Buyer’s Guide
Portable, durable and a marvel of horological innovation. Small and sturdy enough to survive an arduous trek across the Continent, and still blend elegantly with one’s rooms upon arrival. What was this highly functional yet fashionable gadget? Answer: the carriage clock.
Designed for Napoleon Bonaparte by brilliant clockmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, the little carriage clock could withstand a 19th-century journey’s inevitable rattles and jolts, and run reliably for eight days. Cumbersome longcases,
