Jaquet Droz celebrates its 280th anniversary in collaboration with the Swiss retailer Kirchhofer. For the occasion, Haute Horlogerie enthusiasts are invited to discover the exhibition "Story of the Unique" unveiling a historical retrospective and the presentation of Jaquet Droz’s new collections. From the architectural Grande Seconde Skelet-One, the elegant Lady 8 Petite to automaton watch Tropical Bird Repeater, visitors will have the privilege to discover Jaquet Droz watchmaking expertise through a striking journey between heritage and modernity.
The exhibition is open until August 13. 2018, from 8:30am (Monday – Saturday) at Kirchhofer, Höheweg 73, CH-3800 Interlaken.
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.