No. 54 Luxury Watch Trends 2025 | Why is Breguet called the "King of Watches"? The story of a genius watchmaker who emerged in a modern workshop [Comic Column]

Main character: "Why can't it work properly? Maybe I just don't have the talent..."

Protagonist: "Hmm? It wasn't glowing just now, was it...?"

Protagonist: "Huh, what's this...?"

Protagonist: "It's so bright... the whole workshop...!?"

Breguet: "You've worked so hard into the night, young man."

Protagonist : Who is that?

Breguet: "I am Abraham-Louis Breguet, the original owner of the clock on your desk."

Protagonist: "Breguet...?! The one known as the 'King of Watches'?"

Breguet: "Let's go back in time a little."

Protagonist: "What? The wall is... changing...!"

Breguet: "This is my workshop in Paris when I was still young."

Main Character: "Really... the 18th century...?"

Breguet: "Pocket watches at that time were hung vertically like this. Gravity would have affected their accuracy."

Breguet : So I came up with the idea of ​​a mechanism that would rotate the regulator itself - the tourbillon.

Breguet: "This little revolution will soon win the hearts of kings and emperors."

Lady: "Please make me the most perfect watch in the world."

Breguet: "As you wish, Madame."

Gentleman A : "Is this a new Breguet watch?"

Gentleman B : "The very symbol of intelligence and power."

Main Character: "Amazing... history is being controlled by a clock..."

Breguet: "A watch tells not only time, but also a story."

Breguet: "These thin hands, what you now call 'Breguet hands', are also my invention."

Breguet: "And these numbers. 'Breguet numerals' too. Beautiful and easy to read."

Breguet: "I was also experimenting with the 'Perpétuelle', a watch that automatically winds the mainspring."

Protagonist: "The prototype of automatic winding...!"

Breguet: "I also invented a shock-resistant device called a 'parachute' to make it less likely to break if it were to fall."

Breguet: "These inventions have been quietly passed down in many of the watches you know."

Breguet: "Times may change, but handcrafted craftsmanship must never change."

Main Character : "Even today, they still carve this much by hand..."

Breguet: "The grooves on the side of the case are not just decorative. They give the watch character through the play of light and shadow."

Protagonist: "...It's beautiful."

Breguet: "The more quietly a watch speaks to you, the more it will be loved for a long time."

Protagonist: "The truth is... the accuracy of my watch is not stable at all."

Breguet: "Show me."

Breguet: "Hmm... there are a lot of parts, but there are more than necessary."

Protagonist: "Huh...?"

Breguet: "Watchmaking is not about adding, but about taking away."

Protagonist: "Let's get rid of the waste!"

Protagonist: "Simplify this... reduce this friction..."

Breguet (whispering): "Good, keep it up."

Protagonist: "It's moving! It's much more stable now!"

Breguet: "It seems you have found your own answer."

Breguet: "It's okay now. You can see the watch with your own eyes."

Protagonist: "Mr. Breguet..."

Main Character : "Wait a moment! I still have something I want to ask...!"

Breguet: "I will just pass away with time."

Protagonist: "Can we meet again?!"

Breguet: "As long as you love your watch, it will always be with you."

Protagonist : "The teachings of Breguet, the 'King of Watches,' will continue to keep time in this workshop..."