
1775
The Neuchâtel man Abraham-Louis Breguet sets up his business in Paris in a small workshop on the quai de l'Horloge.
1801
Gaining of a patent for a new type of winder called a "Tourbillon".
1954
Breguet launches the Type XX with the retour en vol function or flyback, which was to enable pilots to make more accurate trajectory calculations.
2014
With a thickness of only 7 mm, the Breguet 5377 watch, is launched.