Andre Breguet is considered the father of watches and his watches today fetch unbelievable prices ($750,000).
He gave a silver watch (1790) to Marie Antonette, the hated 'Austrian' Queen of France. It became known as the Ensemble and the queen only wore it with a silver diamond necklace.
His watches were so advanced that the rest of the watch making fraternity didn't catch up to his quality for 130 years.
Andre Breguet had an interesting history and he loved his queen.
While she was waiting to visit Madame Guillotine she asked him to take a message to her brother Leopold of Austria.
To read an interesting history of the father of watches and learn about the French Revolution read Under the Shadow of Madame Guillotine Vol. 24 by George Laidlaw, Large Adventures of the Incredible Smalls www.georgelaidlaw.ca
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