Louis-Clément Breguet
1804 - 1883
Remarks: N.B. The Breguet family and firms use no accent marks in the Breguet name.
For a family tree of important Breguet descendants, see the constituent record of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823).
Louis-Clément-François Breguet (1804-1883) is often referred to as Louis-Clément Breguet. He was the son of Antoine-Louis Breguet (1776-1858), and succeeded him as head of the watchmaking firm in 1833. The firm became known as Breguet, Neveu et Cie (Breguet, Nephew and Company).
Louis Breguet was also a physicist with a special interest in electromagnetism. He was a member of the Bureau des Longitudes, the Société Philomathique, the Société des Ingéneiurs Civils, and the Société de Météorologie. Under his direction, the Breguet firm made and sold not only watches but also electrical apparatus for timekeeping, telegraphy, physics, mining, meteorology, and physiology, railroad signaling, and domestic uses.
In 1870, Louis Breguet sold the watchmaking branch of the firm to the factory manager, Edward Brown. He continued to operate as Breguet fabricant and Maison Breguet.
His son, Antoine Breguet (1851-1882) was a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and a brilliant engineer. He helped to introduce the telephone system into France, and was a manager of the family workshop.
Louis Breguet was also a physicist with a special interest in electromagnetism. He was a member of the Bureau des Longitudes, the Société Philomathique, the Société des Ingéneiurs Civils, and the Société de Météorologie. Under his direction, the Breguet firm made and sold not only watches but also electrical apparatus for timekeeping, telegraphy, physics, mining, meteorology, and physiology, railroad signaling, and domestic uses.
In 1870, Louis Breguet sold the watchmaking branch of the firm to the factory manager, Edward Brown. He continued to operate as Breguet fabricant and Maison Breguet.
His son, Antoine Breguet (1851-1882) was a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and a brilliant engineer. He helped to introduce the telephone system into France, and was a manager of the family workshop.
Emmanuel Breguet, <i>Breguet Watchmakers Since 1775: The Life and Legacy of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823)</i> (Paris: Alain de Gourcuff Editeur, 1997).