Bezel, dial flange and lug paved with 245 diamonds, totalling approx. The incredible story of marie antoinettes watch with. Anne robinsons britain and marie antoinettes watch when youve got hot potato issues, sensitive subjects and nogo zones like childrearing, what sort of person. An elegant gold and rockcrystal pocket watch, made by abraham louis breguet for marie antoinette, has been retrieved a quarter of a century after it was stolen along with 39 other priceless. In many ways, this watch and the story around it have formed the foundation for what keeps me in love with timepieces and why i started ablogtowatch in the first place. Said to have been fascinated by breguet s watches, marie antoinette acquired over the years a number of his timepieces, notably a perpetuelle.
Swiss watchmaker breguet is bringing its marie antoinettecommissioned timepieces to horologists in tokyo for a new exhibition. Priceless stolen clocks and watches found after 25 years. Breguet 1160 marie antoinette pocket watch original. Reproduction of the watch no 160 called marie antoinette based only on pictures and descriptions. T he breguet 1160 marie antoinette pocket watch is truly one of the most impressive and fascinating horological objects of our modern times. When they thought the original was lost forever, breguet recreated a legendary 18thcentury pocket watch from scratch. Handson the breguet number 1160, a replica of the famous watch made for marie antoinette. Today this watch is still considered as the 5th most complicated in the world. In 1783, a mysterious admirer of hers ordered from breguet, as a gift for the queen, a watch that was to be as spectacular as possible, incorporating the fullest range of horological expertise known at the time. The queen and prince philip have been married 71 years and it was a story of love at first sight. Breguet shares its royal affiliations in marie antoinette. Said to have been fascinated by breguet s watches, marie antoinette acquired over the years a number of his timepieces, notably a perpetuelle fitted with a selfwinding device. Media in category marie antoinette watch the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. From her betrothal and marriage to louis xvi at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of versailles.
When they thought the original was lost forever, breguet recreated a. At the end of the story, the breguet grande complication marie antoinette was returned to the l. The complete history of the breguet 160 marie antoinette. Download subtitles for the incredible story of marie antoinettes watch with nicholas parsons nicholas parsons goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world. Download marie antoinette full movie video dailymotion. Many experts refer to it as to the most important watch ever produced for technological, aesthetic, historical and even emotional reasons. From her betrothal and marriage to louis xvi at 15 to her. The retelling of frances iconic but illfated queen, marie antoinette.
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