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19 HISTORY |
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the master
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Watchmaker
For many years, he was one of the master watchmakers in
the Neuchâtel mountains. He remained active, skilled and
extremely deft until the very end of his life. The International
Watchmaking Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds ( M I H ) has on
display what is certainly one of Abraham-Louis Perrelet’s last
pieces, made when he was 96 years old. Abraham-Louis
Perrelet had many pupils, some of which were a credit to him.
These include in particular Jacques-Frédéric Houriet, consid-
ered the "father of Swiss chronometry" who was for two
years his apprentice before leaving to work with Julien Leroy
in Paris. He also worked closely with Abraham-Louis Breguet
and Louis Berthoud. One of his most outstanding pupils was
undoubtedly his grandson, Louis-Frédéric Perrelet.
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Watchmaker oF the French court
Abraham-Louis handed on the torch of the spirit of watch-
making to his grandson, Louis-Frédéric Perrelet, born near
Le Locle on May 14th 1781. From his earliest years he showed
a great interest in mechanics and mathematics. Having
learned his skills thoroughly as a craftsman in his grandfather’s
workshop, Louis-Frédéric left Le Locle for Paris to complete
his studies. Abraham-Louis Breguet, the famous watchmaker,
took him on in his own workshops, and trained him in manu-
facturing complicated timepieces.
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