It has become a tradition for Jaquet Droz to invite its loyal friends and watch lovers to celebrate Chinese New Year over a traditional lo-hei salad. This time the brand organized the event in partnership with The Peak magazine.
The main highlight of this gathering was the new Petite Heure Minute Dog Collection, specially created in honor of the Chinese New Year of the Dog. The dog symbolizes passion, tradition and honesty. Beyond its friendly, lively character lies a playful dreamer.
In fact, when the Jade Emperor came up with his idea for a race to the Heavenly Gate, the dog was so busy having fun with the butterflies, that he only made eleventh place in the Zodiac.
The delicious traditional Chinese meal was prepared by Chef Chung Yiu Ming from the Li Bai restaurant in Sheraton Towers. During the Chinese-themed evening event, guests enjoyed a presentation from the Silhouette Master and tried their hand at 3D “Good Fortune” paper cutting to welcome in a happy and prosperous New Year.
“Some watches tell time, some tell a story”
A warmed up stage, a drum kit, a few guitars and a harmonica: “It’s only rock’n’roll!” Today, Jaquet Droz unveils the first out of the 23 unique timepieces to retrace the world of the Rolling Stones through motion. Beside the arm of a record player that hovers over a platinum album replica (the power reserve), a scene depicts their signature instruments in miniature paintings and gold thread. The external disc rotates up to 8 consecutive times for 30 seconds and is adorned with the albums that the collector will choose for his unique timepiece. At 9 o'clock, the iconic tongue beats rhythmically, from left to right and from top to bottom. “And I like it!”
After three years of work, Jaquet Droz and John Howe have developed an Art Watch dedicated to emotion, wonder and fantasy. Draped in gold and rare stones, their dragon has a record 9 distinct animations. Inside a 43 mm case, the piece is entirely handmade and can be customized almost without limit by the client. Thanks to a Studio in the heart of the Jaquet Droz head quarter, clients will be offered an immersive phygital experience that will allow them to witness the live creation of their timepieces. There is no series to be announced, only unique pieces.
The “Effinger” clock dated from 1783 and signed Jaquet-Droz, has been sold at CHF 256,000.-, which is more than three times the starting bid of CHF 70,000.-, during the Koller auction on March the 31st 2022.