GRANDE SECONDE EMAIL NOIR by Jaquet Droz
May 10, 2006
18 carat white gold case equipped with a Jaquet Droz 2663 self-winding mechanical movement with a 68-hour power reserve. Off-centre hours and minutes, large seconds sub-dial, 28,800 v.p.h. frequency, black ‘grand feu’ enamelled dial, white gold hands, handmade alligator leather strap with 18 carat white gold ardillon buckle, water-resistant to....

Magazine contents April - May 2006 issue
Apr 30, 2006
Editorial My time against yours Cover Story Patek Philippe: The long awaited chronograph A fundamental innovation: the “Spiromax®” balance spring Perspectives 2005-2006 Behind the velvet curtain Leading Players FHH: The lofty ambitions of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie Vacheron Constantin:....

Jaquet Droz Watch
Sep 07, 2005
Jaquet Droz was established in the early 1700’s and was purchased in 2004 by the Swatch Group. These watches are all made with a beautiful round case. Jaquet Droz manufactures five collections: The Chrono Monopoussoir, Equation du Temps, Grande Seconde, Les Douze Villes, and Les Lunes. The Jaquet Droz Chrono Monopoussoir features a single push chrono....

Homage to discretion
Jul 04, 2005
During the current ‘tourbillon’ frenzy, when many brands are blatantly competing with one another, offering one, two or even three tourbillons, Jaquet Droz has opted for understatement and pays homage to a disappearing virtue: discretion. Nothing, or nearly nothing, indicates that this watch is not only a tourbillon but also a minute repeater. On the....

Best of the Best 2005: Dress Watches
Jun 01, 2005
Marine Band When Manuel Emch, managing director of the recently revived watch brand Jaquet Droz, purchased an original Jaquet Droz pocket watch with a curious dial configuration at auction three years ago, he had no idea how significant the acquisition would become. That particular watch served as the archetype for the entire brand, and....

Time: Second Time Around
Jan 01, 2005
Pierre Jaquet Droz, one of the most noted watchmakers of the 18th century, might find it surprising that his return from oblivion has come not as advertised in the book of Revelation, but at the hands of a modern watch conglomerate. His name and legacy, along with that of Léon Hatot, the 20th-century master of Art Deco jewelry watches, were recently revived....

Time: Second Time Around
Jan 01, 2005
Hatot began his career as a designer of jewelry and jewelry watches prior to World War I, at the end of the Art Nouveau period. He remained an obscure figure until after the war, when the watches he designed gained him recognition at the landmark 1925 Paris exhibition and placed him at the forefront of the Art Deco movement. ....