The Art of Engraving and Sculpting

Drawing on a heritage of traditional skills that have been preserved with exceptional care, Jaquet Droz is reviving an ancestral technique to create several new masterpieces of the decorative arts. Motifs, molded then sculpted, create the impression of relief. Also reflecting the trademark excellence of Jaquet Droz are the minutely hand-engraved motifs, painted or unadorned, that occupy the space of the mother-of-pearl or onyx dial.

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I sharpen the point of my burin on a whetstone and work on it directly under a magnifying glass to obtain the quality of tool I need for my job.

TRADITIONAL EXPERTISE...

The Singing Bird Pocket Watch "The Evening"

Louis XVI box, bezels set with calibrated rubies and split-pearls, enamel back painte with a pastoral scene inspired by A. Conte's etching entitled "Evening". Singing bird train with fusee and chain, whistle with sliding piston.

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...FAITHFULLY RECREATED ON CURRENT MODELS

PETITE HEURE MINUTE RELIEF SEASONS

Hand-engraved and hand-painted white mother-of-pearl dial with 18-carat red gold bird applique, patinated, painted and engraved by hand. 18-carat red gold case. Self-winding mechanical movement. Power reserve of 68 hours. Diameter 41 mm. Numerus Clausus of 88.