Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) in addition to being a playwright recognized for his works with a Spanish atmosphere such as The Barber of Seville either The Marriage of Figaro, was a man of restless life. Among his most unique jobs were those of spy and arms dealer, in addition to having been the innovator of an escapement system for the watches of that time, a mechanism by which the release of the rope was done by hand. a more precise rhythm.
