Abraham-Louis Breguet's pocket watch, commissioned for Marie Antoinette, has recently been exhibited in London. The watch, known as No. 160, remains enveloped in mystery; the true commissioner is unknown, potentially a nobleman or a royal guard. Completed in 1827, years after the queen's death, it boasts extraordinary features such as a transparent dial, minute repeater, perpetual calendar, and more, showcasing Breguet's unparalleled craftsmanship. Emmanuel Breguet praises it as a culmination of his ancestor's watchmaking expertise and a historical benchmark in complications.
The watch had to be the most complicated and impressive timepiece ever made, with an unlimited budget. Breguet's pocket watch for Marie Antoinette embodies that ambition.
It has an incredible number of complications, and for a hundred years it remained the most complicated watch ever made, according to Emmanuel Breguet.
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