Join HSNY on Thursday, September 9, 2021 for our first hybrid in-person/virtual meeting of 2021 — The History of the Tourbillon; Its Theory and Modern Evolution, presented by Emmanuel Breguet, Vice President, Head of Patrimony at Montres Breguet (Paris, France; Vallée de Joux, Switzerland) and Jeffrey Kingston, Editor-in-Chief of Le Quai de l’Horloge (Sun Valley, Idaho).
Jeffrey Kingston will lecture in person. Emmanuel Breguet will lecture via video from Switzerland. Doors open at 6PM and lecture begins promptly at 7PM. The lecture will be live-streamed and recorded. All HSNY lectures are free and open to the public. RSVP is required to attend in-person, as well as proof of vaccination. Masks must be worn at all times.
Patented in 1801 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the tourbillon is one of the most revered and enduring horological inventions of all time. The story behind the invention is fascinating and leads to many questions. What were Breguet’s insights that led him to create it? What were the significant timepieces featuring his invention that left the Quai de l’Horloge workshop during his lifetime? Today, the name “tourbillon”, which Abraham-Louis Breguet gave to his invention, is known universally in the watch world. Less well known are technical reasons which led to its creation. At the September 9, 2021 meeting of the Horological Society of New York, Emmanuel Breguet and Jeffrey Kingston will explore these topics as well as the modern evolution of this now-iconic mechanism.