Bréguet, AL (English spelling) BreguetAL

…Especially in the case of quartz watches, they have led the world's watch industry since the analog wristwatch was released in 1869. The most famous watchmaker in the history of mechanical watches is Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823), who had a workshop in Paris. He was a mechanical genius who had come up with every conceivable accessory function, such as automatic winding, perpetual calendar, alarm, shock resistance, and time signaling, and who devised every possible way to eliminate errors. His watches, which were designed with the utmost care to be called elegant and refined works of art, can be said to be the greatest masterpieces of human achievement. …

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…ことに水晶時計では69年にアナログ式腕時計が発売されて以来世界の時計産業をリードし続けている。　なお，機械時計の歴史上もっとも有名な時計師はパリに工房をもったブレゲーAbraham Louis Bréguet(1747‐1823)である。自動巻き，永久カレンダー，目ざまし，耐衝撃，報時など考えられる限りの付属機能を備え，誤差を消去するためのあらゆる考案を成し遂げたメカニズムの天才であり，また優雅で上品な芸術作品というべきデザインの妙を尽くした時計は，人間の成し遂げた最高傑作といえる。…

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