The “Breguet à Versailles Tourbillon 1801-2001” limited edition was produced in a total of 66 pieces made as follows: - 28 examples in white gold with enamel dial - 28 examples in pink gold with enamel dial - 10 examples in platinum with guilloché silver dial. On June 26 1801 - or according to the short-lived Republican calendar of the time 7 Messidor year IX - A. L. Breguet received a patent from the French Ministry of the Interior for a new regulating device for watches the Tourbillon. An innovative and technically complex mecha-nism only 35 watches of this kind were sold between 1805 and 1823 the year of Breguets death. For the 200th anniversary of his patent the Breguet company introduced this model at the "Chateau de Versailles" in May of 2000. The design of the movement follows in its construction in every detail the specifications from the original patent documents by Breguet. From both the technical and the esthetic points of view (one of the noteworthy is the design of the famous Breguet hands) this rare timepiece continues the legacy of the most ingenious watchmaker of all time taking it into the 21st century.