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          Abraham-Louis Perrelet (9 January – ) was a Swiss horologist.

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          Abraham-Louis Breguet

          Inventor of the wristwatch (1747–1823)

          Abraham-Louis Breguet (French pronunciation:[abʁa.amlwibʁeɡɛ]; 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 a 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.

          Life

          Breguet was born in Neuchâtel to Jonas-Louis Breguet and S