With over 240 years of history to look back on, Breguet is among the oldest and most prestigious watch manufacturers still in existence. Company founder and watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet quickly became the top choice of European nobility and enriched the greater watchmaking world with revolutionary inventions such as the tourbillon, the Breguet overcoil, and the first functioning shock-protection system, the pare-chute. Beyond technology, Breguet also had a lasting impact on watch design by creating Breguet hands and numerals.