Henri Perregaux was born on 17 December 1828, the son of watch retailer Henri François Perregaux and Rosalie Matthey-Junod. He took over the family business at a very young age, because his father had died early. The watch trade of the company H. Perregaux & Co at the CrĂȘt- Vaillant 49, but ran bad and Perregaux had to close the business in 1860. He then began to work for his brother-in-law Constantin Othenin Girard-Perregaux.
When Girard-Perregaux decided to open a branch in America, he appointed Henri Perregaux as director of its new sales office. Perregaux and his wife traveled to Buenos Aires in October 1865 and Perregaux established itself as a representative for Girard-Perregaux in numerous North and South American countries. From 1872 his business also included the West Indies. Henri Perregaux worked tirelessly for 16 years on the success of Girard-Perregaux, making it one of the most successful brands on the American continent.
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