Breguet was founded in Paris in 1775 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, one of the most influential watchmakers in history. He is credited with the tourbillon, patented in 1801, as well as the Breguet overcoil and the self-winding perpétuelle watch. Many of the house's design codes, such as Breguet hands, hand-turned guilloché dials and fluted case bands, go back to his workshop. The manufacture is now in the Vallée de Joux and belongs to the Swatch Group.
Collections include the Classique, the Marine, the Type XX aviation chronographs, the Tradition with its open-worked movements, the Héritage and the Reine de Naples for women, as well as complications ranging from tourbillons to alarm and calendar watches.