1. Abraham-Louis Perrelet was born in Le Locle, then in the Principality of Neuchatel.
15 Facts About Abraham-Louis Perrelet
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet's father, Daniel was a carpenter and a farmer and as soon as the young man was in a position to do some favours, he helped his parents on the farm.
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About the beginning of 1777, Perrelet invented a self-winding mechanism for automatic watches.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet is thus widely acknowledged as the inventor of the "automatic" watch.
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Louis-Frederic Perrelet, a grandson of Abraham-Louis Perrelet, was trained by his grandfather and went into business in Paris.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet won one of three Lalande awards for 1830.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet produced its first Double rotor model in 1995 and filed a patent for the design.
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The Abraham-Louis Perrelet name was revived that year with the introduction of the Double Rotor.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet released this popular model for women, first as XS and now the current Lady Turbine.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet has since released many specialty and limited edition Turbine models like the popular Poker, Paranoia, Camo and even a Hentai Erotic model with a Backdrop dial featuring adult oriented erotic Hentai images.
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Previously Abraham-Louis Perrelet had always used ETA base movements for its timepieces.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet can take advantage of relationships with its sister companies in the Group, such as MM Ineltec, MHVJ and Astral, which produce various components for watch movements.
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In 2021 Abraham-Louis Perrelet undergoes a profound renovation giving rise to its caliber P-331-MH COSC certified and Chronofiable.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet Obtained the chronofiable certification issued by the Laboratory Dubois of La Chaux-de-Fonds and the COSC certification.
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Abraham-Louis Perrelet is based in Bienne, Switzerland, and produces an estimated 30,000 watches a year.