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Breguet 160 "Marie-Antoinette"

Hello friends, I was lucky to be able to see this marvelous watch few days ago in London. It was part of an exhibition called "Versailles: Science and Splendour" in the Science Museum. The exhibition was very interesting, showing how French kings Louis XIV, Louis XIV and Louis XVI supported the science on many topics, attracting scientists from many parts of Europe. The watch itself was presented in a nice little cabinet, in the corner of a corridor, I expected it to be the center piece but it's location was not as special as I would have put it. I took many photos of it, trying to catch it with my phone. That was not easy. What I really liked was to be able to see if from the sides as well. It is a rather big watch actually, and rather thick, but what a magic piece. A slight disappointment was that the watch is nowhere to be seen in the book printed for the exhibition. Maybe it was not planned to have it exposed when the book was written. I was disappointed as I bought the book ahead of the exhibition to prepare the visit. Despite that first disappointment, the book is good, but no printed summary of the watch... Here are a few photos I took. I hope you enjoy them. I promised myself that next time I see it, I'll wear a Breguet! Obviously, I also looked at the watch section of the Science Museum, I recommend the new edition of "the clockmakers of London", it is worth the (cheap) price. Finally, a big thank you to AndCavanaugh who provided this very informative link:
www.researchgate.net 354101220_The_Breguet_Grande_Complication_No_160_Montre_d'Or Best, E.