Breguet in Literature



The number of references to Breguet watches in French and foreign literature is an indication of the remarkable reputation enjoyed by both the firm and its founder. Breguet is now so deeply rooted in European culture that the name is virtually a sine qua non of any depiction of the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie or, quite simply, a life of luxury and elegance.

Stendhal, Mérimée, Pushkin, Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Thackeray and Victor Hugo are only some of the writers who have made reference to Breguet in their works, followed closer to our own day by Kuprin, Max Jacob and Patrick O'Brian.

Victor Hugo
Max Jacob
A. S. Pushkin
Patrick O'Brian
Stendhal
Honoré de Balzac
Alexandre Dumas
W. M. Thackeray
A. I. Kuprin
Prosper Mérimée
John Fowles
Jiro Asada
Henry Murger