Part of its exceptional Automata collection, the Tropical Bird Repeater is the newest rendition in Jaquet Droz's now-famed bird repeater series. This mesmerizing timepiece, a series of just eight unique pieces, features a hand-engraved and hand-painted white mother-of-pearl dial and subdial. The watch celebrates nature and the automaton, which is activated by the minute repeater and shows a great dance of creatures in motion. The hand-carved and hand-engraved hummingbird moves toward orange birds of paradise while beating its wings up to 40 times per second. The peacock's feathers open and close, and a toucan peeks out from palm leaves at 3 o'clock. Illuminating the scene are three dragonflies with Super-LumiNova-coated wings. The complicated new movement, Jaquet Droz RMA89, offers up to 120 di!erent possible scenes. So as not to interfere with the tropical beauty, the watch features off-centered hours and minutes. The 47mm case is made of 18K white gold.
Details
| Price ($) | 661,500 |
| Price range | $600,000 - $700,000 |
| Gender | Male |
| Case | Round |
| Complications | Hours Minutes Additional features |
| Movement | Manual |
| Power reserve range (hours) | 24 - 48 |
| Power reserve | 48 hours |
| Case size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case diameter (mm) | 47 |
| Case back | Open |
| Case colour | White Gold |
| Case material | White Gold |
| Dial colour | Colourful |
| Limited edition | Limited edition |
| Where to buy | Exquisite Timepieces in Florida |
| Caliber | Jaquet Droz RMA91 |
| ReferenceNumber | J033034200 |
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz was a watchmaker of the late 18th century who devoted his life to perfecting his craft. As well as his manual dexterity, Pierre enhanced his watchmaking through automation and music, quickly attracting a wealth of clientele. Pierre Jaquet-Droz's personal success is immortalized through his eponymous brand, even after acquisition by the Swatch Group in 2000, the exceptional heritage of its father still fuels the reformation and flare with which Jaquet-Dorz watches are produced.From the launch of its Eclipse watch with an evolving moon, to the Ateliers d'Art that showcases the marvel of miniature painting, the brand continues to preserve the centuries of expertise that defines it. Incorporating automata further, the brand now presents a series of animated art timepieces that enchant the eye. These include the blooming Magic Lotus, hatching Bird Repeater and Dragon Automation collection with a 10 second animation cycle that mesmerizingly spurs the dragon's movement. The Skelet collection also triumphs technicality through its silicon balance spring, pallet horns and oscillating weight, but most stunningly through the self-winding skull at the watch's center.
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