While the there is much debate about who made the first wristwatch for men, Breguet can definitely claim the throne for the first ever wristwatches for women as they invented them! It was Abraham-Louis Breguet who designed and manufactured the first woman’s wristwatch for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples.
The Queen of Naples played a big part in the history of women’s watches for Breguet. These fabulous wristwatches combine mechanical movements with an oval shaped case where the exquisite dial is seen as an eye-catcher. What makes this concept so important is that all these watches and timepieces are created specifically for ladies which no other watchmaker could do. They come equipped with a variety of beautiful dial options all crafted with precise detail.
The fascinating part about Breguet’s watches is that their beauty doesn’t just lie on the outside but also in the inside. These watches are very serious mechanical creations. The timepiece that portrays this best is the Tradition Dame, which the mechanics can be seen through the dial. The mechanics are very intriguing on a elegant and feminine watch. What adds more beauty is the subtle details such as the diamonds set around the bezel.
Breguet’s traditional dial features a guilloche design on the dial while many other Breguet timepieces also feature a mother-of-pearl dial. Breguet has become a master in working with this fragile material and can not only engrave it but also offer it with refined guilloche patterns. Given that, the exceptional is that they are all created by hand. The result is however of such a refined elegance that it without a doubt would have pleased Abraham-Louis Breguet himself.
