For the first time in Vietnam Jaquet Droz presented its creations adorned with birds - the Bird Repeater, an authentic automaton equipped with a minute repeater and the Charming Bird, the first miniature singing bird on a wristwatch.
On June 8th together with its local partner S&SKnightsbridge the brand welcomed around 20 guests in Park Hyatt Pool House in Ho Chi Minh City.
The next day Hanoi collectors also had a chance to be introduced to the world of Jaquet Droz in L'Orangerie Sofitel Metropole. Both venues were exquisitely decorated with the flowers, bird cages and birds. The seated dinners were accompanied by a bright performance of a local singer.
“Some watches tell time, some tell a story”
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.
Jaquet Droz and designer Shirley Zhang unveiled their joint minute repeater watch, alongside its NFT counterpart, at the inaugural Shanghai Jiahe winter auction. A first for both Jaquet Droz and the Shanghai Jiahe auction house.
Jaquet Droz celebrates Chinese New Year for the first time with six unique pieces that pair together, each one taking an artistic approach to represent the Tiger’s iconic attributes.