Breguet Ref. 1160 Marie Antoinette Pocket Watch Perfect Replica On Display At Louvre

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) Jul 31st 2009 at 9:01AM

When I first mentioned that Breguet was going to have an exhibit at the Louvre I speculated that they might include as part of the collection the special Ref. 1160 pocket watch that was a painstakingly made (over three years of work) replica of the original Breguet Marie Antoinette pocket watch that was itself completed in the 1840s after almost 40 years of efforts. The exhibit does in fact display the Ref. 1160 pocket watch nicely and fans of the Breguet brand or horological history should check out the exhibit if they are in Paris up until the 6th of September. In addition to the Ref. 1160, there are a number of very interesting Breguet pocket watches, chronometers, clocks, and other items that you'll probably never get a change to see, all in beautiful restored condition.

For more information check out the mini site for the Breguet Louvre exhibit.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 1160, breguet, exhibit, information, louvre, marie antoinette, MarieAntoinette, museum, paris, pocket watches, PocketWatches, swiss

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