[Chaumet]] closed its French factory and moved production to the [[Vallée de Joux]] in Switzerland.
 
In 1987, Breguet was acquired by [[Investcorp]] which, in 1991, created the ''Groupe Horloger Breguet'' ''(GHB)''. The Breguet Group consists of four subsidiaries: ''Montres Breguet SA'', ''Breguet SA'', ''Valdar SA'' and [[Lemania|''Nouvelle Lemania SA'']] (which Breguet Group acquired in 1992).<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=944327|title=Company Overview of Groupe Horloger Breguet|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref> As a result, Breguet-brand watches are now made at the Nouvelle Lemania factory in Switzerland. In particular, Montres Breguet SA is the main company that sells timepieces under the brand name of "Breguet", and Breguet SA is the name of Breguet Group's distribution company in France.<ref name=":4" />
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*In 1783, invented the Gong-spring, laying the foundation for [[Repeater (horology)|minute repeaters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/inventions/gong-spring|title=Gong-spring {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calibremagazine.com/story/gong-chimes-and-grand-traditions/|title=Gong Chimes and Grand Traditions|website=Calibre Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref>
* In 1783, invented the Breguet hands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/inventions/breguet-hands|title=Breguet hands {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/house-breguet/unmistakable-signs/breguet-hands|title=Breguet hands {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref>
* In 1790, invented the ''Pare-chute'', one of the world's first shock protection systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/inventions/pare-chute|title=Pare-chute {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Basics Of Shock Resistance {{!}} Crown Watch Blog |url=http://www.crownwatchblog.com/how-it-works/the-basics-of-shock-resistance |titleaccess-date=The Basics Of Shock2019-01-17 Resistance {{!}} Crown Watch Blog|last=Contributor|website=www.crownwatchblog.com |language=en-gb|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref>
* In 1795, invented the Breguet [[overcoil]] or Breguet spiral, being widely used in watchmaking industry to this day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/inventions/breguet-balance-spring|title=Breguet balance-spring {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/encyclopaedia/glossary-of-watchmaking/s/breguet-overcoil-1/|title=Breguet overcoil - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie|website=www.hautehorlogerie.org|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref>
* In 1801, invented [[tourbillon]], balancing the effect of gravity.<ref name=":12" />
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* In May 2012, a Breguet pocket watch, the ''Breguet & Fils, Paris No.2667'', was sold in [[Christie's]] Geneva auction with a final price of US$4.69 million (CHF 4,339,000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/breguet-fils-paris-no-2667-montre-5553702-details.aspx|title=Breguet & Fils, Paris, No. 2667|website=www.christies.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/Important-Watches-23897.aspx|title=Important Watches|website=Christie's|language=en|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
* In May 2012, a Breguet pocket watch, the ''Breguet, Paris, No.4111'', was sold in Christie's Geneva auction with a final price of US$2.75 million (CHF 2,547,000).<ref name=":13">{{Cite news|url=https://journal.hautehorlogerie.org/en/breguet-shines-at-the-geneva-auctions-in-may/|title=Breguet shines at the Geneva auctions in May – FHH Journal|access-date=2018-11-29|language=en-US|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803112719/https://journal.hautehorlogerie.org/en/breguet-shines-at-the-geneva-auctions-in-may/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/patek-philippe-an-exceptionally-fine-and-rare-5553556-details.aspx|title=Patek Philippe (REF. 2499, MOVEMENT NO. 868'019, CASE NO. 687'772, MANUFACTURED IN 1950)|website=www.christies.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
*In December 2012, the ''Breguet Sympathique Clock No.128 & 5009'' (''Duc d'Orléans Breguet Sympathique'', owned by [[Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans]]) was auctioned by [[Sotheby's]] for US$6.8 million in New York, making it the most expensive Breguet timepiece ever sold at auction.<ref name=":20" /><ref name=":21" /> The clock was auctioned by Sotheby's for the first time in 1999, fetching a record-breaking US$5,777,500 in New York, after the shutdown of the celebrated [[Seth G. Atwood#Time Museum|Time Museum]] in [[Rockford, Illinois]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sothebys.gcs-web.com/static-files/174cdeed-27af-489d-b9d5-ba3aac4b240e|title=RECORD-BREAKING $11 MILLION WATCH SELLS AT SOTHEBY'S PROVING THAT TIME IS MONEY|website=Sotheby's|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015638/https://sothebys.gcs-web.com/static-files/174cdeed-27af-489d-b9d5-ba3aac4b240e|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*In May 2016, a pocket watch, the ''Breguet & Fils, No.217'', was sold in Christie's Geneva auction for US$3.33 million (CHF 3,245,000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5992914|title=Breguet (No. 217, SIGNED BREGUET ET FILS, SOLD IN GERMINAL AN 8 (1800) TO GÉNÉRAL MOREAU FOR THE SUM OF 3,600 FRANCS, RESOLD TO MR. HAVAS ON 31ST DECEMBER 1817 FOR 4,800 FRANCS)|language=en|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://aderwatches.com/en/blog/the-markets-eye/global-results-for-watch-auctions-in-2016/|title=GLOBAL RESULTS FOR WATCH AUCTIONS IN 2016 {{!}} AderWatches|date=2017-01-31|work=AderWatches|access-date=2018-12-01|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
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{{main|Marie Antoinette (watch)}}In 1783, an admirer of [[Marie Antoinette]], the Queen of France, commissioned a watch from [[Abraham-Louis Breguet]] as a gift for the Queen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/house-breguet/manufacture/marie-antoinette-pocket-watch|title=Marie-Antoinette pocket watch {{!}} Breguet|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/breguet-number-1160-marie-antoinette-replica|title=Hands-On: The Breguet Number 1160, A Replica Of The Famous Watch Made For Marie Antoinette|date=21 April 2017|first=Arthur|last=Touchot|website=Hodinkee|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> The requirement was that the watch should be "as spectacular as possible, incorporating the fullest range of horological expertise known at the time".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciaadamczyk/2014/10/14/breguet-marie-antoinette-watch/|title=Return of the Queen: The Curious Saga of Breguet's Infamous Marie Antoinette Watch|last=Adamczyk|first=Alicia|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> There was no time deadline or financial limit with the commission.<ref name=":0" />
 
The final product was the Breguet No.160 [[grand complication]] ([[Marie Antoinette (watch)|''Marie-Antoinette'' pocket watch]]). However, the watch was only finished in 1827, 34 years after the death of the Queen during [[French Revolution]], and four years after the death of Abraham-Louis Breguet (the watch was eventually completed by the son of Abraham Breguet).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In total, it took 44 years to make the watch.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
 
The watch had been kept in [[The Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem|the Museum for Islamic Art]] in Jerusalem until it was stolen in 1983.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/breguet-got-away-historys-greatest-watch-heist-230103/|title=The Breguet That Got Away: History's Greatest Watch Heist|last=Bell|first=Rebekah|date=2015-12-02|website=Robb Report|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> In 2007, the watch was eventually recovered and returned to the museum.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
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=== Gentleman's collection ===
 
*Classique: Simple, Grandes Complications – popular round pieces, usually with reeded casebands and soldered lugs;
**[[Grand complication]]s
**The Classique [[Tourbillon]] Extra-Flat, available in rose gold or platinum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Insider: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Flat ref. 5367|url=https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/breguet-classique-tourbillon-extra-flat-ref-5367-review|access-date=2020-07-14|website=WATCH COLLECTING LIFESTYLE|language=en-US}}</ref>
**The Classique Small Seconds, available in rose gold or in white gold.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Insider: Breguet Classique Small Seconds ref. 7147. Hands-on with a Very Slim and Super Elegant 'Time Only' Watch.|url=https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/insider-breguet-classique-small-seconds-ref-7147-hands-on-with-a-very-slim-and-super-elegant-time-only-watch|access-date=2020-07-14|website=WATCH COLLECTING LIFESTYLE|language=en-US}}</ref>
*La Marine – water-resistant, distinguished by the presence of crown guards;
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|File:Breguet classique 9067-P4140420-black.jpg|Breguet classiqueClassique 9067 (hour and date indicator, golden bezel)
}}
 
=== Lady's collection ===
*Classique;▼
 
*La Marine;▼
▲*Classique;
*Heritage;▼
▲*La Marine;
*Tradition
▲*Heritage;
*Reine de Naples
*Type XX;
{{gallery
 
Reine de Naples – oval bezels.{{gallery
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|File:Breguet Reine de Naples-P4140430-black.jpg|Reine de Naples
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[[File:Breguet MG 2575.jpg|thumb|Breguet No. 627 wristwatch|alt=|201x201px]]
 
*[[Alexander Pushkin]], Russian poet<ref>
{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/history/timeline/writers/alexandre-pouchkine|title=Alexandre Pouchkine &#124; Breguet }}</ref>
 
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*[[Arthur Rubinstein]], Polish-American pianist<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/timeline/1864-1969/distinguished-patrons/arthur-rubinstein-7193|title=1903 - Arthur Rubinstein (Timeline of Breguet)|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>
*[[Horace Vernet]], French painter<ref name=":17" />
*[[Robert De Niro]], American actor
*[[Tien Hsin]], Taiwanese actress
*[[Takuya Kimura]], Japanese actor and singer
*[[Lee Min-ho]], South Korean actor and model
 
=== Entrepreneurs Athlete===
*[[Cristiano Ronaldo]], Portuguese professional footballer
 
=== Entrepreneurs ===
* [[Ettore Bugatti]], Italian-French automobile designer & founder of the [[Bugatti]]<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/news-breguet-acquires-a-dashboard-chronograph-specially-created-for-bugatti-meet-the-breguet-no-2023|title=News: Breguet Acquires a Dashboard Chronograph Specially Created for Bugatti. Meet The Breguet No. 2023.|website=WATCH COLLECTING LIFESTYLE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>
 
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=== Politicians ===
[[File:Breguet MG 2576.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Breguet No. 1705 tourbillon wristwatch]]▼
 
*[[Nicolas Sarkozy]], 23rd President of [[France]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hautetime.com/power-and-the-watch/18683/|title=Power, And the Watch|date=22 February 2013|first=Daniel|last=Novela|website=Luxury Watch Trends 2018 - Baselworld SIHH Watch News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1569125/Sarkozy-ticking-as-Geneva-goes-watch-crazy.html|title=Sarkozy ticking as Geneva goes watch crazy|last=Samuel|first=Henry|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=2007-11-12|access-date=2019-01-27|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
*[[Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord|Charles Maurice de Talleyrand]], Prime Minister of [[France]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/timeline/1747-1800/distinguished-patrons/charles-maurice-de-talleyrand-7064|title=1787 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (Timeline of Breguet)|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>
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*[[Vladimir Putin]], President of [[Russia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/06/putins-extravagant-700000-watch-collection/|title=Putin's Flashy $700K Watch Collection|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5gkzzq/putin-flaunting-his-watch-collection-is-just-another-display-of-power|title=Why Does Vladimir Putin Keep Giving His Watches Away to Peasants?|last=Rickett|first=Oscar|date=2013-09-17|website=Vice|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>
*[[Dmitry Medvedev]], Prime Minister of Russia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2009/04/06/medvedev-irsquom-no-millionaire|title=Medvedev: I'm No Millionaire|date=2009-04-06|website=The Daily Beast|language=en|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>
*[[Sir Winston Churchill]], Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]], 1953 [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Literature Prize]] winner<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/timeline/1864-1969/distinguished-patrons/sir-winston-churchill-7185|title=1901 - Sir Winston Churchill (Timeline of Breguet)|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journal.hautehorlogerie.org/en/churchills-breguet-watch-recreated-for-darkest-hour/|title=Churchill's Breguet watch recreated for Darkest Hour – FHH Journal|website=journal.hautehorlogerie.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-02|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806122408/https://journal.hautehorlogerie.org/en/churchills-breguet-watch-recreated-for-darkest-hour/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1st Duke of Wellington]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/breguet-luxury-watches/a-watch-won-at-waterloo/|title=How did the Duke of Wellington acquire the watch worn by Napoleon's brother?|date=2017-03-08|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-01-18|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
 
=== Royalty ===
 
▲[[File:Breguet MG 2576.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Breguet No. 1705 tourbillon wristwatch]]
 
*[[Napoléon]], [[Emperor of the French]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/timeline/1747-1800/distinguished-patrons/napol%C3%A9on-bonaparte-7049#|title=1798 - Napoléon Bonaparte (Timeline of Breguet)|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>
*[[Empress Joséphine]], first Empress of the French, first wife of Napoléon <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/timeline/1747-1800/distinguished-patrons/limp%C3%A9ratrice-jos%C3%A9phine-7075|title=1798 - L'impératrice Joséphine (Timeline of Breguet)|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>
*[[Fuad I of Egypt]], King of [[Egypt]]<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=6102736|title=Breguet. A fine and rare lady’slady's platinum, enamel, diamond and emerald-set rectangular wristwatch with certificate, made for King Fouad I of Egypt , SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 773, MADE IN 1925|website=www.christies.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
*[[Farouk of Egypt]], King of Egypt<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/breguet-lot-144-98?browse_all=1&page=1&q=king+farouk|title=King Farouk's Breguet, No. 1880/24071. Presentation watch specially made for King Farouk, circa 1935.|work=catalog.antiquorum.swiss|accessdate=2019-02-24}}</ref>
*[[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]], second Empress of France<ref name=":17" />
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*[[Queen Victoria]], Queen of the United Kingdom<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.breguet.com/en/timeline/1824-1863/distinguished-patrons/queen-victoria-7170|title=1838 - Queen Victoria (Timeline of Breguet)|website=www.breguet.com|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref>
*[[Edward VIII]], King of the United Kingdom and [[Duke of Windsor]]<ref name=":17" />
*[[Charles III]], King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms
 
== See also ==
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