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Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch

Marina Milojević | 06.26.18 | 04:35 AM

Manufacture Jaquet Droz celebrates its 280th anniversary with a very special, one-of-a-kind timepiece: the Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch. This exceptional unique model, Numerus Lausus 1/1, epitomizes the entire opus of Jaquet Droz’s craftsmanship, both watchmaking skills and decorative techniques. The watch also perpetuates the centuries-old tradition of automata, which was originally established by Pierre Jaquet-Droz.

Inspired by the great naturalist tradition of the 18th century, Jaquet Droz’s latest work of art depicts an animated scene in which the birds, one of the Jaquet Droz’s favorite motifs, take center stage. The long-tailed, colorful macaw was chosen for the beauty of its feathers. The watch dial reveals a pair of two adult birds, surrounded by a jungle of vines and hibiscus, watching over its two chicks. The bird on the left moves its entire body, while its partner wiggles its head. The first chick hatches from its egg, while the other one hops back and forth. The exotic background reveals a bird of paradise, a tiger at the foot of the animated waterfall, and another one at 6 o’clock position, just below the mother-of-pearl dial.

Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch

Miniature painting was used to produce the colorful image, while miniature engraving added perspective, relief, and depth to each of the motifs. The tree trunk, birds and nest are gold appliqués, painted and then hand-applied to the dial, while the edge of the case reveals a gorgeous example of gem-setting work.

Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch

The delicate new model, measuring 56mm in diameter, is powered by the Jaquet Droz RMA88 hand-winding mechanical movement with minute repeater function. The 69-jewel caliber beats at a frequency of 18,000 vibrations per hour, offering a minimum of 48 hours of power reserve. There are 216 yellow diamonds in total, and almost 1000 colored stones adorning the case: 25 rubies, 113 pink sapphires, 11 blue sapphires, 85 yellow sapphires, 746 emeralds.

Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch miniature painting

Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch miniature painting

Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch gemsetting

The perfectly round, polished case is protected by two cowers. The case-back reveals yet another macaw rendered in Grand Feu enamel and adorned with spangles applied by hand. A delicate dial cover is adorned with vines and tropical foliage produced in Grand Feu enamel and set with gemstones. Both covers can be opened individually, using a dual case-spring mechanism inside the pendant at 12 o’clock. The composition, as a whole, can also be admired from both angles inside a special hand-painted box inside which the Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch hangs from a red gold chain.

Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch

This marvelous new watch is priced at $1.05 million. For more information, please visit jaquet-droz.com.

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