Breguet Unveils New Reine de Naples Anniversary Edition on Isle of Capri
It’s been a big year for Breguet. Not only did the company kick off its sponsorship of Carnegie Hall with a brand-new tourbillon clock, it also celebrated, around the same time, the 200th anniversary of the wristwatch �� an invention of brand namesake Abraham-Louis Breguet �� with a preview of a complicated haute joallerie watch at an event on the Isle of Capri in the Gulf of Naples.The cornerstone of the international event was the latest stop of Breguet’s traveling “Reine de Naples” exhibit, which began in January at Geneva’s Cit�� du Temps before traveling to New York City and other major cities in the United States, Europe and Asia. The exhibit commemorates the 200th anniversary of what many historians believe was the very first timepiece for the wrist, made by Breguet, the legendary watchmaker, for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples.Caroline Murat, recipient of the very first wristwatchBreguet the brand pays tribute to that historic watch with its modern Re

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