For the year of 2010, Jaquet Droz has presented eight novelties to show its unchanged passion for elegant watchmaking. All of these new pieces are pure in design and assertive in modernity.
Grande Seconde Ceramic Black
With the arrival of the Grande Seconde Ceramic Black, Jaquet Droz shows its commitment to give concrete form to the mystery of time, the eternal challenge for a watchmaker. The new watch suggests an authentic, highly refined luxury that is entirely contemporary, it brings a new dynamism to the two interlinked circles and it strengthens the compelling power of the number 8, the Manufacture’s symbol of good fortune.
Crafted with exceptional expertise at extreme temperatures, the ceramic case is highly scratchproof, symbolizing the values of purity, durability and refinement so dear to Jaquet Droz. The black opaline dial is protected by an anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The large seconds subdial boasts a hand with red varnished tip, giving the watch a new chromatic signature. On the back of the case is the individual serial number, a very personalized touch.
Ticking inside the watch is a self-winding mechanical Jaquet Droz 2663A-S movement. Beating at 28,800 vph, it animates the off-centered hours, minutes and seconds. It also offers a power reserve of 68 hours.
The Grande Seconde Ceramic Black comes with a natural black rubber strap, equipped with a stainless steel folding clasp with black PVD finish. With its increasingly pronounced love of elegance, its purity of design and its assertive modernity, the Grande Seconde Ceramic Black sets the pace with a tempo that is firmly in step with the times.
Grande Seconde Minute Repeater
The Grande Seconde Minute Repeater is simply identical to the Grande Seconde Ceramic Black, just like two variations for one model. However, from the name, we know that it features an additional complication – the stunning Minute Repeater function. This complication goes with the music which has been appreciated since the 18th century as the bell signaling the passage of time. Integrating the complicated Minute Repeater funtion into the timepiece is a formidable challenge for any watchmaker. Because this virtuoso complication plays real music on demand, with a range of high and low notes that tell us where we are in the cycle of time. To within one minute. Two tiny hammers ring out a delicate symphony that has never ceased to fascinate lovers of fine watchmaking since the Age of Enlightenment.
This timepiece combines tradition with innovation, whose design, featuring two intertwined dials, extols the Manufacture’s legendary number: the 8. Because it demands total mastery of an infinite complexity, the Grande Seconde Minute Repeater deserves the most beautiful setting. Sculptured in 18-carat red gold, the 43mm case highlights a Ivory Grand Feu enameled dial, decorated with red gold applique. The individual limited serial number is painted on the dial, quietly lying beneath the red gold hands. This is the face of the legendary Grande Seconde collection.
The movement is the Jaquet Droz 2635 Calibre, with 22-carat red gold oscillating weight. This 39-jewel movement runs at 21,600 vph and provides a 48-hour power reserve. Completing the watch is a rolled-edge hand made black alligator leather strap, coupled with a 18-carat red gold ardillon buckle.
