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An Apogee of European Watchmaking Exhibition: 25 June �C 7 September 2009Sully Wing salle de la ChapelleThrough this retrospective of the works of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), visitors to the Louvre will discover the art of watchmaking at its apogee, evidenced by these unique precision timepieces, combining genius, virtuoso techniques and avant-garde aesthetics. Assembled in the exhibition are exceptional loans �C watches, clocks and measuring instruments �C alongside portraits, archival documents and patents that span the entire production of the House of Breguet.Opening times: daily except Tuesdays, 9am-6pm. Late-night opening until 10 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Admission: access to the exhibition is included in the admission to the permanent collections of the museum: �9; �6 after 6pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Free admission for under-26s from the European Union, under-18s, the unemployed, card-holders (Louvre jeunes, Louvre professionnels, Louvre enseignants and Louvre ��tudiants partenaires) and Friends of the Louvre. Free admission for everybody on the first Sunday of the month. >> Discover the Exhibition Web site

Far from being just prestigious European watch-*** brand, Breguet also stands as a creator of cultural-bound timepieces which break the boundaries becoming genuine objects of art. Created in 1775 by Abraham Louis Breguet the personal watchmaker of Queen Marie Antoinette, Breguet holds ever since a very special place among the cr��me of the fine watch-*** producers worldwide, being the brand which constantly raises the standards by which all the other brands are judged.Through the years Breguet has always been able to revive classic timepieces, but also to enrich its collections with new innovative pieces remarkable for their high-quality, exquisite luxury and sophistication, both modern but also rooted in the brand's historical and cultural legacy.Breguet Minute Repeater features an innovative re-engineered movement patented y the brand during the past year, and also new materials, also the gongs, hammers and gong rests have been repositioned in a very innovative manner. Measuring 44.5 mm in diameter, the case of this watch is manufactured from 18 karat white gold and paved with 178, totalizing 11.81 karat, baguette-cut diamonds, screw pins secure the strap, and also the watch has rounded horns which are welded to the case. The bluish-black alligator strap matches the classic elegance of the case.The round 18 karat white gold is set with 392 princess-cut diamonds which are mounted upside-down in an invisible way, also on the dial the name of the brand along with a unique serial number are printed, the hands used are the Breguet blued-steel open tipped.One 0.46 karat diamond embellishes the crown of this watch, and, the folding-buckle manufactured from white-gold, is set with 42 diamonds. An extremely luxurious and sophisticated piece Breguet Minute Repeater carries diamonds which have a total of 18 karats.As for the mechanism which animates the timepiece we can say that the Breguet hand-wound minute repeater, is can be seen through the sapphire crystal case back, and to make this piece even more intriguing, its features an one-of-a-kind hand carved, musical ornament, and also the name of the brand and the serial number is engraved on the movement.Luxurious and emblematic, Breguet Minute Repeater will always be a fascinating item of supreme beauty and timeless elegance, designed to confer a special luxury to a classy outfit, indeed a collectable piece of nowadays chronological cultural and artistic patrimony available only to those who can afford to pay its precious price. Breguet minute repeater in Diamonds Pictures