Breguet “goes home” to Paris

The renowned watchmaker has designed a Breguet Classic Tour to explore the art of craftsmanship around the world On each occasion, the House invites its guests to retrace the day of a perfect gentleman who, after slipping his Breguet Classique watch onto his wrist, prepares himself for the day ahead with the help of his city's finest artisans The Paris stage of the tour not only highlights some of the key locations of the Breguet mythos, such as the Petit Trianon, Père Lachaise and Place Vendôme - it also takes in experiences that celebrate French style and expertise, with visits to Atelier du Tranchet and Christophe Fenwick - both masters of craftsmanship as precious as it is rare.

In the museum and boutique on Place Vendôme, where Breguet was the first watchmaker to set up shop, vault archives give an uninterrupted historical account of every sale made since the end of the 18th century Enshrined as a "Temple" of technology by the French Revolution, the Musée des Arts et Métiers unites the achievements of five generations of the Breguet family under one roof, from watchmaking and telegraphy right through to aviation The Breguet biplane created by Louis Charles Breguet in 1911 is on exhibit next to Clément Ader's airplane and the Blériot XI used to cross the Channel in 1909.

One cannot leave Paris and its surrounds without visiting Versailles and Marie-Antoinette's Petit Trianon, which was expertly restored to its full charm and glory in a major two-year project sponsored by the House of Breguet. . Source