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Jaquet Droz

The Swiss luxury watch brand Jaquet-Droz derives its name from its founder Pierre Jaquet-Droz, who in the 18th centurty built animated dolls (automata), to help his firm sell watches and mechanical birds. In the late 18th century Jaquet-Droz specialized in exporting luxury watches featuring automata, musical mechanisms or other complications.

The company also started developing singing birds. In 2000 Jaquet-Droz was acquired by the Swatch Group (Omega, Blancpain, Longines, Swatch). Notable Jaquet Droz watches include the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde, Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW, Jaquet Droz Astrale, Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute, Jaquet Droz Lady 8, Jaquet Droz Les Ateliers d’Art. The Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater also is very popular.

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Greubel Forsey Takes Top Prize at GPHG 2015; Full List of Prize-Winning Watches

The 15th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), known as the watch world's Oscars, took place October 28 at Geneva's Grand Théatre. The top prize, known as the "Aiguille d'Or" (Golden Hand), went to Greubel Forsey for its Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision.

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Oct 30, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: CODE41 Unveils Latest NB24 with the Impressive Stratom Case

CODE41 has unveiled its latest iteration of the NB24, a chronograph watch that has become a legendary part of the brand’s history. This third edition of the NB24 brings with it not only a captivating new color, but also introduces a fresh case design known as the Stratom. The NB24 – A Growing Legacy The...

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Sep 20, 2023 by WatchTime

10 Unique Watches Up for Auction at Only Watch 2015

This fall will mark the sixth edition of Only Watch, a charity auction of unique timepieces whose proceeds benefit the Monaco Association against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We've already shown you Tudor's contribution to the biennial event; here are 10 more from 10 other participating watch brands.

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Oct 14, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Temptation Thursday by Escapement: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat

Last year, I spent an evening in the garden of the Orangerie in Versailles watching the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, a partner of haute horlogerie brand Jaquet Droz. I have long been an ardent admirer of this prestigious watch company, based on the outskirts of La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland. I confess that prior to attending the...

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Jun 18, 2015 by Angus Davies

WatchTime New York 2023 Tickets on Sale Now

Following what was one of WatchTime New York’s biggest shows to-date in 2022, the esteemed collector’s event returns to Manhattan once again this year from October 20th to 22nd. WatchTime New York 2023 will bring together many of the world’s most impressive watchmakers and timepieces alongside countless enthusiasts, collectors, and industry experts. The multi-day event...

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Jun 16, 2023 by WatchTime

Pierre Jaquet-Droz, Marvel Maker: The Man Behind Today’s Jaquet-Droz Watch Brand

You’ve heard of the brand. Here’s a look at the man. We explore the fascinating life of the pioneering watchmaker whose ideas live on in the modern Jaquet Droz watch brand.

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May 24, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Watch Insider: 17 Ultra-Technical Timepieces

On my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I assembled this list of 17 “techie” watches, all released within the past few years, that have most fascinated me in the area of technical innovation and watchmaking prowess. This list of ultra-technical watches will be updated whenever we stumble upon a new extraordinary watch. Here are 17, with photos and...

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May 6, 2015 by Alexander Linz

The Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater Openwork: 5 Things to Know

The Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater Openwork combines expertise in several arts to create an amazingly detailed and realistic automaton with minute repeater. This new model also features a clear sapphire dial that reveals the complex mechanism behind the moving parts. Here are five things you need to know about this new timepiece.

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Feb 27, 2015 by WatchTime

Watch Insider: My Top 10 Watches From Baselworld

I thought now would be an ideal time to look back on my personal favorite watches from Baselworld, first published on my blog, Watch-Insider.com. Let me know if you agree with my choices (listed here in alphabetical order) and feel free to share your own favorites in the comments box below. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe...

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Feb 17, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Jaquet Droz’s New Bird Repeater Geneva

The Jaquet Droz brand has made a name for itself by combining fine watchmaking and elaborate mechanical inventions. Now Jaquet Droz has turned its attentions to the capital city of watchmaking. With the new Bird Repeater Geneva, the brand has adapted its automaton-bearing minute repeater to include some of Geneva’s landmarks.

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Feb 14, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Dive Watch Wednesday: Private-Label Dive Watches Aren’t as New as You Think

It seems like the dive watch category has inspired more “micro-brands” and “boutique brands” over the last few years to start a watch business than has any other watch category in the industry. Of course, while some of these recent start-ups have attempted to produce their very own ideal of “the perfect diver,” many others...

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Jan 21, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Monochrome Watches Review: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantième Ivory Enamel

Jaquet Droz watches, it seems, are more popular in the Asian market (especially Hong Kong and China) than in Europe or the U.S., despite the intrinsic quality of the timepieces produced (thanks to the Swatch Group, owner of the brand) and their natural elegance. We’ve previously reviewed some JD on our Monochrome Watches blog (here and...

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Jan 20, 2015 by Brice Goulard

Video: The Jaquet-Droz Automata

In WatchTime’s January-February 2015 issue, we present “Pierre Jaquet-Droz: Marvel Maker,” a historical profile of the man for whom today’s Jaquet Droz watch brand is named. Scroll down to watch a video showcasing some of Jaquet-Droz’s most remarkable achievements in the fields of musical clocks and other “automata.”

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Jan 9, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Time is Money: The 26 Richest Swiss Watch Barons

Each year the respected Swiss business magazine, Bilan, publishes a list of the 300 richest Swiss with a rough estimate of their fortunes. For this article we examined the list for you to see which members of the watch industry made the ranking. Here they are:

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Dec 3, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Her Time: 5 Ladies’ Watch Collections from 5 Luxury Brands

We’ve covered dozens of new watch releases from the watch fairs here at WatchTime.com, as well as in our print edition. The vast majority of these have been targeted squarely at the male consumer. But in the past years several brands have also launched entirely new collections aimed at the ladies market, some with in-house...

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Dec 1, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: The ’70s Style of the Certina SuperPH 1000M

Back in 2004, Certina reintroduced one of its more unusual looking dive watches, launched in the early 1970s, as a limited edition. A more modern interpretation of the original model, the reborn Certina DS-3 1000M (Ref.633.7128.42.61), featured an integrated helium release valve, a rather unusual hour hand (which made quite a few request for a...

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Nov 12, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW Now Available in 6 New Steel Versions

Jaquet Droz’s Grande Seconde SW watch collection, the sportier cousins of the brand’s well-known Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde models, expands this year, with six new models in steel cases, offering two different case sizes and three contemporary color schemes.

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Aug 16, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Video: Jaquet Droz “Signing Machine” Automaton

As we reveal in our July-August issue, on sale July 15, Jaquet Droz has brought out a new miniaturized mechanical device: a machine that can duplicate its owner’s signature. Dubbed the Signing Machine, it follows in the tradition of Jaquet Droz automata.

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Jul 6, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

4 Limited-Edition Watches Celebrate China’s Year of the Horse

January 31 marked the start of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse. Since the huge growth in demand for luxury watches in the Asian market, several top watch brands have commemorated the lunar New Year with limited-edition timepieces. We’ve already shown you Jaquet Droz’s Ateliers d’Art Horse watches; here are four more...

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Feb 11, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

3 New Jaquet Droz Watches for China’s Year of the Horse

As Americans mark the start of 2014, China celebrates the Year of the Horse, the seventh sign in the Chinese Zodiac. To commemorate it, Jaquet Droz, a watch brand long associated with China, is releasing a series of Ateliers d’Art timepieces with artistic dials.

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Jan 1, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider Previews the Jaquet Droz Perpetual Calendar Éclipse

The new Perpetual Calendar Éclipse by Jaquet Droz, available in two dial colors, showcases the brand’s distinctive moon-phase display. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I list the attributes of this new timepiece, which is crafted in Jaquet Droz’s ancestral home of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

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Nov 28, 2013 by Alexander Linz

A Record-Breaking Patek Philippe Highlights Top 5 Watches from Only Watch 2013

The fifth edition of the biennial “Only Watch” auction took place over the weekend at the Hermitage Hotel in Monaco. When the final hammer fell, the auction of unique timepieces had raised 5,066,000 euros for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T fetched the highest price ever paid for a modern...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo
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